Victory Riding Academy, Inc.

01/11/2026

🐎Calling all motivated individuals looking to spend time volunteering with horses-- We need you! We love experience but also love to teach 😃

Celebrating 13 years as a non-profit, Victory Riding Academy provides equine-assisted services to active military, first responders, veterans, and their families.

Volunteer opportunities include:
🔹️Pen Cleaning
🔹️Feeding (6 am & 4 pm shifts)
🔹️Session/event help
🔹️Barn Maintenance/Projects
🔹️Fundraising
🔹️Administrative
🔹️New Volunteer Recruitment
🔹️Committees
🔹️Social Media
And more!!

Please join us for barn tours this month to see what we're about and learn about volunteer opportunities. If you're excited about the mission, move on to the next step of orientation. Reserve your spot below:

💥Barn tours💥
Sunday, January 11th @ 1pm
Sunday, January 25th @ 1pm
https://volunteersignup.org/JP9TL

If these dates do not work, feel free to email Asher@victoryride.org or Liz@victoryride.org. We would love to get you plugged into our mission!

-Located at-
4906 South 180th Street Omaha, Nebraska

01/05/2026

We are super excited to share this event. Why? This event gives us the opportunity to share the impact that you all have had on those we serve. Get your tickets early. Please share on your page. We appreciate your ongoing support.

01/04/2026

Tickets are on sale now for our 4th Annual Dancin' in the Dirt Gala on Saturday, April 18th. Get your tickets today at www.victoryride.org/gala.

01/01/2026

✨ Happy New Year ✨

As we step into this new year, we pause with grateful hearts for all that God has carried us through and all that He is still preparing ahead.

May this year be one of renewed faith, restored hope, and gentle healing. A year where burdens are laid down, hearts are strengthened, and new beginnings take root, often in the quiet moments, and sometimes in the most unexpected ways.

We are deeply thankful for every life touched, every story shared, and every person who has walked alongside us in prayer, support, and belief in this mission. We look forward to another year of watching God work through connection, compassion, and the incredible bond between people and horses.

🙏 “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you…” Numbers 6:24–26

From all of us at Victory Riding Academy, we wish you a year filled with peace, purpose, and God’s presence in every step.
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12/31/2025

As this year comes to a close, we are filled with gratitude for all God has done through Victory Riding Academy. Because of faithful supporters like you, Veterans, First Responders, and their families have found hope, healing, and renewed strength.

There is still time to make a year-end gift and help us finish the year strong. Your generosity ensures that more individuals can step into the arena, experience peace, and know they are not alone.

Every gift, big or small, directly supports life-changing equine-assisted sessions and the continued work of this ministry.

Thank you for standing with us and believing in the healing power of connection, community, and God’s grace.

✨ Give before December 31 and be part of the impact.

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted.” — Psalm 34:18

12/30/2025

It's Testimonial Tuesday. Please take a moment and watch this amazing video from one of our clients and the impact it has had on her daughter.

12/26/2025

Evening Christmas chores crew knocked it out of the park. Thank you for coming out on Christmas to feed the kids. Appreciate you all.

12/25/2025

Huge Thank You to Paula, Mary and JoDee for doing Christmas morning chores. Volunteers keep VRA going. Blessed to have you all.

12/25/2025

12/24/2025

Merry Christmas. Horses have 2 items on their list for the volunteers if anyone can help. They cannot go shopping, so they are asking for your help. Click here for more information. God Bless! https://a.co/44liXO7

12/15/2025

Truth: The horse possesses a highly effective 🌡 thermoregulation system. Piloerection gives the horse’s hair coat the ability to stand up, lay down and change direction via hair erector muscles trapping warm air and creating an insulating layer. Blanketing prevents this ability and if applied long term can cause hair erector muscles to atrophy. Any muscle can atrophy without exercising for a period of time.

𝙊𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚, 𝙗𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙖𝙮 𝙗𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙫𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤:
❄Extreme cold.
❄Underweight, older, or compromised individuals.
❄If appropriate shelter from wind and precipitation is not available.
❄Shivering.
If required, provide a variety of thicknesses appropriate for the current weather. Be mindful of the fact that they can’t take it off if they get hot or change into a warmer blanket if they get cold and that the entire body heats up or cools down. ​

​​Allow your herd to live and eat together full time. Doing so promotes🏇 movement and provides the psychological and physical comforts 😊 of a herd animal. Hierarchy will always exist, but the majority of time aggressive 😡 behavior is associated with food aggression. If free choice forage 🌱 is available, the intensity of dominant combative behavior typically subsides.

​Avoid using 💡 artificial lighting, which discourages the growth of a full winter coat. A horse’s hair coat changes twice a year. Sensors in the horse’s skin react to the duration of ☀ light and 🌙dark hours. The horse will start to grow their winter coat after the summer solstice as days shorten and will start to grow their summer coat after the winter solstice as days get longer.

Stalls can be colder than being outside. The ❄ coldest time of day is just before the sun rises and when it does, a stalled horse remains standing - in the shade! Being outside gives them the ability to move and bask in the ☀ sun to warm up.

Offer appropriate shelter 24/7 that they can 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬. A three-sided shed or stall will ensure protection from the wind and gives them the ability to stay dry. With these options available, they have a choice of where they are most comfortable. It alleviates the task of moving horses from one enclosure to another depending on weather conditions.

​Avoid bathing, which removes the natural oils in their coat that help to protect their skin from getting wet. A healthy diet, parasite control and sufficient healthy omegas produce glowing hair coats that don't look dull while retaining the natural oils on the skin and hair that repel dust and water. Win - win, no need to bathe!

Discover other common misconceptions about the cold and how to stoke internal body heat 🌡while providing a healthier, natural lifestyle for your herd. 👉 https://www.thehaypillow.com/blogs/news/keeping-horses-warm-naturally-internally-and-externally