Elysian HIlls

Elysian HIlls Elysian Hills Training Center, situated within the beautiful Virginia Piedmont, is dedicated to the care and well being of horses.

Our gorgeous stallion Trigger.
11/25/2025

Our gorgeous stallion Trigger.

Swan’s Phoenix, one of the first in our line of 80 Trigger babies, continues to perform as an exceptional hunt horse for...
11/25/2025

Swan’s Phoenix, one of the first in our line of 80 Trigger babies, continues to perform as an exceptional hunt horse for his loving owner. Thank you for giving him a long, successful life.

It continues to impress me how strong Triggers genes are!! Swan’s Siete Cero, Swan’s Hemingway and Swan’s Santiago. Dif...
11/24/2025

It continues to impress me how strong Triggers genes are!! Swan’s Siete Cero, Swan’s Hemingway and Swan’s Santiago. Different mares and one truly magical stallion.

“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”Winston S. Churchill
11/22/2025

“There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.”
Winston S. Churchill

Sometimes hell rings your bell twice in one week. Forced to make a decision to put a very beloved young companion throug...
11/21/2025

Sometimes hell rings your bell twice in one week. Forced to make a decision to put a very beloved young companion through surgery or end their life, not having much time to make that decision, you rely on your inner angels and your trusted advisors. These are the hardest decisions a human makes regarding their companions.

I write this not to receive your very kind comments of support but as a public service announcement. Veterinary costs have sky rocketed as have the scientific measures vets can take to save your companion. Vets study hard, work hard and deserve to be paid for their skills. Get insurance for your pet the day you get them. Research insurance companies. Get the policy you can afford. It will give you options.

But prepare yourself for very tough decisions. As everyone who is committed to the best life possible for our horses, dogs , cats - we would bankrupt our lives to save them. But what you are seldom told is, just because you can take extreme and costly measures to save your devoted companion, it doesn’t mean you should. Sometimes the right decision is hell to make but it’s the right decision. If you mortgage the preverbial farm to save them in the moment, you are in fact setting them up for recurring pain and suffering.

Find your trusted advisors, ask them to keep you in line when those unbearably hard decisions need to be made and make that unbearably painful decision. Our companions give us unconditional love - even when we’re jerks. Their love is unconditional. But that doesn’t give us the right to keep them in our human world when they should be in a forever happy and playful world.

We give our hearts so openly to these creatures as they give back unconditionally. With humans you can’t help but be gua...
11/19/2025

We give our hearts so openly to these creatures as they give back unconditionally. With humans you can’t help but be guarded and protective as humans so often are thoughtless and cruel. But our dogs just love with their entire being. They just love us. There is no life without the love of a dog. But the loss is so often insurmountable.

Casper, you are forever with my dearest friends.
11/19/2025

Casper, you are forever with my dearest friends.

Breeding has never been just a business at Elysian Hills. It has been a creation of a long held belief that every rider ...
11/15/2025

Breeding has never been just a business at Elysian Hills. It has been a creation of a long held belief that every rider can find that perfect match that brings out their confidence and the best of their riding ability. And every horse has a perfect owner that can relish their skills, personality and bring out their very best talents. We follow our Trigger babies and cherish their success.

Swan’s Shine Brightly and owner/rider Lara Morris cherishing their partnership.

Lovely morning for a dressage fix-a-test. Thank you to our long time judge friend Tracy for all your fabulous input toda...
11/08/2025

Lovely morning for a dressage fix-a-test. Thank you to our long time judge friend Tracy for all your fabulous input today.

8:00 pm. Heading down for night chores. Gorgeous night sky. Enjoy!!
11/06/2025

8:00 pm. Heading down for night chores. Gorgeous night sky. Enjoy!!

The pin oak are gorgeous now. Trigger baby Swan’s Santiago.
11/04/2025

The pin oak are gorgeous now. Trigger baby Swan’s Santiago.

11/04/2025

A lovely morning lesson with 4 yo Trigger baby Swan’s Santiago (Bert) and owner/rider Sarah Atkins

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Marshall, VA
20115

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