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Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 6pm Wednesday 9am - 6pm Thursday 9am - 6pm Friday 9am - 6pm Saturday 9am - 12pm Sunday 10am - 11am

Topline Horse Center

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Topline Horse Center

Your "Home" away from home. Topline Horse Center's students find the atmosphere to be encouraging, educational, and competitive! Champions!
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Our riders work together as a team! Topline is the premiere riding school on the peninsula. ONLY in our fully insured program, will your child have the opportunity to ride one of over 10 State Champions & Res. Including “STORMWATCH”
2009 Virginia Grand Champion
Short Stirrup Pony Hunter. Our Riding Lesson/Horsemanship program is unlike any other you will find locally! At Topline Horse Center, cons

istency in instruction is our goal, so that each student can know what to expect when he or she arrives at every lesson. Our head instructor, Pauline Creeden, is a member of the American Riding Instructors Association, and has personally designed the training methods utilized in our riding lesson program. Our Assistant Instructors have been in the Topline Riding Program for over 12 years, and can be counted on to give quality, experienced instruction. We start our riders in private lessons, one on one with an instructor as the rider learns the bare bones basics of riding and handling the horse. When able to walk, trot, and canter in a controlled manner and able to jump small jumps, the student will join a group lesson and share the instructor with 3 - 7 other riders. Topline Horse Center's program has produced over 20 State Champions in Hunters, Jumpers, and Equitation! You won't find a better or more versatile riding program in Hampton Roads. Horse Shows are held every month from January to October to help keep the riders at the top of their form. Our stable strives to provide a FAMILY atmosphere, where every student can feel like Topline is a second home. We are also home to TOPLINE TACK, taking care of every student's Riding Apparel, Saddles, and Equipment needs. Jim Creeden, professional Farrier, also sees to every horse's day to day needs, and care and maintenance of the stables, as well!

11/02/2024

2024 horse show year and finals! The girls had great rides and the baby horses did some growing. Some of the girls are looking forward to riding new horses next year and others are moving up! We’re excited to see what 2025 will bring!

10/18/2024

Last night’s weather was perfect for lessons and we got to watch the rising super moon too ❤️

09/14/2024

09/06/2024

Sorry for any confusion! Our September horse show is not tomorrow- it’s on the 14th next Saturday

08/15/2024

This week we had to say goodbye to a real sweetheart - Holly joins our other beloved former lesson ponies over the rainbow bridge. Hopefully now she has all her teeth back to eat from that big pasture in the sky.

08/06/2024

Make Them Carry Their Saddle

A father of a darling girl and I were talking last week and he said that he wanted his daughter to ride more and not have to do the work part of the catching, grooming, and saddling. I smiled as I explained.

Riding horses is a combination of strength, timing, and balance. Kids in this country are physically weak (unless they are actively involved with weight training and physical conditioning 4+ times a week.)

When you walk out to the field, you are clearing your stress from being under fluorescent lights all day; feeling the sun soak into your bones. As your body moves on uneven surfaces, it strengthens your legs and core.

When you groom your horse (especially currying), you are toning your arms and stabilizing your core.

When you carry your saddle, your arms, chest, and back are doing isolated strengthening work.

Being near horses, calms and makes you tune into the splendor of these empathetic animals.

When you ride at a posting trot, it’s equivalent to a slow jog calorie burn wise.

After a lesson, the riders are physically tired and mentally quiet and balanced.

Horses feel your heart beat and mirror your emotions back.

Riding large and somewhat unpredictable animals makes you resilient and pushes your expectations.

Working with horses is so much more than learning how to ride.

So parents, make your children carry their saddles. Don’t do the hard parts for them, as long term it actually hurts them. To advance with their riding, they must get stronger. You can help by doing the high parts.

I love having you all at the farm, and am so grateful to get to share these fascinating animals with you.

Hannah Campbell Zapletal

08/02/2024

Because of the heat advisory and chance of Tstorms - we are postponing our August 3 show. It’s now on Aug 17. Hope you can join us then!

07/12/2024

We needed the rain!

But because we already got an inch of it, and more expected today and tomorrow, we are postponing our horse show originallly scheduled for tomorrow, June 13 - the next show is August 3!

Hope to see you there!

07/01/2024

We still have a spot or two left in Horse Camp starting next week! And 3 in August - get in touch if you want to claim one!

https://toplinehorsecenter.wordpress.com/riding-camp/

06/30/2024

Is that Chester? Nope
Festus? Nope
Who is it then? It’s Sydney’s new horse, Oliver!

When you come meet this cutie, you’ll see that these three don’t look as much alike as they do in pictures.

06/25/2024

Due to some conflicts and the heat index predicted for Saturday we are canceling the horse show. Hope to see you at the next show July 13!

06/02/2024

lol a little poem… ’s Cartoons

05/31/2024

So true… ’s Cartoons

05/28/2024

Next time you come by, give Poppy a *pat,pat* ~ Big hopes and dreams for this little mare and her owner, Lynn Ratliff!

05/21/2024

ONLY 2-3 spots left in our June riding camp! If your child loves horses, this is the perfect opportunity to get a chance to learn more about them and spend time in the saddle~

June 24-28
July 8-12
Aug 5-9

From 10am to 2pm

Cost: $400 for the week. Discount if you’re doing more than one week or have more than one child.

Message or email us to sign up today!

https://toplinehorsecenter.wordpress.com/riding-camp/

04/13/2024

I feel attacked…

04/05/2024

Last day of camp! Everyone is ready for the horse show tomorrow- here are current numbers:
Pre-short- 5
Leadline - 1
Short Stirrup - 4
Long Stirrup- 3
Special Hunter - 8
Eq Flat Older- 5
EqFlat Younger - 7
Ad Horse Pleasure - 5
Jr/Pony Pleasure - 6
Green/TB - 5
Jr/Am - 3
Pony - 1
Eq Fences - 4
Novice Jumper - 4
Puddle Jumper - 2

Address

201 George Emerson Lane
Yorktown, VA
23693

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 6pm
Wednesday	9am - 6pm
Thursday	9am - 6pm
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm
Sunday	10am - 11am

Telephone

+17575918791

Website

https://toplinehorsecenter.wordpress.com/riding-camp/

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