92 SIDELINES SEPTEMBER 2014
FOR HORSE PEOPLE • ABOUT HORSE PEOPLE
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Fabulous Farm
Stallion Barn in Barboursville, Virginia
Beautiful Horses, Beautiful Farm
By Arianna Delin
Located in Virginia and Florida, Hyperion Stud & Farms was
created by Vicky Castegren as a way to remain involved in the
horse business as she started her family. Since Hyperion began
in 2009, the farm has had three stallions approved, bred an
approved stallion and has been successful in sport in the U.S.
and Europe. In 2014, the farm featured one of the top 5 year olds
in Germany, as well as a mare that was invited to the Elite mare
show in Elmshorn.
“My ultimate goal is to raise the standard of breeding in North
America by providing quality stallions and producing offspring
from the best mares in the world,” said Vicky. “In saying that,
we’ve recently acquired what’s considered to be one of the top
standing Contender mares in the World, Novia.”
Even though the breeding program is small, only producing
between two to seven foals a year, Hyperion still has three
locations within the U.S. Two facilities in Virginia are for breeding
and rearing, while the farm in Wellington, Florida, is for horses of
competition age.
The main farm is located in Barboursville,
Virginia, where the training, foaling and breeding
takes place. The Barboursville location is also
used as a resting place for the horses that live
on the road during the summer months. Breed
inspections are also hosted here. The second
Virginia location is in Madison, where retired and
younger horses are turned out.
The main farm was a former Arabian breeding
and training facility, encompassing about 135
acres. The high-end construction included an
indoor, stallion barn with collection room and
lab, foaling barn and ample turn-out space. The
highlight of the farm is the impressive stallion barn
overlooking the central pond with jetted fountains.
Vicky added a training barn with a walking
machine and longeing ring to the
original design.
“What makes this farm fabulous is that it’s
a beautiful Virginia farm tucked into a private
location accented by great landscaping and exceptional horses,”
said Vicky. “The beauty and impressive feeling of the farm is well
represented in the horses that are there and that’s what makes
me proud.”
The Madison farm is located on 115 acres of pastureland,
including rolling hills and a caretaker’s home. This property houses
retired show horses and young equines ages three and under.
Once the young horses turn three, Vicky and her team bring them
to the main farm for their initial training period and then they return
to the fields until the following year. The Madison farm also serves
to rotate pasture on the main farm.
The final Hyperion location is in Wellington, Florida, on 10.3
acres. After a full renovation, there are now 24 stalls in two barns,
a walking machine and new paddocks.
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Photos courtesy of Hyperion Farm
A beautiful day at Hyperion Farm in Barboursville, Virginia
