Virginia Horse Center in the News
VHC Eventing • Friday Update
It was an exciting Friday at the Virginia Horse Center and results after today’s competition see Laine Ashker [USA] sitting in first place in the CCI3*S after earning the leading score in the Dressage and Stadium phases of competition with Lovedance. The pair earned a Dressage score of 28 and held their lead in the Stadium phase for an overall score of 32 before heading into the Cross-Country phase slated for tomorrow. READ MORE
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VHC Eventing presented by Capital Square is Underway!
Today kicked off the highly anticipated VHC Eventing, presented by Capital Square at the Virginia Horse Center. READ MORE
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Capital Square Returns as the Presenting Sponsor of VHC Eventing
The Virginia Horse Center Foundation and VHC Eventing are delighted to announce that Capital Square has returned as presenting sponsor of VHC Eventing. Read More
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VHCF Board of Directors • Judy Miller
The Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer Glenn T. Petty are pleased to announce the addition of Judy Ulrich Miller of Hampton, Virginia, to the Board for a three-year term. Read More
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The Lexington National is a Wrap!
The Lexington National wrapped up after five days of top competition with more than 750 horses on the grounds at the Virginia Horse Center. A WCHR week plus the VHSA/EMO Junior Hunt Seat Medal, Adult Medal and Children’s Medal Finals, the VHSA Junior Horsemanship Championship, Friday’s Derby Day in the Sandy Gerald, the Freestyle Equitation Challenge, the AYR Equitation Finals, the Community Jr. Sendoff party and so much more made this show one for the books! Show Manager Allen Rheinheimer commented,…
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Wilkinson and Salut Ca-Va • Grand Prix Win!
The 2022 Lexington National marked the first Grand Prix Alicia Wilkinson and Salut Ca-Va competed in the US. One year later, they celebrated their anniversary with a win in the $25,000 Lexington National Grand Prix, besting a field of sixteen horse and rider teams over a course designed by Paul Jewell of Ewing, New Jersey. With a first-round time set at 83 seconds, there were no clear rounds for the first half of the Grand Prix until Brooke Kemper and Bayra, owned by Bayra…
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Sandy Gerald Derby Day—Huge Success!
The hunters were out in force all Friday as the Sandy Gerald Ring set the stage for top hunter competition and good fun and was capped off with the Community Junior Send-Off Party. More than 100 derby riders ranging from the National Hunter Derby to the 2’/2’6″ heights rode in Friday’s Derby competitions, making it a Derby extravaganza! The $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by the Heisley Family Foundation, was split and saw 19 professionals and 31 Junior/Amateur horse and…
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The Lexington National is Jumping!
Virginia is horse country! And with over 750 horses at the Virginia Horse Center, the rings are jumping! The second day of the Lexington National saw top competition in the jumpers, hunters and the prestigious AYR Equitation Finals. READ MORE
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The Lexington National is Underway!
The TAKE2 Thoroughbred Hunter kicked off in the Sandy Gerald Arena today. Taking top honors in the over fences and under saddle classes was EMO Stables’ Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, ridden by Maria Shannon. “He tried today and I was very happy with him,” said Shannon. READ MORE
Read MoreLexington National Exhibitor Update: Vesicular Stomatitis
Lexington, Va. In response to USEF recommendations related to the ongoing Vesicular Stomatitis outbreak in California, the Virginia Horse Center will not permit entries from USDA-confirmed VS-affected states (currently CA) and are restricted from entering our shows. READ MORE
Read MoreLexington National 2023
The Lexington National prize list is online, and entries are open! Click here for the schedule and reserve your stalls now! The Lexington National takes place August 9 -13 and is the final installment of the Virginia Festival of Champions which benefits the Virginia Horse Center Foundation. For hunters, the WCHR show will also include some exciting new additions, including a Derby Day in the Sandy Gerald Arena scheduled for Friday, August 11. Derby Day kicks off on Friday with the $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by the Heisley…
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Founders Celebration
“Otis Mead and his team of some 90 people in Lexington, Buena Vista, and Rockbridge County delivered for the legislators a finely crafted binder of information on the Rockbridge site, and a team-produced video capturing Rockbridge County’s history, its incredible mountain vistas-showing off a whole culture. It was no stroke of luck that brought the Virginia Horse Center to Rockbridge County. It was the work and the will of a creative bunch of people, led by Otis Mead III, who…
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