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Tim Bourke (IRL) and Bon Vivant DSF win the CCI 2*L
Tim Bourke (IRL) and Bon Vivant DSF, owned by Jill Smith won the CCI 2*L with a score of 28.6. Tim Bourke has been catch riding Bon Vivant DSF [V] who belongs to Jill Smith. “Since Jill is pregnant, the goal has been to put some mileage on V,” he said. According to Bourke, this is V’s second or third 2*L. “He is a Canadian bred horse and super-fast. I’m happy for the whole team behind him. Jill’s groom Sara Lujano did a fantastic job caring…
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Laine Ashker and Lovedance Win the CCI 3*S
In 2022, Laine Ashker won her first FEI class with Lovedance in the 2*L at the November Virginia Horse Trials. The pair repeated history today, but this time, rode away with the win in the CCI 3*S with a score of 46.4. Ashker attributed her successful dressage score on her long warm up. “It was so cold, I had three layers on and could hardly zip up my boots,” she laughed. “Lottie [Lovedance] is very sensitive and so we had a really long…
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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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