Spring has arrived early at the Virginia Horse Center. The grass is greening up, horses are getting frisky, and the trees are budding. Just like spring we are beginning again, after thirty years, we are looking forward to a better and newly improved Virginia Horse Center and the future is very bright. In order to…
Mary Lisa Leffler and Bling Bling. Photos courtesy of Teresa Ramsay Photography. Lexington, VA – April 13, 2017 – The Virginia Horse Center is pleased to once again host two premiere grand prix events to capstone the Lexington Spring Festival. The $30,000 Rockbridge Grand Prix on Saturday, April 29th and the $30,000 George L. Ohrstrom,…
Lexington, Va. – Feb. 5, 2017 – The Virginia Horse Center Foundation hosted a successful event on January 31, 2017 at the National Sporting Library and Museum in Middleburg, Virginia. Upwards of 30 people were in attendance including members of the Board of Directors and the Advisory Board, as well as friends of the Foundation….
Photo Courtesy of David Bell. Lexington, Va. – Feb. 1, 2017 – This weekend, the Virginia Horse Center will host the second Stonewall Country Horse show of 2017. The hunter/jumper show, running from Feb. 2-5, will also feature USHJA Outreach classes on Thursday, Feb. 2nd, for exhibitors interested in bringing along their young horses to…
Photo Courtesy of David Bell. Lexington, Va. – Jan. 17, 2017 – Each winter, the Virginia equestrian community looks forward to the Stonewall Country Horse Shows at the Virginia Horse Center. Celebrating their 25th anniversary, these events, which benefit the Virginia Horse Center Foundation, offer two hunter/jumper shows at the facility from Jan. 19-22 and…
Lexington, Va. – Jan. 9, 2017 – The Stonewall Country Horse Show, benefitting the Virginia Horse Center Foundation, is proud to offer two hunter/jumper shows at the Virginia Horse Center Jan. 19-22 and Feb. 3-5. This year, the Stonewall Country series will also feature one day of USHJA Outreach classes during each show for exhibitors…
Photo Courtesy of David Bell and RideonSports Photography. Lexington, Va. – December 22, 2016 – The Stonewall Country Horse Shows are returning to the Virginia Horse Center in 2017 for its 25th anniversary. The events, which benefit the Virginia Horse Center Foundation, will offer two hunter/jumper shows at the facility from Jan. 19-22 and Feb….
Lexington, Va. – Nov. 22, 2016 – Each year thousands of non-profit organizations participate in a special day following Black Friday and Cyber Monday on November 29, called #GivingTuesday. The Virginia Horse Center (VHC) Foundation is using #GivingTuesday as an opportunity for their patrons to celebrate the VHC Foundation’s 30-year anniversary by donating $30 to…
October 5, 2016 8am hurricane update. Lexington, Va. – Oct. 5, 2016 – The Virginia Horse Center will be welcoming any horses that need to be evacuated due to Hurricane Matthew. The hurricane is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast of the U.S. on Thursday morning and effect Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and…
Brooke Kemper and Classified. Photos by: Andrew Ellis. Lexington, Va. – June 28, 2016 – An impressive crowd of over 1,000 spectators turned out Saturday night to see Virginian Brooke Kemper and her own Classified, a 12-year-old Holsteiner Thoroughbred gelding, take home the win in the $25,000 Grand Prix of Roanoke. The evening class was…
