The World According To Lexi Has New Photos Of Overlook Farm

Check out "The World According To Lexi" to see the photos of Overlook Farm http://www.theworldaccordingtolexi.com/
This is a state of the art equestrian facility in Loudoun County Virginia. It will be on the 2010 farm tour. If you have friends that need boarding/training in No Virginia check out the link on my dog blog below all the Overlook Farm photos:

Click on the link below to see the new post and all the new photos. Enjoy! Christina - Horseva
http://www.theoverlookfarm.com/boarding.htm

Therapeutic Riding Association of Virginia Annual Horse Show at The Virginia Horse Center Oct 9, 2010

Therapeutic Riding Assocciation of Virginia's Fall Horse Show

Join the Therapeutic Riding Association of Virginia for their Annual Virginia Fall Horse Show at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington Virginia on October 9-10th. This annual show is for riders with disabilities and will feature a variety of classes including dressage, equitation, obstacle, pole bending. costume and United Professional Horseman's Association classes. The Therapeutic riding clubs encourage spectators to come and watch and support our local Therapeutic riders by cheering them on.
Location Barns 5 & 6
Contact Lynda McGarry at 540-334-7092
Website http://www.travinc.org/
Please call for all your 2010 reservations NOW!

Oct 2, 2010 is the Southwest Virginia Dressage Assoc (SWVDA) Schooling Horse Show

(Photo taken by: Christina Lee for HorseVa)

The SWVDA Schooling Show will be held Oct 2 at Green Hill Park Equestrian Center in Salem Virginia.
Click on the link below for contact information and specifics:

http://www.swvada.org/oct_2_schooling_show.pdf

Kudos To All The Riders Today That Came Out To Support The BCHA Show At Green Hill Park Equestrian Center

Photos from the BCHA Show at Green Hill Park Equestrian Center on 9-26-2010. Double click on the photo to enlarge. Kudos to all the riders that got totally drenched today! Also it was so nice seeing the Rocky Mountain horses there today that competed for a Virginia Bred Rocky Mountain Prize money provided from a Virginia grant.

Photo of The Week For 9-20-2010

Photo Submitted by Gary Clauser Sr.

This is Gabbie Clauser with her beautiful Saddlebred "She's A Genuine Jewel"

Two Great Shows Coming Up Next Weekend September 25th and 26th!

Walnut Spring Stable's Fall Frolic Horse Show - Blacksburg, VA

Two great shows coming up next weekend in the area. The first is the Walnut Spring Stables Fall Frolic Horse Show in Blacksburg, VA on Saturday September 25th. You can school your horses from 8am-8:45am and the show starts at 9am. All classes are sanctioned by the Blue Ridge Horse Force. Contact: Kelsay Johns or call (443) 528-3160

Click on this link for the show flyer: http://www.brhf.com/ShowFlyers/WalnutSprings2010.pdf




Botetourt County Horseman's Association will hold thier 13th Annual Open Horse Show on Sunday, September 26, 2010 at Green Hill Park Equestiran Center in Salem. VA.

This is a fun family horse show with something for everyone! Open to all riders of all ages, horses of all breeds. This is a BRHF sactioned show.  For questions and information call Jen Feeny, Show Manager at 540-529-6155. Click on this link for a show flyer: http://www.brhf.com/ShowFlyers/BCHA2010.pdf

Don't forget - Mark your calendars for September 25th and 26th for some awesome fall horse showing opportunities!

Launching A Dog Photo Contest!

We have a sister blog called "The World According To Lexi." This blog gets a lot of traffic so we have decided to feature a Photo Of The Week. Here are some shots I have taken of my dogs. What we are looking for is high resolution photographs of your dogs. They can be shots of your dogs with other pets or shots with you and your dog (or with other pets). Please do not send more then 4 photos and try to get them all in the same email. We will be launching the Photo Of The Week next Monday. You can email me photos at: Christina Lee at dakotagirl403@gmail.com or christinalee@leedigitalmarketing.com

Lots Of Horse Events Coming Up Next Weekend!

Photo taken by Grant Plaskon

*** Sept 23-26: Virginia Horse Center in Lexington VA -  Irish Draught Horse Society of North America - This show is sponsored by the IDHS (NA). It is the annual show for Irish Draught and Irish Draught Sport Horses from North America to compete in Hunters, Jumpers, Dressage, Cobined Training, Breeding and USEA sponsored Future Event Horse Classes. For more information contact Gillian Pemberton at 540-974-8557 or click on this link: http://www.idhsnaannualshow.com/

*** Sept 25-26 Eastern Seaboard Gaited Horse Show at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexinton VA.

Location: East Complex, Contact Anne Elwell at 919-533-1030 or email her at pruthur@aol.com

*** September 29 - Oct 2 : ASHAV Horse Show (Saddlebreds) will be held at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington VA. Halter and performance classes for Saddlebred horses and Hackney ponies.

Location: Anderson Coliseum   Contact: Kent Moeller at 804-363-3085 or email him at kentmoeller@netscape.com

For more information on this event click on this link: http://www.ashav.net/

Here Is A Great Way To Buy Hay and Help With A Good Cause!

To: Local Equestrians
From: Patricia Muncy with the Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue
Ref: Good Inexpensive hay

Dearest Supporters,


We will be selling some of the hay which we will be cutting to help raise the needed funds to care for the horses here at the rescue.
We will start cutting over in the Botetourt Fields later on today. The hay is a mixed grass hay. There will be square and 4x4 round bales available. $2.00 a Square Bale and $20.00 a round bale. We will not be able to deliver.

If you would like to help the rescue horses and stock up on hay for the winter months please email me so i can plan the number of bales of each type that we will need to make.


Sincerely,
Patricia L. Muncy

President RVHR

Contact Patricia at 540-721-1910 or email them at info@rvhr.com

The Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue Needs Our Help!

I know times are tough but we are so fortunate to have an organization like the Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue in our area. I heard from Patricia Muncy the other day and asked her how things were going over at the RVHR. She answered my question but it wasn't the answer I expected. Here is what she said:  "right now things are really bad. The number of unwanted horses is soaring and there is very little money coming in." So Chris and I decided right then and there to cut down on eatting out and maybe even cut back on our vistits to Star Bucks. What about you? Can you give up your Veniti Mocha for a few days and help RVHR out? If you can spare a small donation to the RVHR, so they can afford to take care of the 25 horses in need of food and vet care, they might not have to make some tough decisions (decisions, we as horse owners dread to even think about). The RVHR is a non-profit group and it costs between $ 150 and $ 200 dollars per horse per month ($ 5000+). If you would like to help out, you can become a monthly sponsor (that is what Chris and I decided to do) or just send in what ever you can spare.

All donations are appreciated.

You can mail your donations to: RVHR, P.O. Box 13, Hardy, VA 24101

If you would like to become a monthly sponsor (you can even pick the horse you want to sponsor) go to the link below:

http://www.rvhr.com/

Annual Dog Wash By VMRCVM Students - Sept 25 at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

For more information visit: tiny.cc/rabies


Veterinary students enrolled in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine will hold the biannual community dog wash on Saturday, September 25 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg. The first annual World Rabies Day event will be simultaneously occurring at the vet school with a variety of educational and entertaining activities in an effort t...o promote rabies awareness.

 No appointments are necessary. The cost per dog wash is $10. For an additional $5, customers can have their dogs’ nails trimmed and ears cleaned.

The World Rabies Day event will be held from 10am-4pm and will include a 5k fun walk/run that will begin at 1p.m. on the cross-country course behind the vet school. Dogs are not only allowed, but encouraged! The race entry fee is $5 per human/dog team. Prizes will be awarded for winners, best costumes, and more!

Additional Activities:
- Educational presentations by the Virginia and Maryland Public Health Veterinarians
- Display and education on our local wildlife
- Variety of merchandise by veterinary clubs
- Food and drug company representatives
- Demonstrations and games for all ages
- Bake sale with dog treats
- Information on reduced cost vaccines
- Percentage of race entry fee along with donations will go to supporting our local animal shelters with free rabies vaccinations and financial aid

For all activities, dogs must be at least five months old, up to date with their vaccinations, and must be on a leash. For more information on the dog wash, please contact Kelly McConville at kellym87@vt.edu
For information on World Rabies Day, please visit http://www.worldrabiesday.org/

Photo of The Week For 9-13-2010

Photo Taken by Liz Carter for Tabitha Thompson

The USEA Eventing Clinic Hosted By Blue Ridge Eventing Association Featuring Bonnie Mosser Will Be Held Sunday Sept 19, 2010 At GHPEC

This Sunday BREA will be hosting an Eventing Clinic with Bonnie Mosser. Bonnie is one of the country's pre-eminent riders, trainers and coaches in the internationally recognized Olympic sport of Three Day Eventing.

For more information on the USEA Eventing Clinic with Bonnie Mosser click on the link below:

http://ghpec.org/ShowFlyers/BREAClinic2010.pdf

Zone 3 Pony Club Rating Prep Clinic Is This Saturday Sept 18, 2010 at GHPEC

The ODRPC Zone 3 Pony Club Rating Prep Clinic will be held This Saturday Sept 18, 2010 at Green Hill Park Equestrian Center in Salem (exit 137 off I81). Contact: Ellen Oliver at ellenoliver112@gmail.com for more info.

Southern Draft Animal Days coming up Friday and Saturday Sept 17 & 18 At Blue Ridge Institute At Ferrum College In Ferrum VA

The second annual SDAD will be held at the Blue Ridge Institute at Ferrum College in Ferrum, Va on the 17th and 18th of September 2010. For more information go to http://southerndraftanimaldays.com/

We Will Never Forget - 9/11 Tribute By The Budwiser Clydesdales

Get you tissues out...this one made me cry. We will Never Forget 9-11-2001

Photo of The Week!

Welcome to our Photo of the Week! A big thanks goes out to all those folks that took time to send in their photos. It was very hard to choose so I will rotate the photos out each week. The photo I choose really captured my attention because of his cool golden color and of course because of his totally cool Mohawk! I hope you love this photo as much as I do. It was submitted by Charlotte Wright. If you would like to submit a photo for our Photo of the Week contest send it to: Christina Lee at dakotagirl403@gmail.com

American Cowgirl Is The Story of The Woman Who Helped Shape The American West

This video goes out to all my CEC's (Cheif Executive Cowchicks). Sit down, have a cup of Joe and enjoy the next 5 minutes. She is amazing, we should all be this lucky to live a long and fullfilled life as a cowgirl (or cowboy).

Horse Friends - Dogtoberfest is Just Around The Corner!

Even though Horseva is a site to keep local equestrians in the loop with upcoming events, I wanted to promote Dogtoberfest coming up on October 2, 2010. Anyone that has horses has dogs so this would be fun day for your furry four-legged dog friends. Here are some photos from last year's event:

Photos by: Christina Lee for http://www.theworldaccordingtolexi.com/

The 2010 Dogtoberfest takes place Oct 2 from 10AM-4PM at the Saint Francis Training Center (8232 Enon Drive, Roanoke VA). All dogs must be on leashes and have proof of rabies vaccination.

For more information on the 2010 Dogtoberfest Dog Festival click on the link below:
http://www.saintfrancisdogs.org/

Photos From The Astride With Pride Horseshow

I sure had a great time visiting with all the riders. Everyone looked amazing. Here are some photos of the Astride With Pride Horse Show at Green Hill Park Equestrian Center.

http://www.ghpec.org/

This Video Goes Out to All Of Our HorseVa Friends! "I Am-Horses" by Hilary Duff

Hillary Duff - I Am