March 3 - 6 Virginia Intermont Classic Horse Show "A"

March 3-6: Virginia Intermont Classic Horse Show "A"

One of only a few college owned and run Hunter/Jumper horse shows, the VI Classic is an integral part of the Horsemanship program. Students assist in all facets of running the show, and also learn valuable skills by helping trainers and exhibitors. Saturday night VI hosts the Collegiate Cup Competition starting at 6pm and ending at 8:30pm.

Location: Anderson Coliseum, Ault Pavilion, Wiley Arena, East Complex
Times: 8am-5pm.
Contact: Leslie Brown at 540-464.2961 Email: birnamfarm@rockbridge.net
Website: http://www.horseshowsonline.com/
Forms: Prize List , Entry Form
Please call of ALL of your 2011 reservations NOW!

Officials
Judges: Mr. Otis Brown, Georgetown, KY (H, H/E), Mrs. Heide Casciaro, Huntley, IL (H, H/E), Ms. Meredith McLaughlin, Keswick, VA (J, H/E), Mrs. E. Sue Bopp, Warrenton, VA (H, H/E)

Photo (and promo) of The Week 2-21-2011

Since I am working on some promotional print materials for the Pet Expo At the Roanoke Civic Center on May 6 and May 7th, 2011in May to promote the Blue Ridge Horse Force, I thought I would share with all of you a photo I took this summer. This is Bailey Hatcher with some of her friends at one of the local horse shows at Green Hill Park. Bailey just won the BRHF High Point Championship in Gymkhana this evening. Congratulations Bailey! As you can see I did do some special effects to add a posterized effect to the photo for promotional post cards. I think it turned out well. Thanks Bailey for letting us use this photo to promote the BRHF (and OBTW the BRHF is also for boys and men but the majority of riders are female at this time).

Photo taken by Christina Lee for Horseva.com

Did You Know That February 20th is 2011 Hug An Equestrian Day?

Who’s your favorite equestrian?

Sunday, February 20th is Hug an Equestrian Day for 2011. What a wonderful way to ward off the winter chill. No one seems to know where this happy horsey holiday of hugging started. Regardless of its origins, Hug an Equestrian Day is on Facebook, so it must be real, right? OK, kidding. Even so, why not embrace this occasion of outreach wholeheartedly. Give a horseman (or a horsewoman) a hug, Just don’t get yourself arrested, as you reach out and touch someone. Or play it safe … and hug a horse instead.

Continue reading on Examiner.com: February 20th is 2011 Hug an Equestrian Day - National Equestrian
http://www.examiner.com/equestrian-in-national/february-20th-is-2011-hug-an-equestrian-day

Here are some of our reader submitted photos from this year of our equestrians hugging or loving on their horses. Enjoy!

Photo of Anna Collette giving her horse some "lovin"

 

Photo of Alli Heath's little friend Makayla giving Alli's big horse a big hug!

 

Photo of Rachael Sampson "chilling" with her big beautiful horse

 

Photo courtesy of Blue Star Equiculture FB Page  This is Shalyn Sullivan getting a gentle giant hug from Tom Too. I love this photo because big Tom Too is actually hugging Shalyn back!

 

Photo provided by Charlotte Wright

Photo: Willow Kerns with her big beautiful grey horse - photo taken by her brother Drew Kerns

Photo of Sarah Hinds hugging a big beautiful Saddlebred

Join the FB page "Hug an Equestrian Day" Event

2010 Blue Ridge Horse Force (BRHF) Awards Ceremony - Nominations Needed!

2010 BRHF Awards Ceremony 

When and where:   February 20, 2011 at 4:00pm at The Salem Civic Center

Please plan on joining us February 20th for our annual awards ceremony! It is a great time to get together and congratulate each other on another successful show year. Points from all shows have been entered. Please look through yours and notify us immediately if you have any corrections.

(photos from the BRHF awards ceremony taken by Christina Lee)

Nominations are needed for the Jerry Zwart Sportsmanship Award.

The Jerry Zwart Sportmansship Award is awarded annually to the BRHF member who exhibits the highest level of sportmanship and integrity. This award was established in memory of the late Jerry Zwart. Please send nominations to Leslie Prillaman (lesliep@vt.edu).

If you would like to become a member of The Blue Ridge Horse Force and need information about the club Click here.

Southern States Roanoke Coop Inc (Troutville Branch) Presents An Equine Clinic

Here Are Two More To Add To Our Valentines Photo Of The Week

We stopped by the Green Hill Park Equestrian Center Horse Show today and I got a couple of cool photos of Laura Owen's horse Riley. So I decided to add some "special effects" to celebrate Valentines week and add these two to our Photo Of The Week. Now is a good time to join Green Hill Park Equestrian Center and also to join the Blue Ridge Horse Force or otherwise known as BRHF to earn points for showing all year long at BRHF sanctioned shows to qualify for year end awards. This is a great club with great prizes so be sure to check out their website for more details: BRHF Home Page

Photo Of The Week 2-14-2011

This beautiful photo was taken by Laura Owen - Thanks Laura for letting us display your work. This is a beautiful photo...it gives me SPRING FEVER!

Since it is Valentines tomorrow I took Laura's beautiful photo and added some "heart effects" to it for Valentine's Day. Happy Valentines Riders!

Photo Of The Week 2-7-2011

The Rocky Mountain Horse

I ran across this photo I took last year and I decided to make it Horseva's Photo of The Week so we can show a beautiful Rocky Mountain Horse on this site. This photo was taken by Christina Lee for horseva.com

***All rights are reserved on these photos and they should not be copied without permission from the author/photographer.

(this shot has been graphically enhanced)

Around the turn of the 20th century, a young horse soon to be called the Rocky Mountain Horse appeared in eastern Kentucky that gave rise to a line of horses prized by North American and European owners. On the farm of Sam Tuttle in Spout Springs Kentucky, there stood a stallion "Old Tobe". This sure footed, gentle horse carried young, old, and inexperienced riders over the rugged mountain trails of Natural Bridge State Park where Sam held the concession for horse-back riding. Even though Old Tobe was a breeding stallion, he carried riders without faltering. He fathered many fine horses up until the age of 37, and many of the present Rocky Mountain Horses carry his bloodline.

Read more about the Rocky Mountain Horse History here



Photo of the Week 1-31-2011

This is my friend Stephanie Surprenant EqDT. Stephanie is a professional Equine Dentist and she does complete Equine Dental Care. She is a graduate of the American School of Equine Dentistry and a member of the International Association of Equine Dentistry. Her business is called ProFloats and she can be reached at 540-537-4442. Stephanie is currently at her Continued Education in Texas for the month of February to have access to some of the most up to date dentistry knowledge, techniques and tools available to give your horse the best dental care in the region. If you would like to set up an appointment with Stephanie, you can call her at 540-597-4442. Click here for ProFloats Face Book Page