The Open Show Program has been shut down for 2012. We are looking at possible changes to bring the program back in 2013.

If you are a member of VQHA and show a registered Quarter Horse we encourage you to participate in the VQHA shows throughout the year.

If you joined VQHA in the Open Show All-Breed division, please contact Lisen Ringer in writing and we will gladly reimburse your entry fee.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

This will be a unique ride celebrating the 150th Anniversary of JEB Stuart’s Ride through Virginia. We will be camping close the trail JEB Stuart used and will cross some of the same areas he rode through. The ride will start at the New Kent Visitors Center, pass by the New Kent Winery on the way to Marengo Plantation on the Pamunkey River. You will ride around the Plantation and return back to you base camp following a new route.

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After your ride the afternoon can be spent at the festivities at the New Kent Winery. At the winery you will be able to check out a Civil War encampment both Union and Confederate. A complete Union Field Hospital will be set up. An artillery demonstration will take place. A traditional dinner will be served and afterwards period music with dance instructions. Included in your entry fee will be wine tasting from 4 local wineries including New Kent Winery, Williamsburg Winery, Saude Creek, and James River Cellars. For the youth special activities and games will be held.

The ride will be approximately 15 miles. The route will encounter many paved roads and shoes are required. The ride will be escorted on the paved roads by New Kent Sheriffs, so all riders will need to leave and stay together. There will be a short ride on Sunday morning after breakfast.

Central Region will be hosting a clinic with Ralph Manuel (NSBA and PHBA Judge) on June 3 from 9 to 3 at Al and Debbie Cursie’s farm at 6900 Hickory Ridge Road, Spotsylvania, VA.  The clinic will include Showmanship, Halter, Horsemanship, and Western Pleasure.  The cost is $50 (for the day) to participate, and $15 to audit.  Current Coggins are required.  Food will be available on the grounds.  Bring a chair.

Contact Fay at (540) 898-4147 or Cindy at (540) 775-4145 for participation reservations.

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We have an opening for a position for Points Person to calculate points and reports for VQHA Members.

The postion gets a $300 stipend for your time – paid in two equal payments June & November.

Interested parties should contact Jeff Ringer via email at info@myvqha.com or in writing to 154 Newtown Road, Suite B2 100, Virginia Beach, VA 23462

Attention VQHA Members!

The 2012 Awards Committee has just sent out via “snail mail” a survey letter. Please take the time to complete and return it in the enclosed envelope. These awards are for YOU and we want to hear from you. If you dont get one in the mail by April 30, contact Cory Balsis at cjbalsis@gmail.com and she will send you one.

The 2012 Awards Committee

Kyle Hughes II
Christina Gedney
Cory Balsis

The Armed Forces Foundation and Horses4Heroes Inc., is inviting all AQHA members, instructors and facility owners to participate in an unprecedented collaboration between breed associations and equestrian organizations, united for one important mission: to give our active-duty military personnel, returning combat veterans, wounded warriors and their families the opportunity to ride a horse for free!

Launching May 17, Operation Free Ride will be an important opportunity for participating facilities to show support for soldiers, veterans and their families, participate in a nationwide community service project and attract new customers.

The Horseback Riding Program is just one of the many benefits of AQHA membership. Join or renew your membership today!

Interested facilities and families can register at www.OperationFreeRide.com. Families can click on the map and find a list of participating facilities in their area, whom they will then contact for a “free ride.” This can be a walk around the pen, a trail ride or a visit to a dude ranch. The sky’s the limit, and it’s up to you.

The kick-off date is Saturday, May, 19, Armed Forces Day, with plans being made in April to celebrate the Month of the Military Family as a “soft roll out.” We are asking all participating facilities to schedule an open house on May 19, if possible, to promote their involvement with this program.

Operation Free Ride will continue the good work started at many therapeutic riding programs that serve wounded warriors and veterans, but not family members. By opening our barn doors to the entire family, we are allowing the horses to heal the wounds of war and separation. Many families, we are told by the Veterans Administration, need time to get reacquainted and reconnected. This will help start that process.

Check out the updated website for the Region Five Championship Show August 23-26 in Augusta, New Jersey.

• The Palms Restaurant, Lexington, VA
• Celtic Tides, Lexington, VA
• Virginia Department of Tourism
• Heartland Show Apparel

Please suppost these generous sponsors.

Please stop by and say “Hi” to this years Virginia Quarter Horse Queen, Margaret Moore, and show your support. She’ll be holding a Silent Auction with lots of great items up for grabs.