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2018 VHSA/EMO Medal Finals

The VHSA/EMO Medal Finals will once again be held at the Lexington National Horse Show in August the weekend of August 10th.  VHSA members must have either two Blues or a minimum number of points in their respective Medal.  The following is the points cut-off as well as the schedule of events at the show:

Children's Medal - must have either two Blues or a minimum of 90 points.  To be held on Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. (8/10/18)

Junior Equitation on the Flat - must have either two Blues or a minimum of 75 points.   To be held on Saturday evening at 6:30 p.m. (8/11/18)

Hunter Seat Medal - must have two Blues or a minimum of 75 points.  To be held Saturday evening immediately following the Flat (approximately 7:00 p.m.) (8/11/18)

Amateur Equitation on the Flat - must have two Blues or a minimum of 30 points.  To be held Sunday morning at 7:00 a.m. (8/12/18)

Adult Medal - must have two Blues or a minimum of 40 points.  To be held Sunday Morning immediately following the Amateur Equitation on the Flat (approximately 7:30 a.m.) (8/12/18)

Junior Horsemanship Championship Competition
The VHSA Junior Horsemanship Competition is based on three separate parts:

Thursday evening:     Written Test 10%
Friday and Saturday: Practicum Examination 40% (Practicum Judge is Mr. Edward Federwisch)
Saturday evening:      First Round of the VHSA Hunter Seat Medal 50%

The written test is open to Children's Medal qualifiers to take as a practice test.

The Entry Form and Profile Sheet for the announcer has been mailed to all who are qualified (so far).  They can also be found here:

Entry Form

Profile Sheet

Please mail to the VHSA office by August 1, 2018.  If after this date, please bring with you to the show.  VHSA Representatives will be set up in the Show Office On Thursday, August 9, 2018 after 2:00 p.m. to take entries.  Please be aware that the exhibitor number is completely separate from the show, so if you do mail in your entry, you must stop by the VHSA Registration Desk to check in and pick up your Medal Exhibitor number.  VHSA members can qualify up to and including the Lexington National Horse Show.

Please contact the VHSA office with any questions (540-349-0910 or vhsa@verizon.net)

  
VHSA Special Events Committee Clinic at Rose Mount Farm Horse Show 

The VHSA Special Events Committee is holding a Question and Answer Session with two NCEA/NCAA coaches at the conclusion of the Rose Mount Farm Horse Show on on Friday, July 27, 2018.    Ms. Haley Schoolfield from TCU and Ms. Mimi Wroten from Sweet Briar will be the Clinicians.  This Clinic is free and open to all junior riders, parents and trainers!  Rose Mount Farm will try to update and give an approximate time for anyone locally who would like to join this session.

  
2018 VHSA Associate Jumper Double Points Horse Shows

The VHSA Associate Summer Horse Show will be held June 30th ~ July 2nd at the Deep Run Horse Show Grounds in Manakin-Sabot, Virginia. This show will strictly be a Hunter Show with no jumper divisions offered. The VHSA Associate Summer Show will also be recognized by the Battlefield Horse Show Association, Capital Horse Show Association, DC Area Horse Show Series, Greater Richmond Horse Shows Association, Hampden Roads Horse Show Series, Middle Peninsula Horse Show Association, Southwest Virginia Hunter/Jumper Association and the Virginia Beach Horse Shows Association.

For the Associate Jumper Divisions the VHSA will recognize four regional horse shows in Virginia which will offer double points strictly for the Associate Jumper Divisions. A horse can only be awarded double points at just one of the following shows:

                                       7/22/18         Central Virginia Show Jumper Association Show in Manakin-Sabot, VA
                                      7/10-11/18    House Mountain Horse Show in Lexington, Virginia
                                      8/5/18            BHSA Benefit Horse Show in Spotsylvania, Virginia
                                     10/14/18         Sandstone Farm Horse Show in Millwood, Virginia

In order to have one of these horse shows count as an individual horse's double point jumper point show the owner/rider must complete the form that will be available at each of these horse shows designating that specific horse show as their one double point show. This form must be completed at the show and must accompany the horse show results that the Show Secretary will send to the VHSA office. If the VHSA office does not receive a form for your horse, then no double points will be awarded. There will be no exceptions - It is the owner/rider's responsibility to make sure to complete the form at one of the four horse shows of their choice. 

  
VHSA Division Sponsorship

The VHSA 2017 Associate Top Ten Best Horse Shows
Congratulations to the following horse shows that are the winners of the 2017 best Associate Horse Shows for the 2017 show season as nominated by the exhibitors, owners and trainers. This award was presented on Sunday, December 3, 2017, at The Homestead during the Awards Luncheon.  The top ten best Associate Horse Shows and the Competition Managers of those shows are (in alphabetical order):