Betsy Carter's Horse Scene

Date published: 6/15/2007

Tomorrow is the inaugural show for the Whitestone Farm Hunter Show Series.

Whitestone is a brand new facility, owned by Kristen Pruitt, which offers everyone a new venue for showing. Exhibitors will have the opportunity to experience a completely new 150 by 310-foot riding arena with an all-weather sand and rubber crumb mixture and beautiful new jumps.

The show, managed by Kathleen Bonner, is VHSA and BHSA rated and offers the usual schedule of classes for ponies and horses for beginners, intermediates, juniors and adults. There are also stalls and paddocks for daytime rental.

The kickoff judge is a popular favorite, Glenn Moody.

Also beginning tomorrow and running through Wednesday is the James River A-rated Horse Show at Rose Mount Farm in Spotsylvania.

Other local shows this weekend are Aquia Harbor, All-discipline show tomorrow and EKG Stables Hunter show on Sunday.

Calendar

June 13-17: Keswick

June 15-17: Paso Fino Show, VHC

June 16: Whitestone Farm hunter show (first show of the season); Oak Hill; Aquia Harbour All Discipline Fun Show; Stillmeadows; Frying Pan Park hunter show; Va. Miniature Horse Club Summer Show.

June 16-17: POA show, Roanoke

June 17: EKG Stables hunter show; Amber Hill; Touch Point VADAF; VADACC Dressage at Aria Farm; Kelly's Ford; PWHA Western show.

June 18-23: Roanoke Valley Horse Show.

June 19: Woodpecker evening series; Oakland Heights; TWA Evening Jumper show at Summerduck Farm.

June 20: Picturesque

June 20-24: Loudoun Benefit show

June 21-22: Shenandoah Valley Arabians I, VHC.

June 23: Amber Hill; Summerplace; Cedar Run Dressage; NHS Western Schooling show, James Long Park; Cowboy X Games, Pamplin.

June 23-24: CDCTA Summer Horse Trials at Commonwealth Park.

June 23-25: Shenandoah Valley Classic Championships, VHC.

June 24: EKG Stables.

June 26: Woodpecker evening show series

June 26-27: House Mountain, VHC.

June 27: Hazelwild jumper show; Touch Point; Picturesque.

June 27-30: Mid Atlantic Morgan show, VHC

June 27-July 1: Deep Run Horse Show A-rated.

June 30: Potomac Valley Dressage; 4-H Qualifying Show, Green Hill Park.

June 30-July 1: Surefire Farm Horse Trials.

Betsy Carter can be reached at The Free Lance-Star, 616 Amelia Street, Fredericksburg, Va. 22401 or by fax at 540/373-8455.

Date published: 6/15/2007