Weekend highlight: The Bedford County Hunt will hold their Fall Horse Show at 9 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22, at the Randolph College Riding Center in Lynchburg, Va. Leslie Prillaman will judge. The show is Blue Ridge Horse Force sanctioned. The show will include classes both over fences (2′ to 2’9″) and on the flat.
ALSO THIS WEEKEND:
- Mountain State Rodeo Winter Series, Nov. 20-21, Virginia Horse Center Coliseum. Advance tickets are $12 for adults, $7 for children (10 & under). Tickets also available at the door. Friday’s competition, which includes barrel racing, bull riding and bronc riding, starts at 7 p.m. Saturday’s begins at 6 p.m. Get tickets online here.
- Franklin County Trailblazer 4-H Club Fall Fun Show, Nov. 21, The Hatcher Farm in Ferrum, Va.
- Dressage Clinic with Lauren Sprieser, Dec. 4-5, Taylor’s Store Dressage, Wirtz, Va. (Contact huxley@huxleygreer.com)
LOOK AHEAD
- Mountain State Rodeo Winter Series, Dec. 4-5, Virginia Horse Center
- Christmas with Arabians, Dec. 5, Amethyst Acres, Buchanan, Va.
- Hear the Beat Horse Show – Christmas Edition, Dec. 12, Virginia Horse Center Anderson Coliseum
- Franklin County Equestrian Club Reindeer Games Competitive Trail Ride, Dec. 26, Waid Park, Rocky Mount
- Mountain State Rodeo Winter Series,Jan. 29-30, Virginia Horse Center
- Mountain State Rodeo Winter Series, Feb. 26-27, Virginia Horse Center
- Mountain State Rodeo Winter Series, March 25-26, Virginia Horse Center
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