Riders braved the weather on August 2 to ride in the Dinner Theatre Games Rally. Horses and riders performed in team relays of weave poles, potatoe race, and sword relay. Riders rode a Gambler’s choice obstacle course or a “ride your own line” gates course. The audience was treated to an exciting show and a pot luck dinner as well as exciting race music! Congratulations riders!
Congratulations to all the Special Olympics Riders on a successful show last Sunday!! Riders rode for medals in Equitation, Dressage, Musical Freestyle, Trail and Pole Bending. Photos are available on line at Rideonsports.com courtesy of Mr. David Bell. Thank you David! Thank you to area 18 for the Special Olympics T-Shirts that were provided to all of our competitors!
There is a long list of Thank yous to be made. It took an enormous amount of people to put this show together! Papa John’s Pizza provided the pizza for the Competitor’s party Saturday night. Thank you Dean Danas and Pat Coffey for your amazing generosity. Papa John’s also set up a booth on Sunday to provide food for the family and friends that came to cheer the riders on. Thank you to Meghan Danas and Cindy for sitting at the booth and serving everybody!
Thank you to Tish Vest and Katie McNeil for judging the Equitation, Sherri and Bob Smith for judging the Trail, Stormy Shelton-Hazen and Diane Bird for judging the Pole bending, and Cindy Shorter and Ashlyn Myers for judging the Dressage and Musical Freestyle.
Thanks also to Linda Clemons for managing the ribbons and T-shirts, Kaitlyn and Kristin Dorey for doing hair and make-up. Thanks to JoBeth Rhodes and Safemart for lots of drinks and food and the box lunch for the competitors, and Jessica Watts for helping with breakfast.
Very big thank you to the Virginia Horse Center for hosting the show, Debbie Work for being our much abused show manager, and Nancy Shuster for being the paper work Queen!!!
THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!!!
Congratulations to all of our graduating seniors. We are so proud of everything you have accomplished and will accomplish in the future. We wish you nothing but the best of luck in all of your future endeavors. We are so honored that you allotted so much of your time to helping us here at Hoofbeats. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. All of you addred a unique contribution to this program, and we will miss each of you next year. Once again, congratulations and GOOD LUCK!
…will start June 9th and go through August 1st. Forms are available on our website. (See sidebar!) We’ll be focusing on games. Fun!
Shenandoah Harley Davidson of Staunton, Va. and Virginia Trailer Sales of Lexington, Va. have sponcered T-Shirts for Hoofbeats! They look SUPER! Thank you to these wonderful local businesses for their generous support of our Program! T-Shirts will available for sale at the Hoofbeats Barn and at all of our special events!
Special Olympics T-Shirts are also here!! Area 18 is providing each Special Olympics rider with a complementary shirt and the rest will be available for sale at the Equestrian Games at the VHC on June 28! Come out and show your support for these riders and see how hard they have been working!!
Our old school pony, Licorice, is returning for the Spring session to help his old friends out! “Licky” retired in 2005 after working with Hoofbeats 8 years. He has quietly been living with Maria and Caboose all this time, but Maria reports that he seems to have more than enough energy to come back for awhile.
Riders came back this week for Spring Session lessons! Welcome back everybody and welcome aboard to all our new students! This session we will be practicing the Quadrilles for Dinner Theatre on May 30. Mark your calendars now for an afternoon of fun and feasting! We hope that everyone who has supported Hoofbeats this year will come to watch the show and be honored by our students!
Make sure you friend Carol Branscome on facebook, and look for the Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center facebook group. We would love to have you!
Hoofbeats needs volunteer sidewalkers and horse handlers to help with the weekly lesson program. Spring Session begins April 1 and goes through May 30. Lessons are held Tues. Wed. Thurs. Frid.and Sat. Call for times!
March 1 Start schooling session
March 7&8 Narha region 3 conference
April 1 Spring Session begins (April 1-May 26)
May 2 The Stormie Show at Astride with Pride in Bedford, Va.
May 10 Hear the Beat Show fundraiser
May 30 Dinner Theatre at Hoofbeats
June 7 Hear the Beat Show (2) fundraiser
June 9 Summer Session begins (June 9-Aug. 1)
June 28 Special Olympics Regional Show at the VHC
August 2 Dinner Theatre at Hoofbeats
August 11 Fall Session begins (Aug. 11-Oct. 3)
September 13 Hear the Beat Show (3) Fundraiser
September 27 TBA Fund Raiser
October 10 & 11 TRAV Horse Show at the VHC
November 7 & 8 State Special Olympics Equestrian Games at Va. Beach
November 21 Year End Award banquet
