10/01/2026
What an incredible (and LONG) weekend! 🎉 We finally get to share all the highlights from our trip to the Virginia Horse Center! We had 14 horses and 16 riders make the trip for our last show before the SWVHJA Annual Show at the VHC.
Saturday, we competed at the Goose Creek Horse Show, and Sunday, we joined the fun for a fundraiser benefiting the Glenmore Pony Club!
We had a fantastic weekend filled with great rides, new partnerships, first shows, and plenty of ribbons. We couldn’t be prouder of this crew! 🏆
🏆 Saturday Highlights
🌟 Nabucco, owned by Hope DeSantis and ridden by Kayleigh Burke, was CHAMPION in the Green Hunters at his first show since joining the family! Hope and Nabucco also competed in the Long Stirrup Equitation, earning 2nd over fences out of 7!
🌟 Chicago Man and Kat Hall were CHAMPION in the Intermediate Equitation and won their Hopeful Hunter flat!
🥈 Casanova’s Fiddler and Lindsay Klein were RESERVE CHAMPION in the Special Adults!
🥈 Back to the Future and Anna Lucy were RESERVE CHAMPION in the Thoroughbred Hunters! Anna also piloted Wisdom of Oz to two 2nds in the Hopeful Hunters.
🌟 Cinco, owned by Kathy Laviolette and ridden by Kayleigh Burke, was RESERVE CHAMPION in the Adult Pleasures! This beautiful 3 year old stepped up perfectly for his very first horse show. We couldn’t be more excited about this young horse’s future! ❤️
🏅 Jump Street Hero and Cate Talbot won EVERY .75m Jumper class at their first horse show together! What a way to kick off a new partnership!
🌟 Bonfire, owned by Sydney Tuckwiller and ridden by Kayleigh Burke, brought home great ribbons in the Green and Low Hunters, including a 1st over fences in the Low Hunters!
👏 Uptown and Ellen Gerdus made their debut in the Wiley Arena in the 2’3” Hopeful Hunters and marched around like seasoned veterans! They brought home a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th out of a large group.
👏 Ga***rd Captain and Jennifer Hendrix had a great weekend in the Special Hunters, earning a 2nd, 3rd, and 4th!
☀️ Legally Blonde and Alexis Hinds earned 3rd over fences in both of their 3’ Children’s Hunter classes!
☀️ Nicole Coviello rounded out Saturday with a 5th in the Hollins Medal!
Sunday Highlights
Another GREAT day with the crew!
🌟 Bonfire and Sydney Tuckwiller were CHAMPION in BOTH the Green Hunters and the Low Hunters!
🌟 Uptown and Ellen Gerdus were CHAMPION in the Adult Pleasures and won the Hopeful Hunter Under Saddle!
🌟 Chicago Man and Kat Hall secured CHAMPION in the Intermediate Equitation AGAIN!
🥈 Nabucco, owned by Hope DeSantis and ridden by Kayleigh Burke, was RESERVE CHAMPION in the Green Hunters. Nabucco and Hope also earned 1st in the Long Stirrup Equitation Walk/Trot!
🥈 Cinco and Kayleigh Burke were RESERVE CHAMPION for the second day in a row in the Adult Pleasures! This young horse continues to show us just how bright his future is. ❤️
🥈 Back to the Future and Anna Lucy were RESERVE CHAMPION AGAIN in the Thoroughbred Hunters! Anna also rode Wisdom of Oz in the Low Hunters to several successful trips.
Casanova’s Fiddler and Lindsay Klein won their Special Adults flat and placed well over fences!
Legally Blonde and Alexis Hinds earned a 2nd and 4th in the 3’ Children’s Hunters, while Nicole Coviello rode to another 5th in the Hollins Medal!
Ga***rd Captain and Jennifer Hendrix rounded out their weekend with a 2nd, 4th, and 4th in the Special Adults!
🏆 Liz Hinds and Fergalicious SWEPT the .65m Jumpers, winning every class!
Ivy, owned by Chris Wohlwend, and Toto, owned by Joe McDonald, also joined us at the Virginia Horse Center to school and get in some valuable experience.
A HUGE thank you to all of our riders, owners, families, and supporters who make weekends like this possible. We are so proud of everyone and all the hard work that went into this weekend! ❤️
Now it’s time to gear back up for our Ranch Show and SWVHJA Show this weekend at Green Hill Park in Salem, VA! 🎉
