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VHSA Thoroughbred Hunter Division Year-End Award
The VHSA is pleased to announce that beginning with the 2012 Show Year the VHSA will now be offering the Thoroughbred Hunter Division as a year-end award. The VHSA Thoroughbred Hunter is limited to horses who are registered with or are eligible to be registered with the Jockey Club. To be judged on performance and soundness. To be shown over a minimum of 8 fences 3' in height. Points will be awarded according to the rating of the horse show. Horses must be registered with the VHSA and owners must be current VHSA members in order to accrue points towards VHSA year-end awards. For the 2012 Show Season the Virginia Thoroughbred Association's Breeders Fund will award year-end prize money to the VTA member who is the high score winner of the VHSA Thoroughbred Hunter Division. In order to be eligible for these funds the owner of the horse must be a member of the VTA in addition to having their horse be registered with the VHSA and being a current member of the VHSA. Amount of Prize Money to be announced by the VTA - Sponsored by the Virginia Thoroughbred Association.

2013 VHSA Yearling Futurity
The VHSA's Yearling Futurity Nomination deadline has been changed beginning with the 2013 Futurity Program. The Nominating deadline is now May 31st of each year, instead of March 31st. The Nominating forms will be mailed to everyone who is on the Futurity mailing list. Anyone interested in this program and would like to receive information should contact the VHSA office either e-mail (vhsa@verizon.net) or by phone (540-349-0910) to make sure that your name appears on the mailing list (different than the membership list). The forms will be mailed out in April. For those who opt out of paying the one time nominating fee of $100 and decide upon the payment plan the dates for the payments will be:

May 31, 2012 - $25 (Nominating Fee)
July 31, 2012 - $35 First Payment
September 30, 2012 - $35 Second Payment
January 31, 2013 - $35 Third Payment
June 30, 2013 - $50 Final Payment

We are pleased to announce that the Virginia Horse Industry Board has once again granted the Virginia Horse Shows Association Yearling Futurity Program $4,000 grant money that will be divided and given as Prize Money to the winners of the 2012 Yearling Futurity Competition which is to be held at the Warrenton Horse Show.

Individuals "Not In Good Standing"
The following individual(s) are considered "not in good standing" with the VHSA:

Natalie Butler - NSF Check
Paul Logan, Pachanga Farms - NSF Check & Rule Violation
Margaret Elizabeth Morris - NSF Check
Jody Ramey - NSF Check
Jeanette Whitehurst - NSF Check
Cappy Wheeler - NSF Check

Hall of Fame Nominees
The VHSA Hall of Fame Committee is asking for the VHSA membership to send any nominees for the VHSA Hall of Fame to the VHSA office immediately. Please send your nominations in writing via mail (32 Ashby St., Suite 204, Warrenton, VA 20186) or e-mail - vhsa@verizon.net for the Committee's review. The 2012 inductees will be chosen in the Spring of 2012 so please send in your nominations as soon as possible. The 2012 VHSA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place on Saturday, December 1st at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia.

The VHSA-EMO Medals
Two additional tests have been added to the VHSA-EMO Medals that a Judge can choose from: Hand Gallop a Jump and Counter Canter a Jump

Jud A. Fischel, P.C.
The Virginia Horse Shows Association is very pleased to announce that Mr. Jud A. Fischel, P.C. of Warrenton, Virginia, has been named the Official Legal Counsel of the Virginia Horse Shows Association. Mr. Fischel has been practicing law for thirty-two years and has an extensive practice area in Equine Law through his lifelong interest in Thoroughbred horse racing and his family's involvement in breeding and show hunters. Mr. Fischel can be reached at his practice located at 24 Ashby St., Warrenton, VA, (540) 347-1101, law@judafischelpc.com

The 2011 Associate Championship Horse Show
The Special Award Winners from the 2011 Associate Championship Horse Show were:

The Barbara Meegan Youth Award - Camille deStanley

The 2011 Special Award Winners
The Special Awards such as Horseperson of the Year, Junior Exhibitor of the Year and Horse Show of the Year are nominated by the VHSA membership and voted upon by the VHSA membership. Congratulations to the following 2011 Winners:

Horseperson of the Year: Joe Fargis

Amateur Sportsman of the Year: Betty R. Oare

Junior Exhibitor of the Year: Savannah Jenkins

Horse Show of the Year: Upperville Colt & Horse Show

The awards were presented at the 2011 VHSA Convention & Annual Meeting the weekend of December 2nd at the Homestead in Hot Springs, Virginia. Congratulations to these winners!

2011 VHSA Yearling Futurity
The Twenty-ninth Annual VHSA Yearling Futurity was held on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at the Warrenton Horse Show. The competition was judged by Mr. W. Gary Baker of Middleburg, Virginia. The Virginia Breds were supported by the Virginia Horse Industry Board with a cash grant. The following is the results of this wonderful event:

Yearling Colts
1st - Fenway Park, owned by Robin Stewart & Woods End Farm
2nd - Broadway, owned by Barbara Sheffield, DVM
3rd - Zanchus, owned by Sara E. Collette

Yearling Fillies
1st - True North, owned by Diana Dodge & Nokomis Farm
2nd - Tulip Hill, owned by Diana Dodge & Nokomis Farm
3rd - Rosie O'Grady, owned by Joyce Sidlow

Grand Champion - Fenway Park, owned by Robin Stewart & Woods End Farm
Grand Reserve Champion - True North, owned by Diana Dodge & Nokomis Farm

Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2011 Virginia Horse Shows Association's Yearling Futurity

The 2011 ten best Associate Horse Shows for the 2011 show season as nominated by the exhibitors, owners and trainers are (in alphabetical order):

2011 Mary Drury Award Winner Announced
Miss Anna Rossi's pony, "One More Time" is the 2011 Virginia Horse Shows Association's Mary Drury Award winner. This award is presented to the small, medium or large pony hunter scoring the most points at "A" rated horse shows designated by the Committee. CONGRATULATIONS TO "ONE MORE TIME" AND ANNA ROSSI

June Camper
Mrs. June Camper of Roanoke, Virginia, lost her fight against cancer and passed away in her sleep on October 6, 2011. For those who did not have the great fortune to meet June and bask in one of her beautiful smiles she was a current VHSA Board of Director and was on the VHSA Board for many years. She was also the Show Manager of the Roanoke Valley Horse Show and a licensed official with USEF. Mrs. Camper was the epitome of a true southern lady who made everyone feel welcomed with her graciousness. She will be missed terribly by us all. Services were held on October 11th at St. Johns Episcopal Church in Roanoke, Virginia. Donations can be made to either the Roanoke Valley Horse Show (P.O. Box 8656, Roanoke, VA 24014) or the Bradley Free Clinic (1240 Third St., SW, Roanoke, VA 24016).

2011 VHSA Convention
The 2011 VHSA Annual Meeting & Convention information is now available on this website. Please click on the following link to access the Convention page which has all of the necessary forms to register to attend the Convention.   2011 VHSA Convention

2011 VHSA-EMO Medal Finals
The VHSA Medal Finals took place the weekend of August 12th at the Lexington-National Horse Show in Lexington, Virginia. The VHSA-EMO Medal Finals Festival weekend was kicked-off on Friday, August 12th with the VHSA Children's Medal Finals. The following evening, Saturday, August 13th, was the VHSA Championship on the Flat, VHSA Hunter Seat Medal Finals and the VHSA Junior Horsemanship Championship Award. The VHSA Junior Horsemanship Championship Competition is a three phase competition designed to reward young riders who best show their expertise in a combination of equine knowledge, riding ability, thorough understanding of their horse's needs and how to take care of them properly. This was open to Junior members who have qualified for the VHSA-EMO Hunter Seat Medal Finals and for the first time was open to the Children's Medal qualifiers as a practice test. The Medal Finals Festival concluded on Sunday, August 14th with the Adult Medal Finals in the morning and finished up with the Pony Medal Finals in the afternoon.

Congratulations to the following winners:

Associate Summer Horse Show
Thank you to all of the exhibitors who participated in the 2011 VHSA Associate Summer Horse Show.

The photographer was David Bell - www.rideonsports.photoreflect.com

The videographer was PJ Podyman Co. - www.multi-mediaproduction.com

Congratulations to Adele Norton
University of South Carolina has announced the signing of Adele Norton to join the Gamecocks for the 2011-2012 Season. Adele will be competing with South Carolina's Hunt Seat Squad. For complete details, please follow this link: http://gamecocksonline.cstv.com/sports/w-equest/spec-rel/060811aab.html

Adele has been very active member of the Virginia Horse Shows Association for quite a number of years and is currently the VHSA Junior Members Committee Chairman. She has held numerous VHSA year-end awards and we know that she will do very well in South Carolina.

During the 2010 VHSA Convention at the Homestead we were very honored and humbled to share the beautiful resort with men and women of the Virginia Army National Guard 1-116th Infantry who just returned from a tour overseas. The Army was hosting these veterans at the Homestead to help them readjust back into civilian life with various seminars throughout the weekend. Mr. Jimmy Lee presented three representatives from the VA Army National Guard 1-116th Infantry with a poster thanking them for their service. The VHSA members who were in attendance for the Awards Luncheon received the gentlemen with a resounding standing applause which lasted several minutes and a lot of tears of gratitude by our members. We were so thankful to be able to show our appreciation to just some of our very brave Americans who have given so much. This very unit has been deployed to Afghanistan for a year. We will keep them all in our prayers for a safe return as well as their families who are left behind here in the States.

YEARBOOK CORRECTION:

"Wellington", owned by Mary Svalstedt and ridden by Maria Finan was the 2010 VHSA Associate Champion Short Stirrup Hunter (not Reserve Champion as printed in the Yearbook). We apologize sincerely to Ms. Svalstedt and Ms. Finan for this mistake.

The VHSA Newsletter
The VHSA Newsletter is now featured on line on our website. This allows for a larger publication with colored photos and advertisements. Also, the information is available sooner to our members. Please click the following link to pull up the February/March Issue of the VHSA Newsletter.

Attention All Junior Members
The VHSA Special Events Committee is excited to start a new tradition this year at the 2011 Convention and we need your help!

We are asking you to submit pictures throughout the year of Regular and Associate Junior Riders. These pictures will be compiled in a special photographic tribute at the start of our 2011 VHSA Convention Awards Ceremony on Sunday, December 4th.

These Amateur or Professional photographs may be candids and/or performance and can include friends, parents, trainers and of course, any and all of our special four legged friends. Please remember we must receive permission to use any professional photograph. You may submit as many as you would like, however, the focus of the tribute will be our riders who have just completed their last Junior year.

When e-mailing your picture to the e-mail below, please clearly identify the Junior and if 2011 is their last Junior Year. Any questions should be directed to Honore Hastings at (301) 518-4215. The deadline to send the photos is October 31, 2011. All photographs should be e-mailed to:

Thank you in advance for your support and we look forward to a wonderful 2011 VHSA Convention!

The VHSA Special Awards Nominations
Nominations are being accepted now through October 1, 2011, for the Horseperson of the Year (Senior VHSA member must nominate a VHSA Senior Member), Amateur Sportsmanship Award (Senior VHSA member must nominate a VHSA Senior Member) and the Junior Exhibitor of the Year (Junior VHSA Member must nominate a VHSA Junior Member). Junior and Senior Members are invited to nominate a Regular VHSA Regular Horse Show for Horse Show of the Year. The Nomination Form can be found at the following link: VHSA Nominating Form

VHSA Scholarships
The VHSA is accepting nominations for the Michael Lenehan Memorial College Scholarship. Mrs. Louisa Lenehan donates $1,000 College Scholarship in memory of Michael Lenehan. This scholarship is awarded to a high school senior on the basis of need, scholastic record and participation in the VHSA. The individual must be a high school senior for the 2009/2010 school year. This Scholarship is presented at the VHSA Awards Luncheon which is always held the first Sunday in December.

The VHSA is also accepting nominations for the Allie Miller Memorial Riding Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship is donated from the VHSA Foundation and Allie Miller's Family in honor of her memory. It is given to a junior rider on the basis of need, ability and desire, and is to be used for riding instructions with a professional trainer. Selection is made by a committee from nominations sent to the office by the VHSA membership.   This Scholarship is presented at the VHSA Awards Luncheon which is always held the first Sunday in December.

Send all nominating letters by October 15, 2011, to the VHSA office at 32 Ashby Street, Suite 204, Warrenton, Virginia 20186. Please call the VHSA office with any questions (540-349-0910)

The Barbara Meegan Young Rider Award
In recognition of Barbara's support of the Associate Program and her many years of being involved with young riders the Barbara
Meegan Young Rider Award was established and will be awarded each year to a deserving person in her honor. The following is
the criteria for this prestigious award:

1.   The rider must be in their first year of competition in the VHSA Associate Program and have competed in Hunter or Equitation Divisions.

2.   The rider must have exhibited primarily in the Associate Program, but may have competed in divisions at USEF rated shows, with
      the exclusion of Regular Hunter, Working Hunter, Junior Hunters, Amateur Owner and Confirmation Hunter Classes. (Limited showing
      to divisions such as: Short Stirrup, Maiden Equitation, Local Classes- mostly Unrated Divisions)

3.   Riders are to be nominated by their trainers.

4.   The recipient will be selected at the year-end VHSA Associate Championship Show.

5.   Points of consideration will be as follows:
      a) Points accumulated in the VHSA Associate Program
      b) Performance at the Year End Show
      c) Conduct and sportsmanship at the Associate Championship Show

6.   The recipient will receive a ribbon at the show and the trophy at the VHSA Banquet.

2011 MEMBERSHIPS
The 2011 VHSA memberships will expire November 30, 2011.   The 2012 membership year will begin on December 1, 2011, and runs to November 30, 2012. The Membership Dues are: Senior Membership Dues are $40, Junior Membership Dues are $30, Farm Membership Dues are $50 and the Lifetime Membership Dues are $400 for Individual and $250 for Farm. Horse Recording fees are $50. HORSE RECORDINGS ARE LIFETIME. Renewals will be mailed to all current VHSA members in September. The Membership Form and the Horse Recording Form can be downloaded from this website. VHSA Membership/Horse Recording Application

ATTENTION ASSOCIATE SHOW MANAGERS (effective immediately)
As a service to our Associate sanctioned horse shows, any VHSA member who has an outstanding horse show debt with one of our recognized horse shows will be ineligible, as well as the horses recorded in their name, to compete in the VHSA ASSOCIATE CHAMPIONSHIP HORSE SHOW. Once the VHSA has received written confirmation from the horse show that the debt has been cleared, that individual and horses recorded in their name will again be in good standing and eligible to compete at the VHSA ASSOCIATE CHAMPIONSHIP HORSE SHOW.

In order to utilize this service the debt must be at least thirty days in arrears and the member horse show must notify the VHSA office in writing with the horse show name, date, horse show contact person with telephone number/e-mail address, debtors name, amount owed and for what reason. The exception to this is any debt occurred within thirty days of the Championship Horse Show can be expedited by providing the VHSA office with the afore mentioned information. There is a $10 charge for this service to help offset postage and administrative expenses.

DEADLINE TO REPORT POINT DISCREPANCIES
Regular Program & Associate Program: It is up to the exhibitor to rectify any point discrepancies through May 31st by July 31st, or the points prior to
May 31st will stand as is. It is also up to the exhibitor to rectify any point discrepancies by October 31st, or the points after May 31st
and prior to October 31st will stand as is.

All points are final as of November 30th of each year for both Programs.

Please check your points carefully throughout the year and notify the office as soon as possible by sending a VHSA Points Tracking Sheet if you have questions - please encourage
others to do the same! Thank you!

POINTS TRACKING SHEET
In order for us to help you, please keep track of your points for each of your horses/ponies. If there is a discrepancy with your points, please send a copy of the Points Tracking Sheet to the VHSA office for verification. Points Tracking Sheets can be printed from this website by clicking on this link: Point Tracking Sheet. If you have any problems
with printing the form from our site, please contact the VHSA office.

VHSA RATED (REGULAR) POINTS SYSTEM

Hunter, Jumper Point System, Non-Hunter Points and Breeding Points* (Rated Shows) (This includes points for Hunter Classics):
Jumper points are based on money won, with the exception of the Children's Jumper and Adult Jumper which the points are listed below:

Exhibitors	"A"	"B"	"C"
1st	30	20	15
2nd	25	15	10
3rd	20	10	5
4th	15	5	4
5th	14	4	3
6th	13	3	2
Championship Points	60	40	30
Reserve Championship Points	36	24	18

If any of these entries become overall Champion or Reserve Champion (i.e., Best Young Horse) then the Champion will receive 60 points and the Reserve Champion will receive 36 points for "A" shows, etc. The Champion or Reserve Champion who was in a class with less than three entries will now receive full points (i.e., 30-1st, 25-2nd, etc.) For that class instead of just the one or two points that they would have received if they did not become the Champion or Reserve Champion.

1^st	2^nd	3^rd	4^th	5^th	6^th
10	6	4	2	1	.5
Above points multiplied by # in class - i.e., 1st place in a class of 5 exhibitors = 50 points

For Championship Points - Double what the 1^st place received (i.e., "A" 3-8 1^st rec. 30 pts, then they would receive 60 points for being Champion)
For Reserve Championship Points - 1.2 times total of what the 1^st Place receives in the 1^st class of the division. (i.e., 30 pts x 1.2 = 36 points for Reserve Champion)

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Ch	Res Ch
10	6	4	2	1	.5	10	6

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Ch	Res Ch
20	12	8	4	2	1	10	6

Show	Show Manager(s)	Date of Show
CVSJA Horse Show	Gail Thompson	October 30, 2011
Deep Run Fall Horse Show	Anne Tucker	September 10-11, 2011
Fox Chase Farm Horse Show	Maureen Hanley	May 28, 2011
House Mountain V Horse Show	L.M. Gerald & Molly Moore	October 15-16, 2011
Pam Herman Farms Horse Show	Pam Herman	June 4, 2011
Silver Lining Farm Horse Show	John West	October 1, 2011
Summerplace Farm Horse Show	Tom Finch	May 28, 2011
VBHSA Cooler Horse Show	Mederise Lake Carter	July 16, 2011
VPBA Short Circuit Horse Show	Georgine Winslett	April 23, 2011
Whitestone Farm Horse Show	Kathleen Bonner	June 14, 2011

*Hunter Seat Medal Winners*		*Championship on the Flat Winners*		*Horsemanship Winners*
1	Jennie Edwards	1	Nancy Lee McLean	1	Jennie Edwards
2	Isabella Norton	2	Katherine Murphy	2	Nora Jodrey
3	Savannah Jenkins	3	Jennie Edwards	3	Katherine Krudys
4	Hannah Spiegler	4	Kara Dunegan	4	Savannah Jenkins
5	Katherine Krudys	5	Isabella Norton	5	Nancy Lee McLean
6	Nancy Lee McLean	6	Katherine Krudys	6	Sadie Kanner
7	Nora Jodrey	7	Rachel DeMuro	7	Annie Rossi
8	Hannah Williams	8	Skye Stansbury	8	Hannah Williams

*Children�s Medal Winners*		*Adult Medal Winners*		*Pony Medal Winners*
1	Barbara Ruziska	1	Tamara Morse	1	Taylor St. Jacques
2	Lauren Rockwell	2	Lawler Watkins	2	Danielle DeRisio
3	Madison Brander	3	Devon Braswell	3	Elizabeth Parent
4	Julia Finley	4	Elise Ledsinger	4	Trinity Hammerschmidt
5	Elizabeth Kruse	5	Kristin Vdorick	5	Grace Anne Owens
6	Kaitlin Lertora	6	Kathryn Clapp	6	Emma Hess
7	Cassie Pegram	7	Chelsea Ireland	7	Natalie Rohrbaugh
8	Leigh Anne Kline	8	Kate Elliott	8	Elizabeth Carter

Officers:
Mr. L. M. Gerald, President (At Large)	Mrs. Beryl Herzog, Treasurer (Morgan Rep)
Mrs. Betty Oare, Vice-President (Hunter Rep)	Mrs. Leslie Brown, Secretary (At Large)

Ms. Joan Alberti (Owner Rep)	Mr. Walter J. Lee (Zone 1 Rep)
Mr. W. Gary Baker (Zone 1)	Mrs. Louisa Lenehan (Zone 2 Rep)
Mrs. Claiborne Bishop (Equitation Rep)	Mrs. Wendy Mathews (At Large)
Mrs. E. Sue Bopp (At Large)	Ms. Meredith McLaughlin (At Large)
Mr. Oliver Brown (Breeding Rep)	Mrs. Carol Miller (Licensed Officials Rep)
Ms. June Camper (Saddlebred Rep)	Ms. Sue Mullins (Zone 5 Rep)
Mrs. Ada Cosby (At Large)	Ms. Nancy Peterson (At Large)
Mrs. Joan Cozart (Zone 6 Rep)	Mr. Clyde Poarch (Associate Rep)
Ms. Diana Dodge (At Large)	Mr. Gordon Reistrup (At Large)
Ms. Jenny Graham (At Large)	Ms. Sandra Ruiz (Jumper Rep)
Mrs. Teddi Ismond (At Large)	Ms. Miranda Scott (At Large)
Mr. Barry Jackson (Zone 7 Rep)	Ms. Peg Seals (At Large)
Dr. Stewart Kohler (Pony Breeding Rep)	Ms. Jan Simpson (Trainer Rep)

*Must have 3 or more entries in a class to count with the exception of the Breeding Divisions* and points will be as follows:**
		First	Second
	Two Entries	2	1
	One Entry	1