Virginia Appaloosa Horse Club

CANCELLED – Member and Invited Guest Trail Ride – Manassas Battlefield

roxana — Fri, 03 May 2013 02:03:01 +0000

UPDATE: On account of the pouring rain, Manassas Battlefield ride is cancelled. Stay tuned for the next VaApHC Clinic (how to improve your work with trail obstacles), June 22 at Cornerstone Horsemanship in Reva, VA. And stay dry out there!

Our next Member and Invited Guest Trail Ride is swiftly approaching! Join us at the Groveton Road parking lot at Manassas Battlefield on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Plan to ride out at 11 a.m. and enjoy the trails for about two hours. Bring a lunch and tailgate afterward. Looking forward to a great ride, hope to see you there!

Upcoming Member and Invited Guest Trail Ride

roxana — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 03:44:56 +0000

The next Member and Invited Guest Trail Ride is April 21, 2013, at Kelly’s Ford. Plan to meet around 10AM and be saddled up ready to ride out at 11AM.
PLEASE BE SURE to have a current Coggins with you.
Grounds fee for the day is $30 per person.
You may use the entire property for that fee – trails, rings, jump courses, etc. Stalls may be available for $25. Horse rental available, contact Kelly’s Ford directly at (540)399-1800 for cost and arrangements.
Looking forward to a great ride, hope to see you there!

Upcoming Clinic – Equine Massage Techniques

roxana — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 20:34:54 +0000

Our first clinic of 2013 is swiftly approaching! Join the VaApHC and Jill Deming, of Integrated Animal Therapies, for a lecture and hands-on demonstration of equine massage techniques on March 23 from 9:00 a.m. to noon, with lunch provided by the club immediately following. Attendees will be able to practice the techniques with the onsite horses, and the fee is $50 per person. Location details were sent to club members via email. Please RSVP no later than March 20. Hope to see everyone there!

Looking Ahead

Sharon — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:44:29 +0000

We’ve got a few activities lined up so you can mark you calendars. March 23rd is Massage Techniques for our horses with Jill Deming; April 21st will be a Club member trail ride at Kelly’s Ford; July 13 is a hoof clinic with Paige Poss. Trail obstacle despooking clinic is in the works for May or June. Lots of fun things to do with great people – come join us! Check our facebook page for the most recent updates.
Don’t forget to sign up for the Saddle Log and start tracking your time riding. The days are getting longer and the weather improving so we should be getting some riding time!

2013 Banquet/Meeting/Elections

Sharon — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 17:38:17 +0000

Its a start of a new year and the VaApHC started it off with a great Banquet. We seated our new officers and board of directors. A couple new faces where added. By unanimous vote our Officials are:
President: Roxanna Genovese
Vice President: Elizabeth Weakley
Secretary: Sharon Fiel
Treasurer: Renee McCalla
New Board member is Marlene Sisbarro
Other Directors remain in place: Sylvia Marshall; Gordon Genovese; Mary Anne Beverly; Laura Cutler
Our new Membership Chairman: Altie Moore
Newsletter: Alissa Genovese
All points will go to Elizabeth Weakley, Saddle Log hours will remain with Susan Sperry
We will be working on updating the forms to reflect the changes. You may send in your 2013 membership to:

Altie Moore
13101 Platoon Drive
Spotsylvania, VA 22551

Don’t forget to “like” our facebook page for more up to date news and of course Pictures.

January General Membership Meeting & Awards Banquet Details

roxana — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 18:18:46 +0000

Last Trail Challenge

Sharon — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:46:36 +0000

Hey everyone, the last Trail Challenge is fast approaching! Saturday September 15th is the last in our series of Trail Challenges. We’ll have Boardwalk Fries there to provide food, great cash prizes and end of year prizes. Its not too late to be in the running for the end-of-series awards. It takes place at Andora Farm, home of Tom Seay of Best of American by Horseback. Check in begins at 8am, with first rider out at 9am. See details – rules and entries under the Forms tab. Don’t Miss it!

Events For The Remainder Of The Year

roxana — Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:46:41 +0000

The Club events for the remainder of the year are:
Sept 15 – Third and final trail challenge at Andora Farm in Culpeper.
Nov 4 – Member and invited guest trail ride at Manassas Battlefield. We will start at 10AM, ride for approximately 2 hours and have a potluck tailgate lunch after the ride.

May Trail Challenge

Sharon — Mon, 21 May 2012 18:33:29 +0000

Thank you everyone who participated in the May Trail Challenge. It was a great success. With beautiful weather, wonderful folks, and great horses we had an enjoyable day with horses and friends. The Gathering of folks from Tom’s Ride Across American and Best of American by Horseback brought people from as far away as Wisconson to spend the weekend in Virginia.
We were treated to a demonstration from Virginia’s cowboy mounted shooting club, a festive feel with families, food and fun. We hope you will join us for the next ride in the series, on June 16th.
Pictures have been posted under the Photo tab, scroll down to “online photo album”. Scores will be posted soon, so check back.

2012 TRAIL CHALLENGE SERIES

roxana — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:31:58 +0000

Update! – Thank you to all who came out for the 2012 Trail Challenge Series. We appreciate your support and hope you enjoyed the rides. It was great meeting all of you! Pictures from the ride will be going up on the website soon (some are available on our Facebook page now!) Scores from all three rides can be found under the “Forms” tab.