Posts by Hoofbeats

Hoofbeats finished another successful year of Therapeutic riding! Our demographics stayed about the same serving 50% adults and 50% children, 50% male and 50% female students. We provided over 2,000 hours of instruction! In our three 8 week sessions, our Hoofbeats riders rode in drill team and flag demonstrations for the Baroque Equestrian Games and the 4-H championships this year. Our show teams competed in the Dressage with a View...

Hoofbeats again hosted the VMI Games Equestrian Venue with the Virginia Horse Center and Special Olympics of Virginia. Twenty two riders competed in Equitation, Dressage, Musical Freestyle and Working Trails. Many thanks to RATS (Rockbridge Area Transportation Services) for transporting the entire Equestrian contingent to the VMI Post for Opening Ceremonies!! Thank you to Lynda McGarry of Roanoke for judging the event, Subway of...

Hoofbeats took a show team of 10 riders to the Dressage with a View Horse show at the VHC June the first. All of our riders and horses behaved impecably and we had a wonderful time! Thank you to the staff who make this show such a terrific experience foe the Hoofbeats team!!

November 30, 2012 (Lexington, VA) – The Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries (GFAS), the only globally recognized organization providing standards for identifying legitimate animal sanctuaries, awarded Verified status to Hoofbeats Therapeutic Riding Center (HTRC) as of November 25, 2012. Verification means that Hoofbeats meets the criteria of a true equine sanctuary/rescue and is providing humane and responsible care of the...

The Rockbridge Hunt Pony Club meets at Hoofbeats and the members are active volunteers for our center.  Henry and Halan are often Pony Club mounts as well.  So far this year, Weby Branscome, Conner McNeil, Olivia, Victoria, and Sofia Flemming, and  Madison Coslett have participated in the Quiz Rally at Virginia Beach with outstanding results!  Olivia and Victoria qualified for Championships in Quiz with the Old Dominion Region Pony...