Around the Rings – 2025 March to Virginia & The Virginia Maiden

April 10, 2025 | Filed under: Around The Ring Galleries,Featured,Show Results & Gallery | Posted by: Delores Kuhlwein

Thank you to Ryan Geiger Photography, the official show photographer for March to Virginia, for the pro photos.

March to Virginia and The Virginia Maiden, March 27-30, 2025, kicked off their show with new management and ownership. The AQHA show, now owned by The Virginia Horse Center, was managed by AB Show Management, and organized by Allie Board and John Boxell.

Judges were Mike Hawkins, Clint Fullerton, Lisa Ligon, and Mike Rapley.

High Point Winners:

Small Fry High Point	Ava Ruse & Best of Dreamin
Open Horse High Point	She Will Be Somebody & Alex Bryner
Amateur High Point	The Queen of Clubs & Amy Wargo
Select Amateur High Point	Tee Totalin Lazy & Denise Quick
Level 1 Amateur High Point	Tee Totalin Lazy & Denise Quick
Level 1 Youth High Point	Servo Machine & Ragan Shelton
Youth High Point	Good Miss Cadillac & Emily Cract
Non Pro Ranch Horse	Crowd Pleaser & Becca Schaffhauser
Open Ranch Horse	Surprizing Whiz & Robert Stein

View all circuit awards: March to VA Circuit Awards – Google Sheets

The Virginia Maiden is one of the most sought after futurities in the industry, and perhaps the most anticipated each year on Saturday is the 3 & Over Maiden Western Pleasure! Winners are below with photos by Gordon Downey:

Unanimous Champion: Ten Kinda Southern with Shannon Curl Holbin for owner and breeder Gumz Farms -$9,300

Reserve: When Ya Know Ya Know with Kelby Hutchinson for Michael McInnis – $6,696

Third: Jesse Jaames with Blake Britton for Libby Trucco – $4,836

Fourth: Pickup Man with Taft Dickerson for Karen Carter – $3,720

Fifth: Made Olive You Look with Kaitlin Hutchinson for Looney Quarter Horses – $3,162

Sixth: Dangerouss Woman with Garrett Streit for SSH Partnership – $2,604

Also the Limited Champion -$1500

Seventh: Smalltownsouthrnman with Jon Allen for owner and breeder Lola Allen – $2,232

Also the Limited Reserve Champion-$1000

Eighth: Choose Wisely with Cole Baker for owner and breeder Michelle Sullivan -$1,860

Ninth: Hay Hay Hay with Adam Mathis for owner and breeders Scott & D’Lynn Jones – $1,488

Tenth: Candyy Land with Donnie Recchiuti for Tiffany Pattison – $1,302

NSBA was on hand to provide one-on-one journalism with futurity winners!

Hear from Shannon Curl Holbin, courtesy of NSBA, by clicking the link below! Also, hear from Jennifer Leavengood, who won the
Three Year Old Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle on With You Al Be Best; Allison Rock, who won the Maturity Non-Pro Hunter Under Saddle on Good Ole Boys Club; Becca Schaffhauser, who won the Non-Pro Working Western Rail class with her gelding, Crowd Pleaser.

Maiden Brings the Money to Virginia | Equine Chronicle

The first day of futurities, however, were kicked off with Becca Britton showed One Hot Casanova for owner Clarissa Edgerton to win the Three Year Old and Over Limited Horse Open Hunter Under Saddle, followed by Farley McLendon winning the Maturity Open Hunter Under Saddle with Jus Be Good, for owner Amanda Smith, and taking the reserve champion title in the Three Year Old and Older Limited Horse Hunter Under Saddle with her horse, OK Will Do. Hear from both riders:

Marching to Virginia | Equine Chronicle

On Friday, the second futurity day, Farley McLendon returned to the winner’s circle for her second futurity win of the show, this time showing Speakeasyy for Amanda Smith in the $30,000 Added Three Year Old & Over Maiden Hunter Under Saddle Futurity, followed by Shannon Quinlin Hill piloting Daytona Five Hundred to win the Three Year Old and Older Maiden Western Working Rail futurity for owner Debbie Kuffer. Shannon Curl-Holbin also took Beecuz I Said So to the top of the judges’ cards in the Three Year Old & Over Limited Horse Western Pleasure for owner Ruth Rowe.

Hear from all three riders:

Friday Futurity Fun at The Virginia Maiden | Equine Chronicle

Wrapping up The Virginia Maiden were the Non Pros! Hear from Amy Gumz, who piloted Ten Kinda Southern, known as Adam, to the win in the $1,000 added March To Virginia’s NSBA Three Year Old Non-Pro Western Pleasure, and from Brenda Looney, who showed The Machine Girl to win the $1,000 added NSBA Maturity Non-Pro Western Pleasure:

Non Pros Close Out March to Virginia Futurities | Equine Chronicle

All Futurity Results: Untitled Report