Around the Rings – 2023 VQHA Spring Breakout

The recent Virginia Quarter Horse Association Spring Breakout, Home of the Virginia Maiden, held its show March 22-26, 2023, at the Virginia Horse Center, in Lexington, Virginia.

Judges were: April Devitt, Casey Devitt, Clay MacLeod, Sandy Curl, Rick Christy, Dolly Chayer and Eddie Smith (SE); Additional Judges: Jim Isley, Shane Young, and Steve Lackey.

From Virginia Quarter Horse Association: We had a great horse show! Thank you so much to all of the exhibitors who attended. There was over 6,000 entries, up from 4,000 last year! Thank you Topline Event Management, Meghan Tierney, and Cameron VanSickle for making the show run smoothly.  Your efforts are greatly appreciated! Thank you to all our our sponsors; we couldn’t do it without you!

We hope you will attend in 2024 with the new dates:  APRIL 16-20, 2024.

High Point Award Winners

Buckaroo 12 & Under – Painting With Fire & Eleanor Leeth
Small Fry – GVRZipsValntineHeart & Charlotte Miller
Level 1/Novice Youth – Sterling Assets & Samantha Muth
Youth – Lazy Lopin Guy & Sydney Sargent
Level 1/Novice Amateur – Shes Hot N Poison & Tori Leigh Rae Brown
Amateur – VS Filly Revived & Ali Hubbell
Level 1/Novice Select – One Lazy Afternoon & Lisa Opsahl
Select – Breathalyzer & Leah Bohrer
Open – She Will Be Somebody & Alex Bryner
Non-Pro Ranch – Breathalyzer & Leah Bohrer
Open Ranch – Mizter Nite & Brad Hill

See the Circuit Awards here: 2023 Spring Breakout Circuit Winners

Scribe sheets can be found here: Scribe Sheets – Spring Breakout | Topline Event Mgt

 

Thank you to the official show photographer, Ryan Geiger Photography, for the wonderful gallery of images below!

 

Gordon Downey and Charlie Burgess were on hand during the show to share in everyone’s successes!  Find the photo galleries with photos of exhibitors here:

http://www.equinechronicle.com/more-around-the-rings-vqha-spring-breakout-with-the-g-man/

 

http://www.equinechronicle.com/more-around-the-rings-from-vqha-spring-breakout-with-the-g-man/

 

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