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They started with 35.  At the end of the week, the final two riders to leave the arena were VHTC riders, Anna Raybourn, Champion, and Jordan Hodge, Reserve Champion!  It was a fitting final to a great week!

Riding Mary's Gift, they have been undefeated and Unanimous Champions all year!  At the 2008 Youth Nationals, Anna won both the UPHA 14-17 and Half Arabian Saddle Seat Equitation 14-17 riding Mary's Gift.  Anna was also Reserve National Champion in the Purebred Show Hack 14-17 riding Mr. G's Ringmaster.  Congratulations on your accomplishments and good luck as you start your college career!

Congratulations to Jordan Hodge on her amazing final year as a youth competitor.  Jordan won 5 Reserve National Championships and 1 Top Ten.  One of her Reserves was in the Purebred Saddle Seat Equitation 14-17 riding CL Summer Heat and the other was in the Half Arabian Saddle Seat Equitation 14-17 riding Cops N Robbers.  Congratulations Jordan on your exciting final year at Youth Nationals and good luck at the University of Georgia!

Congratulations to graduating Youth rider, Melanie Ramey on her thrilling National Championship ride in the Half Arabian English Pleasure JOTR 14-17.  We wish you continued success as you move up into the amateur 18-39 division.

Jordan Hodge riding Cops N Robbers: Reserve National Champion Half Arabian Saddle Seat Equitation 14-17.

Top 10 Half Arabian Country English Pleasure JTR 14-17

Jordan Hodge riding Maximumm Overdrive- Reserve National Champion Half Arabian Park JTR 14-17

Jordan Hodge was also a Reserve National Champion in the Half Arabian English Pleasure JTR 14-17 riding SA Mandolin.

Anna Raybourn riding Mr. G's Ringmaster- Reserve National Champion Purebred Show Hack JTR 14-17.

Available for Purchase.  Regional champion in both Show Hack and Sidesaddle.  Multiple Reserve National Champion in Show Hack.

Aubrey Hodge riding Millionairee.  Top 10 Half Arabian Western Pleasure JOTR 14-17

Aubrey Hodge riding Spotacular Cyte ROF- Top 10 Half Arabian Show Hack JTR 14-17

Available for Purchase.  Multiple National Champion Open and Amateur Show Hack.

Lexi Hampton riding CBS Dahzzle.  Top 10 Purebred Hunter JTR 13 and Under

Ava Lapham riding Toi Trouble.  Top 10 Purebred English Pleasure JTR 14-17

Ava Lapham riding Snow In Summer.  Top 10 Half Arabian English Pleasure JTR 14-17

Congratulations to all of the Vicki Humphrey Riders on an outstanding show!

Scottsdale 2008 Winners

Anna Raybourn and Mary’s Gift having fun at Scottsdale

Vicki Humphrey and Revelation JF. Champion HA English Pleasure Open

Vicki Humphrey and Baskeafire Ball Blue Ribbon Winners in the HA Country English Pleasure JR. Horse Class 5 year olds

Anna Raybourn and Mary’s Gift Champions in Both the Saddleseat Equitation and UPHA Class

Jessica Clinton winning her first open class on Bunker Buster in the HA English Pleasure Limit Horse Class.

VHTC 2007 US NATIONALS HIGHLIGHTS     

OA Star Struck with Jessica Clinton Owned by Charlie Wiggs
  US National Reserve Champion HA English Pleasure 18-39

Excels High Fashion with Jessica Clinton 
2007 US National Champion HA Park Horse AOTR
Congratulations to New Owner Apryl Hughes!

Bey Berry Love with Jessica Clinton, Owned By Vicki Humphrey
  U.S. TWO TIME National Champion Arabian Mounted Native Costume Open and AOTR

Yes It’s True with Jeff Knight, Owned by Jeff and Linda Knight
US Reserve National Champion PB Park AOTR

LaToiya with Vicki Humphrey, Owned by Ken and Diane Hicks
US Reserve National Champion English Futurity Horse

KRA Dammage with Vicki Humphrey, Owned by Russ and Cathy Vecsey 
US National Champion Purebred Informal Combination

WP Rosanna Orana with Tish Kondas, Owned by David and Cyndi Bandy 
US National Reserve Champion HA Pleasure Driving

Snow In Summer with Tish Kondas, Owned by Diane Lapham
US National Champion HA English Pleasure 18-39

Top Ten Winners:
 
Heir Strike, with Denise Wright
 
Ghazmo Kramer, with Jessica Clinton
 
Poetry In Motion, with Katie Burr
 
Lady Lorraina, with Jeff Knight
 
PF Emotion, with Jeanne Kowalcyzk
 
Mandalay Bay, with Vicki Humphrey
 
Mandalay Bay, with Cathy Vecsey
 
KRA Dammage, with Cathy Vecsey
 
Jonni Rocket, with Colleen Boylan
 
FixAFire, with Vicki Humphrey
 
Baske Afireball, with Tish Kondas
 
A Noble Pass, with Tish Kondas
 
Mattice NL, with Tish Kondas
 
Cool Night, with Mona Mulford
 
Cool Night, with Tish Kondas
 
Shalone, with Laura Koch
 
Hucks Connection V, with Vicki Humphrey
 
Brown Eyed Girlz, with Katie Burr

NSH Finals:
Anna Raybourn made a clean sweep of NSH finals with her mare, Marys Gift. Anna was unanimous National Champion in the 14-17 Saddle Seat Equitation Class, the UPHA Championship, the Saddle Seat Grand Championship, and also won the Medal Class with her horse “Pete”.

Sales:
In 2006 – 2007 VHTC sold several great prospects that went on to be National Champion the same year, in 2006, Carrey Grant was sold to Joel Keisner. He was Canadian National Champion in 2007 with his new owner, as was Collect Call, National Walk Trot and Marking Time, National Show Hack, and Rose of Harlem, Reserve National Champion Halter Mare.

Please click on our videos of our prospects and your future National Champion.

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Congratulations to the new owners of
Hucks Connection V
Jacque & Ann LaPointe!

Fees & Pricing:

*Training and conditioning fees are billed at the first of the month and are due when billed. Interest on all unpaid balances begins on the tenth. All horses whose bills are 30 days in arrears will be sent home or put on board until such time as the bill is paid in full.
No horse will be trained if payments are not current.

*Show Fees include all trainer's expenses, grooms expenses, and horse preparation charges. Entry fees, office and drug fees, non-member fees, bedding at shows, pro-rated tack and groom stalls, set-up and hauling fees are to be paid by owner and are not included in Show Fee. Day fees include all days on the road.

Show Fees are billed 30 days in advance and are due two weeks prior to departure. Non-payment may result in your horse not being shown.

*All horses are required to have a current negative Coggins, all inoculations, and to be dewormed every 60 days, all of which will be administered by VHTC's Veterinarian and regulated by VHTC.

*All prize money will be retained by the clients.

*Lessons (equitation, lunge-line) will be billed at $50.00/hr for riders with no horse in training or horse on board or extra lessons. One ride a week on training horses is not billed.