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Fout said the Aug. 25 Turf Writers’ handicap at Saratoga was the gelding's likely target.
DerbyCross
returns
DerbyCross will be held at Morven Park in Leesburg this Saturday, Aug. 16, starting at 3 p.m. Five teams of four — three event riders plus a show jumper — will jump a cross-country course sprinkled with show fences. The short format, and easy to follow action, makes the sport a popular spectator venue. Log on for details: www.DerbyCross.com.
Scott Hassler will teach at Sprieser Sport Horse near Orlean on Tuesday, Aug 19 from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call (540) 364-6179 or log onto www.spriesersporthorse.com for information.
Hunting clinic
Susan Deal and Oliver Brown will conduct a foxhunting clinic this Saturday, Aug 16 at Grovespring Farm in Culpeper from 8 a.m. to noon. Call to reserve space: (540) 547-2810.
‘Thinking
Horse9 dinks
Instructor Jan Snodgrass will teach a “thinking horse” clinic this weekend, Aug 16-17 at her Light Heart Farm near Marshall. Snodgrass said that she will “Improve your ability to work with horses by learning to understand both their behavior and the ways they learn best.”
Visit online for more: www.theexcellenthorse.com.
Futurity moves
to new date
Since its inception the Virginia Yearling Futurity has been held at the Warrenton Horse Show over the Labor Day weekend. As the classes have steadily grown, the event has clogged up the timetable to the point ‘■hat tK Futurity must now stand on its own.
This year the $15,000 futurity will be a stand-alone event on Sunday, Aug. 24 at the Warrenton Horse Show grounds.
The Futurity features $15,000 in total prize money with $10,000 in cash prizes. Call for details: (540) 3474313.
Volunteer call
The Blue Ridge Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship, a non-profit organization serving disabled children and adults, will hold training sessions for lesson volunteers Aug 20 and 27. Call (540) 837-1575 for information.
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