Monday, May 12, 2008

Stone Bridge Farm Launches New Hunter Division

Stone Bridge Farm is pleased to announce that its 2008 Horse Show Series will feature a new hunter division exclusively for thoroughbreds that were previously raced, or trained as racehorses. The Off-the-Track Thoroughbred (OTT) Hunter Division will be designed to introduce ex-racehorses to the show ring, and to provide owners and trainers with an inviting venue in which to show these horses. Entries will be limited to tatooed thoroughbreds.

The division will include an under saddle class and two classes over fences of 2'6" in height, and will be judged on performance, manners and way of going. Trotting on the corners will not be penalized. The division will be sponsored by Dr. Suzanne Shalet and Ann Russek of Lexington, Virginia. The horse receiving the highest number of points in the OTT Hunter Division at all five Stone Bridge Farm Horse Shows will receive a high point award and cooler.

For information, dates and horse show prize lists, please email Katrina Weinig, at jorglover@aol.com; call Stone Bridge Farm at (540) 291-1000; or visit the Farm's web site at http://www.stonebridgefarm.net/