It is time to enter the highly anticipated Lexington Spring Premiere and the Lexington Spring Encore.

The prize list is online, and the Lexington Spring Premiere and Lexington Spring Encore schedules are available.

Make sure to reserve your stalls and contact the Stable office at 540-464-2966 to order your bedding. New this year, exhibitors can pre-order feed for delivery at the shows. 

Exhibitors may pre-order their feed up until April 12. All feed requests will be billed to your stall and bedding accounts. Please place your orders in time to ensure delivery. Click here to order your feed.

Your credit card associated with your bedding order will be charged. Please include any questions in the Additional Requests box or text Keedie at 540.294.5750.

The shows are recognized by the NCHJA, VHSA, MHSA and SWVHJA and includes qualifying classes for the Virginia Hunter Championships presented by Markel, and the Amy Y. Reistrup Equitation Challenge.

Enjoy complimentary breakfasts each show day on the Winners Circle Restaurant porch and don't miss the "cookie man" every afternoon for a ringside or barn snack! There will be a dinner for everyone at the show served ringside, during the $25,000 Grand Prix each Saturday night.

We’re looking forward to welcoming you to the Virginia Horse Center!

Attention hunter riders! The 3’ and 3’3” Green Hunters have been moved to the Wiley Arena. 

The Lexington Spring Encore is a designated WCHR week!

Join us for Triple Crown Derby Days in the Sandy Gerald Ring on Fridays during the Virginia Lexington Spring Premiere and the Lexington Encore!

Triple Crown will be sponsoring a ringside breakfast during the Lexington Spring Encore alongside the Sandy Gerald Ring.

Derby heights range from 2’3”-2’6” and 2’9”-3’, and each class offers $1,000 in prize money. The $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by the Heisley Family Foundation, will kick off the Triple Crown Derby Day each Friday morning.

The $5,000 USHJA National Hunter Derby, presented by the Heisley Family Foundation, will also award the EMO Leading Amateur Rider and the Hollins University Leading Junior Rider Award.

Join us for the popular Musical Freestyle Equitation Challenge in the Anderson Coliseum on Friday night during the Lexington Spring Premiere! 

Open to all Amateur and Junior riders. This is a freestyle take your own line competition set to music. Each rider will have 2.5 minutes (running over 2.5 mins will be penalized) to show off your best equitation skills to the music of your choice (clean versions only in MP3 format and must be turned in along with bio by Thursday 5:00 PM) Please send all music to [email protected].

The winning trainer will receive $1,000, the second-place trainer will receive $750, and the third-place trainer will receive $250. 

This is a fun time, so enter today!

Both the Lexington Spring Premiere and Encore will offer $10,000 Welcome Classes and $25,000 Grand Prix.

Paul Jewell of New Hope, Pennsylvania will be designing the jumper courses during the Lexington Spring Premiere. Jewell is well-known throughout the United States for his ability to tailor his courses to bring out the best in horse and rider.

Ken Krome of Westminster, Maryland, will be designing the jumper courses during the Lexington Spring Encore. Krome is a well-known course designer and has built courses throughout the United States, Canada and South America. He also created the show jumping tracks at the 2022 Maryland 5 Star CCI5*. 

Established in 1989, Triple Crown Nutrition, Inc. is dedicated to providing leading-edge equine nutrition. Each ingredient in Triple Crown horse feeds and products is carefully selected to offer proper levels of quality nutrients. All of their feeds contain EquiMix® — a unique blend of yeast cultures, organic minerals, prebiotics, probiotics and digestive enzymes — to help promote essential gut health, optimize intestinal function and support the immune system.

Make sure to order your Triple Crown feed and other feed items for delivery to your barn during the Festival of Champions. Feed orders are due by April 12, 2024.

JODS is an Official Sponsor of the Lexington Spring Premiere and Encore shows and the sponsor of the JODS Style of Riding Award, presented each week. The winner will receive a $100 JODS gift certificate!

JODS is a retailer of fine equestrian apparel, featuring a large selection of the latest styles in competition wear, sweaters, and outerwear.

Featured brands include Equiline, Tailored Sportsman, RJ Classics, For Horses, Samshield, and Helly Hansen. Visit the JODS tent in the vendor area or shop online at jodsonline.com.  

FarmVet is the Official Mobile Horse Health Partner for all Festival of Champions shows in 2025.

FarmVet will be onsite for all Virginia Festival of Champions shows. They are your one stop shop for all things related to your horses’ health. Exhibitors can order ahead of getting to the show.

Offering pet-friendly lodging, as well as an onsite restaurant and bar, The Natural Bridge Historic Hotel & Conference Center is offering all competitors a discounted lodging rate. Click here for your discounted rate.

This historic hotel has been updated and overlooks the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and is located across the street from the famous Natural Bridge. The entire family will love the amenities this classic hotel offers, about a 15-minute drive from the Virginia Horse Center.

They offer select adjoining suites as well as rooms with terraces. Their management is top notch and prides itself on offering customer service second to none.