The Spring Breakout/Dave Higgins Memorial AQHA Show Circuit got underway today at the Virginia Horse Center in beautiful Lexington, Virginia. The show began today with judging in Equitation, Hunter Under Saddle, Western Pleasure, Horsemanship and Western Riding in the Coliseum. Competition in the outdoor arena was devoted to Trail. Ranch Riding and Reining took center stage in the covered outdoor arena. Judges for this year’s show include Andrea Simmons, Jennifer Thompson, Betsy Tuckey, John Tuckey, Rick Baker and Jim Isley
The circuit’s main event, the Hylton Maiden 3-Year-Old & Over Western Pleasure, will be presented tomorrow evening. The class boasts a total purse of well over $50,000, where the winner is guaranteed to take home $25,000. Additional bonus money will be awarded to the highest placing Intermediate and Limited riders. The Hyton Maiden 3-Year-Old & Over Western Pleasure class is made possible by the generous financial support of Cecilia Hylton, of Hylton Quarter Horses in Gainesville, Virginia. She introduced the class at the Reichert Celebration and moved it to her home state in 2011. It has been the highest paying Western Pleasure futurity class in the nation for the past several years.
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