2019–2020 ANNUAL REPORT July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020 History will record that this has been the year of the COVID-19 pandemic and that our Horse Center had to be closed for three months. History will also record that this year was dramatically transformational, not only in the physical improvements of the Horse Center, but also in the remarkable resiliency of the Virginia Horse Center. There is a real sense of optimism for our future.” —John Nicholson, CEO

Great Job guys! Our check-in/COVID paperwork and temp checks and all that yesterday was smooth and pleasant and we appreciate the opportunity to have horse shows! Thank you!” — Katie Gardner, Bedford, Virginia

Many thanks to the VHC staff! We couldn’t have done it this year without your planning and assistance with all the new COVID guidelines and compliance measures.” — Kimberly Shaffer Dickinson, Chesapeake, Virginia

Our Mission The Virginia Horse Center Board of Directors The Virginia Horse Center Foundation Foundation is a 501(c)(3) Gardner L. Bloemers, President provides a world class facility hosting non-profit organization. Kenneth M. Wheeler, Jr., Vice President regional, national, and international With the support of the Foundation, Charles A. “Chuck” Grossmann, Treasurer equestrian events. the Virginia Horse Center serves as an Elizabeth Mason Horsley, Secretary economic and cultural asset for the benefit The Virginia Horse Center Foundation of the Rockbridge County community Judith Heisley Bishop envisions a unique, bucolic landmark to and the Commonwealth of Virginia. An Roxanne Booth honor and celebrate the timeless, special important resource to the East-Atlantic Thomas M. Clarke bond between mankind and the horse equine competition circuit, the Virginia Brooks Lucas Cushman through safe, fair, and spirited equestrian Horse Center hosts all disciplines of H. E. (Buddy) Derrick, Jr. competition. equestrian sport, standing at the forefront William C. Heizer of Virginia’s $1.2 billion equine community. Ernest M. Oare Lynn E. Rice This institution is an equal opportunity Brian Ross provider and employer. Ann Tierney Smith Jeffry Sterba George Williams Christopher Wynne Fiscal Year 2019–2020 Statement of Accounts As of June 30, 2020 Our primary revenues are generated by shows that we own, followed by revenues generated by third party shows which rent our facility. 2020 2019 ASSETS (Unaudited) (Audited) Cash and cash equivalents $ 1,648,360 $ 1,506,367 Contributions receivable 281,040 292,748 Other assets 46,205 98,732 Property and equipment 19,489,152 17,759,558 TOTAL ASSETS $ 21,464,757 $ 19,657,405

LIABILITIES Accounts payable and other current liabilities $ 1,137,148 $ 701,164 Notes payable and long term debt 11,342,185 11,565,531 TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 12,479,333 $ 12,266,695

NET ASSETS TOTAL NET ASSETS $ 8,985,424 $ 7,390,710 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 21,464,757 $ 19,657,405

NOTE: The 2019 information above is derived from the Virginia Horse Center Foundation’s audited financial statements. For a complete version, including the Independent Auditor’s Report, please contact the Foundation’s office. The 2020 audit report was not available as of the printing date of the report.

Contributions $2,604,999 - 54% Other $98,615 - 2% Sponsorships $138,094 - 3%

OPERATING REVENUES Hay, Feed, Shavings Sold $4,836,825 $351,373 - 7% General Facilities Operations $1,313,321 - 43%

All Shows & Events $1,643,745 – 34% OPERATING EXPENSES All Shows & Events $3,043,677 $800,030 - 26%

Management & Staff Sponsorships $617,475 - 21% & Development Hay, Feed, $123,863 - 4% Shavings $188,989 - 6% Thank you for your

Fiscal Year 2019–2020 SUPPORT As of June 30, 2020

DONORS Ms. Carol Reedy Bonnie Management Company, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey S. Shawver Ms. Sherri Booye & Mr. Warren C. Edmunds Blue Ribbon Council Virginia Dressage Association Botetourt County Horsemans Association, $100,000.00 + Ms. Ashley Kelly Ms. Gardy Bloemers & Mr. Nick Duke Supporter Boys & Girls Club of Waynesboro, Ms. Brooks Lucas Cushman $2,500.00 to $4,999.99 Staunton & Augusta Co. Mr. & Mrs. Fritz Kundrun Ms. Laura Blair Butler Ms. Paula L. Brown-Steedly Ms. Bettina Longaker Ms. Keedie Leonard Ms. Karen Bull The Rimora Foundation Ms. Linda DuPuis Dr. James T. Burnette Sterba Family Fund Mr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Perkins Mr. & Mrs. Darrell Bush Virginia Equine Alliance William M. Camp Foundation Ms. Sharon Cameron Ms. Karen Waldron & Mr. Shawn Ricci - Ms. Janice Wright & Ms. JoLynne Carter Elbert H., Evelyn J., and Mr. James M. Chapman Ms. Judith Cashwell Karen H. Waldron Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Wayne Chatfield-Taylor Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth M. Wheeler, Jr. Advocate Mr. & Mrs. Barry Chewning $1,000.00 to $2,499.99 Mr. W. Donald Clark Champion’s Benefactor Ms. Joan W. Alberti Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Clements $50,000.00 to $99,999.99 Blue Ridge Trailer Sales & Services Coleridge Equine, LLC, Anonymous Mr. William T. Boyd III Ms. Elizabeth Essenmacher The Gordinier Family Ms. Jennifer Donovan & Ms. Katharine Cowasjee Ms. Peta Jean Wyllie Mr. Michael Donovan Dr. & Mrs. R. Reynolds Cowles, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Bob Ehle Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd L. Craighill Champion’s Patron Ms. Robin Floyd Ms. Laura Croft $20,000.00 to $49,999.99 Ms. Pamela Bliss French Ms. Joy Crompton Ms. Grace Arnold Mrs. Elizabeth Mason Horsley Mr. & Mrs. Joseph E. Dove Hyperion Stud, LLC, Ms. Vicky Castegren Mr. & Mrs. James D. Mungovan Ms. Patsy S. Dubay The Katharine B. Tierney Ms. Lynne Skaryak Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Duhring Charitable Foundation Ms. Ann E. Sutherland Mr. & Mrs. Ken D. Dunker Ms. Jacqueline Mars The Arnold F. Baggins Foundation Ms. Betty Holland Dye Mr. & Mrs. Ernest M. Oare Ms. Sandra Thomas Dr. Delwyn Dyer McGue Millhiser Family Trust Vanguard Charitable – Bryant Crane Mr. David Earnest Ms. Lynn Ellen Rice Charitable Fund Ms. Jennifer L. Eccles Wingate Family Charitable Fund Ms. Jane Ellinghaus Champion’s Sustainer Ms. Suzanne Youngkin Ms. Virginia S. Ewing $10,000.00 to $19,999.99 Ms. Marynell Eyles Ms. Christine Barnicle Friend Ms. Rebecca P. Fass The Harrison Foundation, Ms. Mary Keevil $1.00 to $999.99 Ms. Sally D. Feltner Ms. Patricia Henderson Mr. William L. Aiton Mr. & Mrs. Carter G. Frank Markel Insurance Company Ms. Cynthia Allner Ms. Kim C. Gall & Dr. Chris Middleton Ms. Elizabeth Lewis Page Ms. Denise Altizer Mrs. Jane Garland AmazonSmile Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Gathright, III Partner Animal Care Center of Floyd, Inc., Ms. Jessie Ginsburg $5,000.00 to $9,999.99 Dr. Meredith McGrath Ms. Anne Goddard Rand American Saddlebred Horse Anonymous Ms. Angelia Goodwin Assn of Virginia Mr. & Mrs. William C. Anthony Ms. Leslie Goryeb At Last Fund Mr. & Mrs. Cecil Armstrong Ms. Judith E. Grass Mrs. Karin M. Banks Ms. Pam C. Baker Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hahn The Heisley Bishop Family Bank of America Matching Gifts Hamric & Sheridan Jewelers, Inc. Ms. Stephanie Riggio Bulger Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Bays Mr. & Mrs. Gary H. Helfenberger Mr. Peter Doolan Benevity Community Impact Fund Mrs. Margaret Henderson Mr. Chuck Grossmann & Ms. Susan Tice Blue Ridge Products Ms. Elizabeth Irons Ms. Janine Malone Mr. William E. Bobbitt, Jr. Ms. Ann Isaksen Mountain Laurel Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Bodley Ms. Owen Jaeger Ms. Jacqueline L. Ohrstrom Ms. Judy A. Bonin Mr. William E. Johnson Famesgate is wonderful! The [Memorial] Park is absolutely gorgeous, it is so beautiful and perfect. We love the VHC, it is so well cared for.” — Kim Cowart, North Carolina

Ms. Marianne Jolley Progressive Riding Program, Ms. Mary Ellena Ward & Mr. James R. Slack Ms. Margaret Jones Ms. Judith De Michele Warrenton Horse Show Ms. Wendy Jones Mrs. Cindy Payne Pryor Mr. & Mrs. Stephen K. Waskey Mr. Joe Samuels Mrs. Celia Rafalko Ms. Mary Wauls Ms. Deborah Kapsalakis Ms. Sarah Redifer Mr. Fred A. White Ms. Cecilia J Kimata Mr. & Mrs. Milton P. Reid, II Mr. William A. Whitlock Mr. & Mrs. Alfred A. King, Jr. Mr. Roger R. Rinehart, III World Equestrian Brands, Ms. Robin Moore Ms. Susan Knipe Mr. Robert E. Rombs, Jr. Mrs. Deborah Wray Mr. Dale Lanks Ms. Mary Ann Ronald Mr. Wayne A. Wriston Ms. Caroline Leeth Mr. & Mrs. Brian Ross Ms. Karyn A. Zambrano-Clifton Ms. Patty Lemon Ms. Sheri Ruddy Lexington Pappagallo, Ms. Susan Crawford Ms. Jeanne Russell Mr. & Mrs. Smith S. Lilly Ms. Mary Jane Ciraco Russell SPONSORS Mrs. Barbara J. Lindley Dr. Russell Edward Buss Ms. Sally D. Mason Dr. Gregory R. Schmidt $20,000.00 + Mr. & Mrs. Harry McCoy Ms. Doreen Schriebl The Heisley Bishop Family McDaniel Contractor Services Ms. Donna Schrum Sterba Family Fund – Famesgate Stables Ms. Lynda McGarry Shenandoah Valley Driving Club, Ms. Lindsay H. Maxwell Dr. & Mrs. Douglas C. McPherson Mr. Bill Ruark Mrs. Robin Mellen Ms. Phyllis Ann Showalter $10,000.00 to $19,999.99 Mr. Joe Melnik Ms. Betty E. Skillman TTR Sotheby’s Mr. & Mrs. Carl K. Miles, Jr. SportHorseAuctions.com, Ms. Thea Miller Mr. & Mrs. Timothy N. Jennings $5,000.00 to $9,999.99 Ms. Susan J. Mong Star City Canine Training Club Caves Farm, Howie & Megan Wolfe Ms. Jeanne Morency Dr. & Mrs. Robert Strong EquiJet LLC Ms. Anne Moss Ms. Susan E. Swope U.S. Hunter Jumper Association Mountain View Farm Greenhouses Ms. Dorna B. Taintor & Ms. Tenney Mudge Ms. Michelle Mahoney $2,500.00 to $4,999.99 Ms. Sandi Nelson Mr. John Teeter Take2 Second Career Thoroughbred Mr. John Nicholson Mr. & Mrs. David C. Thomas Program Old Dominion Region Pony Clubs Mr. & Mrs. Mark Thompson, Jr. Wakefield Family Foundation Olivia Streater Reed & Dwight Compton Mr. & Mrs. Swen P. Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Wheeler, Jr. Reed Fund at CFRBA Mr. & Mrs. W. McIlwaine Thompson, Jr. Chesapeake Dressage Institute, Ms. Jennifer Tingley $1,000.00 to $2,499.99 Ms. Janet Richardson-Pearson Ms. Sarah Tweedie Ms. Joan W. Alberti Ms. Lori J. Pickett Ms. Susannah S. Via Mr. & Mrs. John DeCuir The Pittsburgh Foundation Virginia Horse Trials, LLC Ms. Elisabeth M. Goth Ms. Amanda Pomeroy Ms. Victoria Walker Mr. Rodney Hicks Mr. & Mrs. R. G. Porter, III Mr. & Mrs. James S. Walton Kilmurry Farm, Ms. Mary K. Magner Ms. Harriet Schiele Mr. & Mrs. John Huse Ms. Diane Sembler Kamins Ingleside Farm, Ms. Heather Boodey Iron Horse Express, Mr. David Parkinson $500.00 to $999.99 Ms. Connie C. Jessee BBX Corporation JJ’s Meat Shak Mr. & Mrs. Michael Bertozzi Ms. Margaret Jones & Ms. Sandra Ruiz Ms. Phyllis Brookshire Mr. Larry LeBlanc Ms. Amanda DuPont Linmorland Farm, Ms. Victoria Skelding Firsthand Equine, Ms. Kristin Silon Ms. Alice C. Martens Ms. Jenny Graham Ms. Renee McLean Hidden Fox, Ms. Lisa Woodward Meadow Wood Stables, Inc., Mrs. Elizabeth Mason Horsley Mr. & Mrs. Danny Troutman Ms. Melissa K. Jurick Meadowview Farm, Mr. & Mrs. Hugh B. Kaplan Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Morrison Ms. Carol R. Lamberson Ms. Paula Messier Mercer Springs Farm, Mr. Glenn Y. Moody Mr. & Mrs. Smith S. Lilly Ms. Karen Richie Moore Mrs. Robin Mellen Ms. Debra F. Ohlson The Pittsburgh Foundation Ms. Taylor Parrish Ms. Carol Reedy Pennsylvania Horse Show Association Ms. Peg Seals & Ms. Laura Wright Ms. Margaret Ranft Ms. Kim Shuler Mr. & Mrs. Derek Reed I am a 3rd generation horse Ms. Jane Soura Ms. Sharon M. Rhoton The Jockey Club Mr. & Mrs. Gary Stephen Scearce, Jr. trainer, we have been showing Ms. Karyn A. Zambrano-Clifton SDavis Consulting Corporation, Ms. Jan Bitzberger at this facility since it opened. $1.00 to $499.99 Stars and Stripes Farm, It is the best place we come to Ms. Jill E. Adler Ms. Marianne Jolley Ms. Pam C. Baker Stonebrook Farm, Ms. Leslie Melvin show horses and we show all Ms. Morgan & Ms. Grace Ball Ms. Julie Simmons & over the southeast. The new Belle Cheval, Ms. Jill DeTemple Ms. June D. Henderson Ms. Carol L. Bernstein South West Appraisal, Inc., improvements to the barn, Mr. & Mrs. Tom Bishop Ms. Chelista Linkous Blue Ridge Products, Mr. & Mrs. Doug Stacy arenas, and facility … they Mr. and Mrs. Phil Geisel Ms. Shirley A. Trail have definitely put this place Ms. Sandra Brown Tunstall Stables Ms. Megan Buckley Ms. Pat West & Mr. William Shean over the top!” Ms. Teresa Burkhart Ms. Ann Garnett Wheeler —Matt Shiflet, North Carolina Byerley Construction Company, Inc. Ms. Robin Williams Central Virginia Insurance Agency Ms. Leah B. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. William Davidson Ms. Janice Wright & Ms. Janie Denning Mr. James M. Chapman Mr. Zachary M. Dillon Ms. Melissa Zimmerman Doug Shiflet Photography Ms. Alice J. Eanes Gifts in Kind The EMO Agency, Inc. Ms. Jennifer Donovan & Mr. Wayne Eubank Mr. Michael Donovan First Bank & Trust Company Virginia Tent Rental Funks Welding, LLC Virginia Horse Show Association Gaited Rumble Show Series Cross Keys Construction Ms. Rebecca J. Gauzza Mr. & Mrs. Elesteen Hager Legacy Club Ms. Brooke Hall Anonymous Ms. Diane G. Hauslein Ms. Brooks Lucas Cushman Every effort has been made to list each Haymore Garden Center Mr. Chuck Grossmann & Ms. Susan Tice donor to the Virginia Horse Center Heads Up Riding Academy, Mr. Terry & Ms. Denyse Moore Foundation. If you believe the above Ms. Myra J. Williams list contains errors or omissions, Mr. & Mrs. William C. Heizer please contact the Foundation office. Ms. Wanda Q. Hensley Hogan Horse Transport, Inc. A successful nine-month show season was overshadowed by our closure in mid-March as a result of COVID-19. We hosted the Cowboy Mounted Shooting for the first time in June and saw the return of BMX racing in January.

Our generous supporters helped us begin to transform our facilities to enhance the experience and comfort of exhibitors and spectators alike. We updated a barn, enlarged Fletcher, added LED lighting and gigantic overhead fans in the Coliseum and created a Memorial Park. All of these projects were in the works before pandemic hit but construction continued and all of the projects were ready when we welcomed exhibitions back on June 17.

Gifts in Honor of Gifts in Memory of

 BROOKS LUCAS CUSHMAN   PEGGY ANDERSON  by Keedie Leonard My terrific horse show mom! Annie Shawver  JENNIFER DONOVAN  by Kim Gall  BA ENO  Judith Cashwell  KEEDIE LEONARD  by Jeanne Russell  RICHARD BONIN  by Judy Bonin  REANNA WILLEY &  CORINNE MCCOY  HA FARRIS  by Mr. & Mrs. Harry McCoy by Laura Croft

 NOBLE KNIGHT   BETTY & BILL JENNINGS  by Jennifer L. Eccles Mr. & Mrs. Timothy N. Jennings

 OLD DOMINION REGION   RICHARD KAUFFMAN  PONY CLUBS Mr. & Mrs. Raymond C. Bodley by Lori J. Pickett Mr. & Mrs. Frank G. Carter Mr. & Mrs. Barry Chewning  AUDREY PALMER  Virginia Ewing by Dale Lanks Mr. & Mrs. Mrs. Paul Hahn Mr. & Mrs. Gary H. Helfenberger  JUDY SWAL  Mr. & Mrs. Milton P. Reid II by JoLynne Carter Shenandoah Valley Driving Club Mary Wauls  AVERY VALENTINE  by Katharine Cowasjee  JANET STERBA  Sharon Cameron Non-Profit Organization U.S. Postage Paid Permit No. 85 Lexington, VA

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“Just returned from Dressage at Lexington and I couldn’t have been more impressed with the VHC’s efforts to keep us all safe. Thank you!” — Lauren Sprieser, USDF Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalist, International Grand Prix dressage competitor