Winners in the show ring

Caitlyn Woychik of Goochland, Va., was reserve champion in the Large Pony Hunter at the Jacksonville Internationale in Green Cove Springs, Fla.

Southern States published its first Equine calendar in 2006. The calendar pictures were submitted by our patrons and were selected based on what we thought were the best of the best. All pictures received were greatly appreciated, and we suspect were taken in hopes of being part of the calendar. In many of the pictures your can feel the strong relationship between the owner and their horse. We have received a few comments on our choice for the July picture and how the flag was displayed. In retrospect, our selection criteria should have included flag etiquette. It was not our intention to be disrespectful to our flag, and we hope you understand we have learned from the comments we received.

Rafferty was Champion Green Conformation Horse at the Stonewall Country Horse Show in Lexington, Va., shown by Jason Berry. He is owned by Cismont Manor Farm. Rafferty eats Triple Crown^® Complete, purchased from the Charlottesville, Va., Southern States store.

Becky Hall and her chestnut gelding, Private Topic, were champions in the Older Adult Amateur Hunter division at The Barracks in Charlottesville, Va. Private Topic is fed Legends^® 12P from the Goochland, Va., Southern States store.

Two-year-old Thoroughbred sells for $16M

A Thoroughbred colt sold for $16 million at the Fasig-Tipton Florida Select Sale of two-year-olds in training at Calder Race Track February 28. The colt's sire is Forester, his dam Magical Masquerade. According to Bloodhorse magazine, he is the most expensive Thoroughbred ever sold at public auction. The colt was consigned by Dean DeRenzo and Randy Hartley. He was raised on Triple Crown^® Complete.

Virginia Indian Horse Festival is June 24

The Second Annual Virginia Indian Horse Festival will be held from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. June 24, just outside of Smithfield, Va., in the pastures of Mill Swamp Indian Horses.

Entertainment and education are woven into this family-oriented festival, according to owner Steve Edwards. Last year's Festival drew more than 800 visitors.

The American Indian Horse Registry recognizes the horses used by American Indians during the 1800s and the modern breeds that descended from that hearty stock.

Several Spanish Mustangs will be on display, along with a herd of formerly wild mustangs that were captured on the ranges of Nevada and Utah. There will be demonstrations on how these horses are gentled and trained.

Sharon Sluss of Rainbow's End Spanish Mustangs will demonstrate the diversity of these horses with her dressage-trained stallion, Cisco.

Indian horses from weanlings to two-year-olds will be available for purchase.

Admission fees will benefit Graz'n Acres, a riding facility that provides riding therapy for people with disabilities. For directions and more information see www.virginiaameri- canindianhorseassociation.org.

South Kentucky All-breed Fun Horse Show is April 29

The South Kentucky Equine All-Breed Fun Horse Show will be held Saturday, April 29, starting at 6 p.m. at the Pulaski County Fairgrounds in Somerset, Ky.

There will be "something for everyone" with a wide variety of classes, including pleasure racking, speed racking, pleasure walking, Saddlebred (three-gaited pleasure horse), Paso Fino pleasure, plantation pleasure, Mule pleasure, western pleasure, Miniature horses at halter and driving, and a Jack Benny class, in which entries must be 40 years or older.

There will be several children's classes, including lead line, Pee Wee pleasure, stick horse and a Best Dressed Cowboy and Cowgirl contest.

For information contact Rodney Luttrell at 606-423-2997.

Lawyer Ron wins Southwest Stakes

Lawyer Ron won the Southwest Stakes at Oaklawn Park in Arkansas in February. The three-year-old colt was raised in Davies County, Ky., by Jim Hines, where he was fed Triple Crown^® Performance 14. He is racing under Hines Farm silks for Arkansas trainer Bob Holtus.