The Facility
With over 600 acres holding 9 show rings, 8 schooling rings, a 4,000-seat coliseum, 8 barns, cross country, a tractor pull, campgrounds, special event spaces, and full café services, the VHCF offers a safe, diverse, and exciting facility for your event.
Indoor Arenas
Outdoor Arenas
Anderson Coliseum, Waldron Arena
150' x 300'
Clay base/Natural sand mix
The Howard P. Anderson Coliseum is a 4000-seat indoor coliseum centered on the gracious Waldron Arena. This arena hosts “AA” rated and local horse shows, training clinics, concerts, rodeos, horse pulls, and sporting events. With a clay base, its natural sand footing provides for a sound experience for riders and horses.
Ault Pavilion
Waldron warm-up area
90’ x 180'
Sand/Clay mix
Bent Tree Barn’s Schooling Ring
64.6' x 180'
Dust-free synthetic/sand
East Complex, Reel Arena
120' x 260'
Sand/Clay mix
Jacqueline & George Ohrstrom Jr. Barn
64.6' x 180'
Sand/Clay mix
The Big Lonely Barn’s Schooling Ring
70' x 180'
Sand/Clay mix
Moore Arena
COVERED
96' x 2200'
Sand/Clay mix
Isabel de Szinay Complex
AKA The Dee Dee Arena
58,047 Sq. Ft.
Euro Tex Footing
Rosevelt Adjacent Warm-up
Euro Tex Footing
Stave Mill Pavilion
Wiley Arena
130' x 300'
Kruse Cushion Ride footing
Northern Arena
120' x 260'
Bluestone base/Natural sand
South Campground Schooling
170' x 170'
Bluestone base/Natural sand
Dressage Arena “A”
96' x 250'
Bluestone base/Natural sand
Sandy Gerald Ring
160' x 230'
Kruse Cushion Ride footing
Wheeler Arena “C
96' x 250'
Bluestone base/Natural sand
Tardy Arena
90' x 250'
Dust-free synthetic/sand
East Complex Schooling Ring
115' x 145'
Bluestone base/Natural sand
Barns
The Virginia Horse Center is known for its safe and well-maintained stalls. Four stall-dedicated barns border the Stable Office/Welcome Center, including the newly renovated Famesgate, which holds 120 stalls each. Barn 8 is adjacent to the East Complex and has 122 stalls.
The Big Lonely, Woods Hill, and the recently renovated Bent Tree Barn are laid out around schooling rings and hold 49, 46, and 48 stalls, respectively. The VHCF can also set up temporary stalls for large events.
All barns have internal wash stalls and dedicated manure pits. The stalls are uniformly 10' wide x 12' deep, with walls 7' 10" tall. The doors are 5' 7/8" wide.
“No hour of life is wasted that is spent in the saddle.”
Winston Churchill