Beginner – Intermediate Level
18 Year old Paint Pony, 14.0 H
Charlie is a cute paint pony that has a fast trot, but a lovely canter. Quick, but fun for all riders at Red Gate Farm. He is available for lessons and lease.
Archives for 2013
Equitation Clinic Sun.,May 21am ( Kristen Campbell)
September 6, 2013 by
This clinic is being held with a VHSA judge, Kristen Campbell. It will feature an overview of a rider’s equitation from the judge’s point of view. The clinic will run like a show with feedback instead of ribbons. Plus opportunities for improving based on your feedback. Levels correspond to our equitation teams, but others not on the team may join.
Group, hour-long lessons starting with 8-9 am NCEL (2′-2’6″ jumping), 9-10 am NCSSEL (18″ jumping), 10-11 am JEL (cantering and jumping crossrails up to 18″), 11am – noon adults (cantering and jumping). $90 includes horse usage.
This clinic followed by student show. Attendees may show later in the day also. (fee applies)
Fox Hunting
September 4, 2013 by
Experience the thrill of foxhunting as Christine and Mark’s guest at The Middleburg Hunt and with Loudoun Fairfax Hunt and Loudoun Hunt on certain holidays from September through March. $350 includes an experienced horse, tacking service, hunt breakfast, and transportation. You will pay your capping fee to the hunt – fees range from $25 for juniors under 16, to $100-$250 for adults during formal season. Possible discount for taking care of your horse before or after the hunt. You must be an experienced intermediate rider and follow the Hunt Rules 
TBD, Bluebell trail ride
June 26, 2013 by
TBD, 8-4 pm (approx): Adult Bluebell trail ride
$150 horse usage and trailering fee ($80 for trailering only on your horse)
- Trail Ride in Manassas Battlefield to see the famous Bluebell flowers
- LIMITED SPACE on trailers so please don’t sign up unless you are definitely going!! $50 cancellation fee.
- Walk/trot leisurely pace, however trail ride is long (2.5 hours)
- Leaving barn at 8 am, hope to return by 4 pm.
- Worth taking the day off work for!!
- Visit to winery after the ride. Christine and Mark buy the first bottle of wine!
Ruben
June 25, 2013 by
Beginner to Intermediate level
Dutch Warmblood
16.2 hands | Age 21
Ruben is a wonderful dressage horse! He is easy-going and jumps too! Beginners and intermediates love his steady, laid back attitude. Fancy for shows too. He is available for lessons and lease.
Paddy
June 25, 2013 by
Beginner to Intermediate level
Irish Sporthorse
16.3+ hands | Age 20
Paddy was a well-loved foxhunter before coming to Red Gate Farm. He is a wonderful, steady, patient mount for ALL levels. A favorite for many years! He is available for lessons and lease.
Jack
June 25, 2013 by
Beginner to Intermediate level
“TMF Darkstar”
Quarter Horse | 16 hands | Age 18
Comfortable gaits and big, but gentle, he loves kids and adults. Jack
has been teaching all levels for 8 years, including tots and grandmothers. He is available for lessons and lease.
Tobey
June 25, 2013 by
Beginner to Intermediate level
“King Bar Leo”
Quarter Horse/Paint
15.3 hands | Age 17
Tobey is a fun horse that likes kids. His blue eye is striking. Nice on the flat, and an experienced jumper too. Tobey has been with us for many years. He is great for all lower levels. He is available for lessons and lease.
Clinic, Stephanie Rhodes-Bosch April 15th
June 25, 2013 by
Stephanie is an international event rider who will be conducting a clinic at Red Gate Farm on Sat. April 15th. $100 private 30 minute dressage lesson. $100 1-hour small group jumping lesson. Get ready for show season!
Christine Vitkus, Instructor and Owner
June 25, 2013 by
Christine began her love of horses at age 10, where she attended weekly riding lessons and summer riding camps in Fairfax County. At age 16, she acquired her first horse, which she cared for daily and showed locally. In college at the University of Maryland, she taught weekly riding lessons to children and college students, and competed on the University of Maryland’s Equestrian Team in the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association. By her senior year, she was captain of the team. She also rode and groomed racehorses for Laurel and Pimlico racetracks. After graduating, she married and worked a corporate job for 10 years, but also continued to instruct individuals in pleasure riding, specializing in young children. She also rode and trained horses. After the birth of her first child, Christine ran a busy home daycare business for 4 years in Great Falls, Virginia. In 2003, she purchased Red Gate Farm and has managed all aspects of the farm business, including planning, construction, boarding, sales, summer camps and teaching. She now fox hunts and competes her horse, Bourbon, in dressage, jumpers and eventing at the training (3’3″) level.
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