HORSE SHOWS, CLINICS AND OTHER EVENTS FOR HUNTER/JUMPERS, ARABIANS, THOROUGHBREDS AND OTHER BREEDS AND DISCIPLINES. THE SHOWS ARE RECOGNIZED BY MANY NATIONAL EQUINE GROUPS, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION, AND SERVE COMPETITORS FROM A LARGE GEOGRAPHICAL AREA. FACILITY AND SHOW OPERATIONS--THE VIRGINIA HORSE CENTER IS A 573 ACRE STATE OF THE ART ENVIRONMENT FOR HORSE SHOWS AND OTHER EVENTS. THERE ARE CURRENTLY EIGHT BARNS TO ACCOMODATE 750 HORSES IN PERMANENT STABLING. APPROXIMATELY 1200 HORSES CAN BE ACCOMODATED IN PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY STABLING. THEIR PROXIMITY TO A 4,000 SEAT INDOOR COLISEUM ALLOWS THE EVENT CALENDAR TO EXTEND THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE CENTER HAS TWO LARGE ARENAS, ONE OF WHICH IS OLYMPIC LEVEL AND TWO CROSS-COUNTRY COURSES, INCLUDING FEI (INTERNATIONAL) LEVEL COURSES.