Phoenix Farm

We had the best time this weekend at the ✨ Northwest Arkansas Hunter Jumper Association End of Year Banquet✨ and what a night it was for our barn family!

Here are just a few highlights we’re still celebrating 🖤🐴

🏆Always Cool & Reese Leibrock— Champion in the NWAHJA Hunters and Equitation, plus the NWAHJA Scholarship and our Barn Sportsmanship Award. What a sweep!

🌟Anastasia & Emersyn Van Noy— Champion in the Stepping Stone Hunters and 4th in Equitation.

👑Anastasia & Adalyn Young— 5th in Crossrail Hunters and 7th in Equitation, with Addy also earning the My Ride Scholarship!

📚Clever Boy & Grace McBride— Champion Baby Green, 1st Overall TIP, and Champion Thoroughbred honors.

🛻Chevy to the Levee & Reagan Musteen— 7th Short Stirrup Hunters and 9th Equitation.

🎲Domitia & Samantha Butler— 6th Overall in the .70 Jumpers and 7th in TIP.

🌹Dreamin’ Rose & Jewel McBride— Champion Beginner Hunters and Equitation, plus Best Adult Amateur of the Year!

🧃Juicebox Hero & Lupita Adan— Champion Maiden Hunters and 6th Crossrail Equitation.

🌙Luminescent & Kendall Jones— Reserve Champion .95 Jumpers.

🌊Radiant Storm & Brooke Strickland— 5th Overall .75 Jumpers.

🇺🇸Stars and Stripes InZignia & Lillian Hamm— 6th Crossrail Hunters and Champion in Equitation.

🦢Swan Song & Edie Anzalone— Champion .95 Jumpers.

💫TKF Enchanted & Lilah Hamm— Reserve Champion Crossrail Hunters and Equitation.

🌝To the Moon and Back & Glory McBride— 8th Short Stirrup Hunters and 3rd Equitation, with Glory also earning the My Ride Scholarship!

🌧 Wrain Spot & Claire Suiter— Champion Long Stirrup Hunters and 3rd Equitation, plus HOTY and the Serendipity Trophy!

This is only a glimpse of the dedication, grit, early mornings, and heart these riders pour into their horses every single day. I couldn’t be more proud of this team — not just for the ribbons, but for the sportsmanship, teamwork, and growth they show year after year.

Here’s to an unforgettable season and an even bigger one ahead. 💛✨ Onto the next!

New year, new logo 😎 Welcome to VDB Equestrian. We had a blast getting to do Chase me Charlie with our riders to kick off the new year at a new height! Couldn't have asked for a better day.

✨ What an incredible weekend at the NWAHJA show, which we had the honor of helping host alongside NWA Stables! ✨
Our riders truly shined across the divisions:
🌙 Glory McBride & To the Moon and Back – multiple top 5 placings in the competitive Short Stirrup.
☔️ Claire Suiter & Wrain Spot – double champion in Long Stirrup.
🚗 Bella Mason & Chevy to the Levee – strong rounds in Long Stirrup including a 2nd in Hunter U/S.
👑 Emersyn Lewis & Anastasia – debuting in Stepping Stone with multiple top 3 finishes out of 10.
🐴 Grace McBride & Clever Boy – champion in the Baby Green and great rounds in the .60s
💫 Samantha Butler & Domitia – great progress and consistency in the .70 Jumpers.
🌹 Jewel McBride & Dreamin’ Rose – champion in both the .70 Jumpers and Beginner Hunter/Equitation!
⚡️ Brooke Strickland & Radiant Storm – great practice rounds in the .75 Jumpers!
💎 Kendall Jones & Luminescent – blues in the .95 Jumpers!
🧃 Lupita Adan & Juicebox Hero – reserve champion in Maiden Hunters & strong crossrail eq classes!
🎉 Emmie Ross & Jumping Jacks – cantering their full courses and snagging 3rd in Equitation on the Flat!
✨ Kenzie Bales & Chevy to the Levee – debut in Crossrail Hunters with multiple ribbons & 2nd in eq O/F!
⭐️ Lily Hamm & Stars and Stripes InZignia – reserve champion in Crossrail Equitation!
🌟 Lilah Hamm – champion in Crossrail Hunters with many blues!
💐 Adalyn Young & Anastasia – lovely rounds in the Crossrail Hunters!
🌴 Reese Leibrock & Always Cool – double champion in NWAHJA Hunters & Equitation!
Way to go, team – you all brought the sparkle this weekend! ✨🐎💙