Willowin Farms

Willowin Farms Willowin Farms is a full service equestrian center located in the heart of Virginia’s Hunt Country.

After waiting her whole life for a “pony” of her own, and after a long search….. we are so thrilled to congratulate Mel ...
08/17/2026

After waiting her whole life for a “pony” of her own, and after a long search….. we are so thrilled to congratulate Mel on her purchase is Cupi!! Thank you G&T Equestrian for helping make this match!

I love a good story. Lindsey spent the first 3 plus years of her riding career aboard our beloved Kid Rock aka Duncan....
08/14/2026

I love a good story. Lindsey spent the first 3 plus years of her riding career aboard our beloved Kid Rock aka Duncan. There is a phenomenon we call “the Duncan dilemma” in which his graduates struggle to adjust to learning on a pony who actually requires them to be riders and not passengers. Lindsay began riding Faircourt Icewine (Violet) last winter. There were some tough lessons and rough shows, but this kid never gave up. Mistakes are nothing but an opportunity to learn, and Lindsay kept learning while Violet patiently taught her lesson after lesson. In May, they showed at Morven Park International Equestrian Center, where we carefully prepped the pony with some of the older pony jocks. We got to see their potential when they won their pony medal class. We also got to see that we still had a lot of hard work to do at home. Three months later, their hard work and progress was spotlighted when they won both pony hunter rounds plus their medal on Saturday and earned champion pony hunter. All 3 rounds were picture perfect. Every distance, line and lead change were spot on. On Sunday they started a bit slow with a tired team. We talked about how we had to learn to ride every version of our pony. The excitable pony on schooling day. The perfectly forward pony from Saturday. And now the tired pony with a tired kid on Sunday. She rose to occasion and ended third in the mini derby with an outstanding handy round. This is a hard sport that requires a huge amount of physical and mental strength. There are riders who never get past the Duncan dilemma. Who give up when it gets harder. I am so proud of Lindsey for never giving up. I am so proud of Violet for never giving up on Lindsey and being a fair teacher. These pictures by Erin Gilmore Photography are truly worth 1000 words.

I am so grateful that Alexa has the opportunity to ride Tailormade Taamba. She has worked so hard to get to know him an...
08/13/2026

I am so grateful that Alexa has the opportunity to ride Tailormade Taamba. She has worked so hard to get to know him and give him her best ride this summer. This weekend at Morven Park International Equestrian Center she proved that hard work pays off. They earned scores in the 80’s in both derbies. Saturday, they came out of the first round with an unfortunate rail, but still managed to earn 6th after earning an 84 in the handy round. On day two, everything came together for them to take the blue in the child/adult derby. They also had consistent trips and ribbons in the adult hunters. The weekend before at BEST Horse Shows, Saturday was a big learning day, but they ended the weekend with a second in the adult medal and great ribbons in the adult hunter including a first in the under saddle! We are ready to hit some rated shows to see how this pair come together on a bigger stage!! Thank you alison hasbach for trusting us to care for your spectacle boy; Taj. Thank you Cheryl Syman Stratos for making this happen. And thank you to Taj for teaching my kid to be a better rider every time. You are just the best soul.

This pair just keeps edging closer and closer to perfection. As always, Erin Gilmore Photography captured some of their...
08/13/2026

This pair just keeps edging closer and closer to perfection. As always, Erin Gilmore Photography captured some of their perfect moments. Izzy Ring and her Empire’s Arya have become such a beautiful team. They had great ribbons in the pony ring, including a second over fences and in the pony eq. On Sunday, they took on the horse ring with the big fill winning 2,3, and 4th in the 2’6” low hunters. They are learning all they will need to step into the greens for 2027!!

hadley and Basil at Morven Park International Equestrian Center. Basil is traditionally a jumper, but is showing us he ...
08/13/2026

hadley and Basil at Morven Park International Equestrian Center. Basil is traditionally a jumper, but is showing us he can play in any ring happily! They brought home some good ribbons including 6th in the derby!! Thank you Erin Gilmore Photography for capturing these beautiful memories and Mosaic Photography for sharing Basil with us!

Congratulations to Fiona on a fantastic weekend on Grayson for his first show with Willowin Farms at Morven Park Interna...
08/12/2026

Congratulations to Fiona on a fantastic weekend on Grayson for his first show with Willowin Farms at Morven Park International Equestrian Center !! Thank you Dale Crittenberger for trusting me to continue this amazing pony’s development. Clean sweep and champion out of 23 hopeful hunters. Winner of the mini derby with a 84 in the handy round. Class winner and reserve champion in the pleasure pony. The future is so bright for Grayson!!

Congratulations to Emma and her Lionsgate Fearless Warrior on another great BEST Horse Shows! Not a lot of ponies can d...
08/10/2026

Congratulations to Emma and her Lionsgate Fearless Warrior on another great BEST Horse Shows! Not a lot of ponies can dominate the pony pleasure and then step into the jumper ring without a fuss! They earned a reserve champion in each and a lot of solid ribbons on both days!

Fiona and Coleridge were fabulous at BEST Horse Shows. After four weeks of missing his favorite kid (she was at summer ...
08/10/2026

Fiona and Coleridge were fabulous at BEST Horse Shows. After four weeks of missing his favorite kid (she was at summer camp) he was happy to be back in the show ring. The pair were reserve champion in the combined pony hunters. On Sunday, they did all of their trips in the pouring rain!! Fiona expertly piloted Coleridge in the pony medal, winning the class out of a big group of nice riders. Looking forward to Swan lake and Maryland Horse and Pony in the coming weeks!

This little duo just keep getting better!! Since the start of Ada and Bluberry’s first show season in March, Ada has wo...
08/10/2026

This little duo just keep getting better!! Since the start of Ada and Bluberry’s first show season in March, Ada has worked hard to make improvements on her riding based on lessons learned at each show. From improvements to her equitation, to learning to see distances and count strides. Last weekend at BEST Horse Shows Ada showed me that her and her Win in Roan are ready to step up to the local/children’s pony hunters next year. She was choosing distances, counting strides, and setting her pony up for his lead changes. They earned winning rounds over fences and ended up champion in the short stirrups equitation. Looking forward to the last show of this series next week. Good job Miss Ada!!

Some people use fake corgis as jump fill. If only I could get the other corgi to participate.
07/17/2026

Some people use fake corgis as jump fill. If only I could get the other corgi to participate.

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Waterford, VA
20197

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