JUDGES FROM IRELAND:
Mr. Oliver Fleming, IDHS-IRE

Mr. Oliver Fleming is a member of the Irish Draught Horse Society Limited and a member in good standing of the Irish Draught Horse Society panel of judges.  Mr. Fleming is from Thornfield, Rathcline, Lanesboro, Co. Longford, Ireland and has judged many shows in Ireland and the United States.  Mr. Fleming was one of the inspectors on the US Inspection tour in 2004, also performing duties judging the North East Regions Irish Extravaganza Horse Show.  He was also a judge and inspector for the IDHSNA in 2005.  Mr. Fleming and his wife Elizabeth are breeders and both are recognized judges.

Mr. Noel Collins, IDHS-IRE
Mr. Noel Collins, is from Dromusta, Drimoleague, Co Cork, Ireland.  He is an avid breeder and stands the thoroughbred stallion, CISSBURY BOY and owns the RID mares RED ASH and LEITRA LADY.  Mr. Noel Collins has judged many Irish Draught Horse Society and Horse Sport Ireland sponsored shows.  He was a member of the 2008 Horse Sport Ireland Broodmare Inspection Tour in Northern Ireland among others.  Mr. Collins was one of two judges for the IDHSNA Inspection Tour and Annual Show in 2005.

DRESSAGE JUDGES:
Ms. Helen George “r”

Ms. Helen George is a licensed “r” USEF/USDF Dressage Judge.  She has judged for ESDCTA, VADA NOVA, SWVADA, SEVADA organizations among others.  Ms. George has trained through Grand Prix and shown through Intermediare I.  She holds numerous local, state, and national awards including VADA State FEI Freestyle Champion.  A graduate of Averett College with a BS in Equine Science and BHSAI, her exposure to eventing in college sparked an interest in and love for dressage.  Helen teaches upper and lower level riders and is pleased to work with different breeds of horses. She believes one of the great attractions of dressage is the perpetual opportunity to learn and improve.  In 2008, Ms. George was working toward the Prix St. Georges debut of TB gelding “Somethingtoharbor” and the Training Level debut of her homebred youngster “Shrek”.

HUNTERS:
Ms. Barbara Batterton “r”

Ms. Barbara Batterton has been judging for numerous years and judged the Fox Hunter Championships North America in 2008 and is currently a little “r” Dressage Judge.  She has been riding since the age of 4 when she got her first pony, a Shetland cross called “Silver”.  Her large pony, “Over She Goes” was champion pony of Virginia, Madison Square Garden and Harrisonburg in 1959.  Ms. Batterton attended Mount Vernon Jr. College and after graduation used her education galloping racehorses in NY, FL, and CA for five years.  Then Ms. Batterton took up eventing, competing through Preliminary.  After which she became interested in Dressage and successfully showed and trained three horses through Prix St. Georges.  This led her to her obtain her “R” judges license in 1981. 

On top of all this Ms. Batterton has hunted for 50 years here in the United States, Ireland and England.  She regularly hunts with the Blue Ridge Hunt.  Mr. Batterton has judged at horse trials and shows to include Surefire Horse Trials and Seneca Valley Pony Club Horse Trials.  She is a member of the 2009 Board of Director for the Clark County Equine Alliance.  Ms. Batterton lives at Trellawney Farm, 2055 Springsburg Rd, Berryville VA 22611 where she is currently breeding, training, showing and hunting her own homebreds. 

HUNTER UNDER SADDLE & RIDE JUDGE:
Ms. Jenny McCann

Mrs. Jenny McCann-Bubani is a member of the Irish Horse Board and is from Hartwell Stud in Kill Co. Kildare, she is the Daughter of David and Mary McCann, The owners and breeders of Sea Crest (RID) and Cruising (ISH). She competed from an early age in Working Hunter Ponies, representing Ireland twice at the European finals, winning supreme champion in show ponies and working hunter ponies at the Royal Dublin society horse show many times. 

Slowly moving up to Horses, where she finished Supreme and Reserve supreme show horse in the RDS on different occasions, and two years running supreme champion hunter on horses bred and raised in Hartwell Stud, sired by Sea Crest and Cruising. She also competed to National level in 3 day Eventing and Show jumping. With horses such as "Hoochi Koochi"  (Spanish Olympic team)  sire: Sea Crest; "Sails Away" (Intl. show jumper Finland) sire: Cruising; "Choctaw" (Intl show jumper Ire) sire: Cruising; "Free Trader" (Int Show jumper) sire: Cruising; and many more...