Riding to Glory: Carlee McCutcheon Wins ASPCA Maclay Championship

After two weeks of high-caliber competition, the 140th National Horse Show concluded on Sunday, November 5, with the ASPCA Maclay National Championship, presented by Chansonette Farm. This prestigious equitation final brought together 228 junior athletes from the United States and several countries at the Alltech Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, competing for the coveted championship. Following […]

Speed Reigns Supreme at the National Horse Show

  Conor Swail And Casturano Win The $38,700 International Speed Stake Presented By T&R Development  The excitement at the 2023 National Horse Show (NHS) soared during the International CSI4*-W competition on Friday, November 3, with the $38,700 International Speed Stake presented by T&R Development. A field of 18 impressive horse-and-rider pairs assembled for the competition, […]

Drumroll and Geoffrey Hesslink Take the Win in the $50,000 NHS Hunter Classic

Closing out hunter competition at the 140th National Horse Show, Champion and Reserve Champion horse-and-rider combinations from professional, amateur, and junior hunter sections 3’3” or higher were invited back for the highlight hunter class of the week, the $50,000 National Horse Show Hunter Classic. Drumroll, ridden by Geoffrey Hesslink and owned by Meridian Farm LLC, […]

Junior Hunter Highlights and Champions at the National Horse Show

Another wave of success washed over the Hunter Ring at the National Horse Show on Friday, November 3 as the 2023 junior champions and trophy winners visited the red carpet to receive their accolades.  The first pair to visit the red carpet in the Alltech was the 2014 Belgian Warmblood mare Ever So Often–owned by […]

Interviews with the First Hunter Champions of the 140th National Horse Show

We caught up with the professional and amateur hunter champions, along with the generous sponsors of the 140th National Horse Show: Holly Orlando & Kalvarie: Champion of the Goshen Hill Green Hunter 3’6” presented by Caroline Moran Q: Can you tell us about the horse and your partnership? A: “It’s a big partnership; It’s a […]

The First Hunter Champions of the 140th National Horse Show

It was a parade of tricolors, Wednesday, November 1, as the 140th National Horse Show crowned Professional and Amateur champions in their respective divisions. In addition to naming nearly a dozen new champions, horses, riders, and owners were presented with some of the National Horse Show’s historic trophies and awards.  The Goshen Hill Green Hunter […]

Honoring Hunters at the 140th National Horse Show

NHS is celebrating the hunters of the 140th National Horse Show with a spectacular lineup of divisions including: the Green Conformation Hunters presented by Selma Garber, the High Performance Conformation Hunters, the Goshen Hill Green Hunter 3’6″ division presented by Caroline Moran, Green Hunter 3’9″ division, the Judith C. Murch High Performance Working Hunter division […]

Adults Take the Ring for the THIS NHS Adult Equitation Championship

The first Thursday at the 140th National Horse Show welcomed longtime sponsor and partner of NHS, Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS), back to the Alltech Arena for the highly anticipated THIS NHS Adult Equitation Championships. In the 18-24 section, it was the Reserve Champion of Wednesday’s Pérez & Bennett Adult Equitation 18-24 Section B, Eryn […]

First Four Champions of the 140th National Horse Show Crowned

The National Horse Show welcomed competitors and exhibitors back to the Alltech Arena in Lexington, Kentucky, for its 140th installment. The Pérez & Bennett Adult Equitation riders were the first to set foot in the ring and the first champions to be crowned this year at #NHS2023… To start the day, Grace Loughlin clinched the […]

2023 Area Championships Results

Every year, thousands of junior riders hope to qualify for the ASPCA Maclay Finals held on the first Sunday in November at The National Horse Show each year. These junior riders compete for a chance to qualify for the Regionals by participating in Maclay classes at USEF Sanctioned horse shows throughout the qualifying year. The […]