Junior Hunter 3’3″ Champions Close Out Hunter Competition at 2025 NHS
Overall Junior Hunter 3’3” Grand Champion Remember Romance & Taylor Matalon Taylor Matalon and Remember Romance, now in their second year together, capped off an incredible indoor season at the National Horse Show. Having been champion or reserve at every indoor show this year, Matalon said this was the show she had been most looking […]
Alan Wade: Shaping the Courses of Today and Tomorrow
Alan Wade, jumper course designer, at work on Saturday’s $20,000 1.35m Open Jumper Grand Prix and the $100,000 National Horse Show 1.45m Grand Prix courses. For Alan Wade, designing show jumping courses is both a craft and a passion. With more than 40 years of experience in course design, Wade has left his mark on […]
NHS Daily Coverage — October 31, 2025
Junior Hunters, Jumpers, and Halloween Highlights at the National Horse Show Lexington, KY – November 1, 2025 – Junior Hunters and Halloween spirit took over the Alltech Arena on Friday, October 31, at the 142nd National Horse Show. Champions were crowned in the Junior Hunter 3’6″ divisions, along with the 2025 National Horse Show Grand Hunter […]
Frightfully Fast: Costume Jumper Class Returns to the NHS
Back by popular demand, the Costume Jumper Class returned to the 142nd National Horse Show on Halloween night—and our riders did not disappoint! Horse-and-rider combinations competing in Friday’s $30,000 1.40m Open Speed Stake showcased their creativity with imaginative costumes, vying not only for the class victory but also for the $5,000 Best Costume Award. Thirty-two […]
Junior Hunter Champions and National Horse Show Grand Hunter Champion
National Horse Show Grand Hunter Champion Little Brook LLC’s Kaiden and John French The “Lucadore” Perpetual Cup Awarded to the horse accumulating the most points in one of the following sections: Green Hunter, Green Conformation, High Performance Conformation, High Performance, Junior Hunter 3’6” and Amateur Owner 3’6” sections. French and Kaiden were Champions of The […]
NHS Daily Coverage — October 30, 2025
NHS Hunter Classic Evening Lexington, KY – October 31, 2025 – Black tie and tradition were the themes of Thursday’s schedule at the 142nd National Horse Show, centering around the highly anticipated $75,000 NHS Hunter Classic and NHS Hunter Classic Gala. Amateur Owner Hunter Champions opened competition in the Alltech Arena, while the world’s top hunter […]
John French Takes First and Second in the $75,000 National Horse Show Hunter Classic
The pinnacle of the 142nd National Horse Show Hunter competition took center stage in Alltech Arena, where an elite group of 16 horse-and-rider combinations were invited back for the $75,000 National Horse Show Hunter Classic. In its fifth year, the Hunter Classic highlights performance, style, and skill over two rounds. Crystal Blue and John French […]
Way With Words and Casallo Take Top Honors as Grand Amateur Owner and Grand Amateur Owner 3’3” Hunter Champions
Grand Champion Amateur Owner Hunter: Way With Words and Sheila Motley Lexington, KY – October 30, 2025 – Amateur Owner riders took to the Alltech Arena on Thursday morning to vie for the Grand Champion Amateur Owner Hunter title and the “Ruxton & Scot To Do” Challenge Trophy. Awarded to the competitor with the most […]
NHS Daily Coverage — October 29, 2025
2025 Professional Hunter Division Champions Lexington, KY – October 30, 2025 – Wednesday marked the exciting conclusion to the Professional Hunter divisions at the 142nd National Horse Show, highlighted by the crowning of the Rockstar Grand Champion Professional Hunter. READ MORE & SUBSCRIBE Results | Schedule | Prize List | NHS Live Stream
First Evening of Show Jumping at 142nd NHS
Wednesday evening marked the first day of jumper competition at the 142nd National Horse Show with two back-to-back classes, the $5,000 1.30m Open Jumper Welcome and the $10,000 1.40m Open Jumper Welcome. Show jumping competition comes to a head during Barn Night at the National Horse Show on Saturday with the $20,000 CMJ Sporthorse 1.35m […]