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Lexington, KY – January 8, 2026 – The National Horse Show (NHS) has opened Area Championship Host Applications for 2026. Horse Shows wishing to host an Area Championship for the: NHS ASPCA Maclay National Championship NHS 3’3″ Equitation Championship Sponsored by the Hamel Foundation NHS Adult Equitation Championship Sponsored by THIS

Lexington, KY – December 2, 2025 – Established in 2018 by members of the National Horse Show leadership—including Bryan Baldwin, Jennifer Burger, Phillip Strassler, and Cindi Pérez—the National Horse Show Endowment was created to protect the longevity and evolution of this historic event. Built to provide long-term financial stability, the Endowment enables the

As is tradition on the first Sunday in November, the National Horse Show hosted North America’s top junior riders in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park for the 2025 ASPCA Maclay National Championship, presented by Chansonette Farm, concluding two weeks of competition. A total of 176 horse-and-rider combinations

The process of designing the 2025 ASPCA Maclay National Championship course, presented by Chansonette Farm, began nearly five months ago, when course designer Paul Jewell created the first draft of what would become one of the most anticipated tests in junior equitation. Since that initial layout, the course underwent 50 to 60 revisions before

Saturday evening marked the conclusion of regular competition at the 142nd National Horse Show, with the ASPCA Maclay National Championship, presented by Chansonette Farm, scheduled for Sunday, November 2. For the final night of show jumping, the NHS hosted a double-feature: the $20,000 CMJ Sporthorse 1.35m Open Grand Prix kicked

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

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