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The 140th annual National Horse Show is set to take place at the Kentucky Horse Park October 25 to November 5, 2023. This year’s event will highlight feature classes including: $226,000 CSI4*-W Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Lexington $50,000 National Horse Show Hunter Classic $25,000 National Horse Show Junior/Amateur Jumper

Lexington, KY – Sept. 4, 2023 – Entries for all equitation, hunters & Junior/Amateur jumpers close on Wednesday, September 6 at 5:00pm EST for the historic National Horse Show, which is scheduled to run October 25 to November 5, in Lexington, Kentucky. Please be sure to submit your entries by Wednesday, September 6 at 5:00pm

Lexington, Ky – September 1, 2023 – The Board Of Directors of the National Horse Show and the NHS Equitation Committee have determined they will limit the number of riders to compete in the 2024 ASPCA Maclay Finals to 150 riders. To accomplish this goal the specs for qualifying for the

Lexington, Ky – August 22, 2023 – This year anyone who is qualified and wishes to compete in their Regional class may enter using the host competition entry blank. No additional paperwork needs to be filed with the National Horse Show unless a rider is wishing to change their region. Riders

Lexington, KY – Aug. 21, 2023 – The National Horse Show is pleased to announce the opening of entries for the Leo Conroy Equitation Grant (LCEG). The highly sought-after grant was established in 2015 to honor long-time horseman Leo Conroy, who co-managed the National Horse Show and was Chairman of the National

Lexington, Ky – August 3, 2023 – The prize list for the 2023 National Horse Show is now available online at nhs.org. The 140th edition of the historic event will take place in the Alltech Arena at the Kentucky Horse Park from October 25 to November 5, 2023. This years event will highlight the following

Lexington, Ky – August 4, 2023 – With the qualifying and membership year drawing to a close on August 31, 2023, the National Horse Show (NHS) would like to remind riders and trainers of the membership requirements to participate in ANY National Horse Show class. It is imperative for all participants to remember that

Lexington, Ky – Mar. 2, 2023 – The National Horse Show is proud to announce the creation of our new Area Championship classes for both the Hamel Foundation National Horse Show 3’3” Equitation Championship and the THIS National Horse Show Adult Equitation Championship classes. These championship events will be available for

Lexington, Ky – Feb. 10, 2023 – We would like to make you aware of some changes to the Maclay Finals qualifying criteria. We understand that the qualifying specifications that were established on September 1, 2022 were complicated and confusing to some. After listening to our members and meeting with the