Kaitlyn Linck Claims Top Honors in the 2026 NHS ASPCA Maclay National Championship, Presented by Chansonette Farm
2026 NHS ASPCA National Champion Kaitlyn Linck & Don Touch de Tiji Z Mill Spring, NC – November 1, 2026 – Continuing a time-honored tradition on the first Sunday in November, the National Horse Show welcomed North America’s top junior equitation riders to Tryon International for the prestigious 2026 NHS ASPCA Maclay National Championship, presented […]
A Grand Prix Night to Remember at the 143rd NHS
Rowan Willis and For Dilando PS Mill Spring, NC – October 31, 2026 – Regular competition at the 143rd National Horse Show culminated on Saturday evening with two featured jumper events taking center stage: the $20,000 National Horse Show 1.35m Open Jumper Classic and the $100,000 National Horse Show National Standard 1.45m Grand Prix. In […]
Junior Hunter 3’3″ Champions Bring Hunter Competition to a Close at the 143rd National Horse Show
SWS HIGH LIGHT & PENELOPE SUGG Overall Junior Hunter 3’3″ Grand Champion Small Junior Hunter 3’3″ Grand Champion Small Junior Hunter 3’3″ 15 & U Champion Owner: First Blue LLC Mill Spring, NC – October 31, 2026 – Penelope Sugg made a remarkable debut at the 143rd National Horse Show, capturing five championship titles aboard […]
Spooky Speed Stake: Costume Jumper Class Takes Over NHS
Mill Spring, NC – October 30, 2026 – The Costume Jumper Class returned to the 143rd National Horse Show on Friday evening, bringing a playful twist to traditional competition—and the riders did not disappoint. Horse-and-rider combinations competing in the $20,000 1.40m Open Speed Stake showcased their creativity, vying not only for the class victory but […]
2026 Junior Hunter Champions and National Horse Show Grand Hunter Champion
Little Brook LLC’s Kaiden and John French National Horse Show Grand Hunter Champion The “Lucador” 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 […]
A Lister and Scott Stewart Claim Victory in $75,000 National Horse Show Hunter Classic
Mill Spring, NC – October 29, 2026 – The spotlight turned to the sport’s top hunters as an elite field of horse-and-rider combinations returned to Tryon International’s indoor arena for the $75,000 National Horse Show Hunter Classic. Now in its sixth year, the prestigious event serves as the pinnacle of hunter competition at the 143rd […]
Champions Crowned in Amateur Owner Hunter Divisions at 2026 NHS
Amateur Owner Hunter competition at the 2026 National Horse Show wrapped up on Thursday, October 29, with the crowning of four division champions and two grand champions. DAFFODIL Grand Champion Amateur Owner Hunter The “Ruxton & Scot To Do” Challenge Trophy Owner & Rider: Irene Neuwirth DAFFODIL Suzanne Thoben Marquard $12,500 Amateur Owner Hunter 35+ […]
Show Jumping Takes Center Stage at the 143rd National Horse Show
Mill Spring, NC – October 28, 2026 – Show jumping made its debut at the 143rd National Horse Show on Wednesday evening at Tryon International, with two back-to-back classes, the $5,000 1.30m Open Jumper Welcome and the $10,000 1.40m Open Jumper Welcome, marking the start of jumper competition in the indoor arena. Samantha Schaefer opened […]
Kaiden and John French Crowned Rockstar Grand Champion Professional Hunter at the 143rd National Horse Show
The Professional Hunter divisions came to an exciting close today at the 143rd National Horse Show as the sport’s top horses and riders were recognized for their outstanding performances. Earning the prestigious title of Rockstar Grand Champion Professional Hunter was Little Brooke LLC’s Kaiden, ridden by John French, who accumulated the most points across the […]
Augusta Iwasaki Sweeps the Podium in $10,000 Young / Green Hunter Championship at the 143rd National Horse Show
Mill Spring, NC – October 27, 2026 – The future of the hunter sport was on display at the 143rd National Horse Show as talented young horses took center stage in the $10,000 Young / Green Hunter Championship on Tuesday evening, kicking off Week II of competition at Tryon International. Now in its second year, […]