Lexington, Ky – Aug. 4, 2022 – Large ponies took to the Claiborne Ring at the Kentucky Horse Park showgrounds on Thursday afternoon, competing for bragging rights to the Large USEF Pony Medal. The large ponies took turns taking center stage, with Claire Marie Diamond and Stoneledge Special Request earning the spotlight at the end…
Lexington, KY – August 4, 2022 – As the sun set upon the Kentucky Horse Park Thursday night, thirty-eight of the top horse-and-rider combinations eagerly took to the Rolex Stadium to try their hand at the $25,000 Kentucky Summer Classic Grand Prix. The class was set to a 2(a), two-round jump-off format in which Bernardo…
Lexington, Ky – Aug. 3, 2022 – Coming out on top yet again for the Grand Hunter Champion, sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, of Kentucky Summer Classic was Christopher Payne and Can Can. Concluding two days of top-notch hunter performance in the Green 3’6’’ and 3’9’’ Hunter, Green Confirmation Hunter and High-Performance Working Hunter,…
Lexington, KY – August 3, 2022 – Just as it did last week, the $5,000 1.40m Open Jumper kicked off jumper competition Wednesday in the Rolex Stadium at the Kentucky Horse Park. This time, however, the class was set to a one-round speed format in which Bernardo Costa Cabral (POR) set the course to challenge…
Lexington, KY – Aug 2, 2022 – Competition returned to the Rolex Stadium on the opening day of the Kentucky Summer Classic with the 1.35m Open Jumper. Top up-and-coming mounts took to the expansive ring in hopes of proving their training and maturity to top the podium. In the end, it was Juan Rodriguez Silva…
Lexington, KY – August 2, 2022 – Talented equestrians returned to the StoneLea ring at the Kentucky Horse Park for another week of jam-packed hunter competition. The Kentucky Summer Classic kicked off Tuesday with the Green Hunter Incentive 3’6” and 3’9” where top hunter horse-and-rider combinations tried their hand at the beautiful course designed by…
Lexington, KY – July 31, 2022 – Sunday was all about the Junior-Amateur competitors to close out the first week of Kentucky Summer at the Kentucky Horse Park. Both the hunter and jumper divisions were highlighted by the young athletes and their mounts bringing their unique skill sets to the table to vie for the…
Lexington, KY – July 31, 2022 – The famed Rolex Stadium welcomed junior and amateur show jumping competitors Sunday afternoon to contest the High Junior/Amateur 1.45m Jumper Classic. A total of six talented horse-and-athlete combinations vied for a spot on the leaderboard, with only three advancing to an immediate jump-off. In the end, it was…
Lexington, KY – July 30, 2022 – The feature event of the Kentucky Summer Horse Show, the $50,000 Rood & Riddle Grand Prix, was held Saturday evening in the Rolex Stadium with an enthusiastic crowd ready to cheer on the field of competitors. Six horses advanced to the tiebreaker with clear rounds, but only five…
Lexington, Ky. – July 30, 2022 – Hunter competition returned to the StoneLea ring Saturday morning, welcoming the amateur-owner hunter competitors and their respective mounts to work to accumulate enough points to take home the Grand Amateur-Owner Hunter Championship, sponsored by Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. After several classes of stiff competition, it was Ellie Ferrigno…