The IHSA riders who participated in the 2020 Taylor Harris Insurance Services National Horse ShowAdult Equitation Championship. Photo by Lenore Phillips/Phelps Media Group
GLADYS, Va. – Sept. 2, 2021 – The National Horse Show, host of the coveted ASPCA Maclay National Championship, invites qualified current members of the IHSA to compete in the Taylor Harris Insurance Services (THIS) National Horse Show (NHS) Adult Equitation Championship. The championship is held the first weekend of the show, which starts Oct. 27.
Entries are due by midnight Sept. 8. All IHSA entries should upload a profile. Only 12 spots are offered, so get your entries in today!
HOW TO QUALIFY
All entries must be members of the National Horse Show.
RENEW OR BECOME A MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL HORSE SHOW
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WHO IS ELIGIBLE?
IHSA members who compete in the IHSA Intermediate, Open or Cacchione Cup divisions, who have won a 3' Taylor Harris Insurance Services NHS Adult Medal or any 3’ adult equitation class or a 3'3" Medal or USEF Talent Search class or any equitation class at 3' or higher at a USEF sanctioned show are eligible to participate. The win(s) must have been accrued between Sept.1, 2020 and Aug. 31, 2021.
WHEN IS THE ENTRY DEADLINE?
Entries are due
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8. Entries for qualified IHSA members are limited and are on a first-come-first-serve basis.
ENTER NOW
Click
here to download the National Horse Show prize list.
GET HELP TO SHOW
IHSA riders are required to provide their own horse and are responsible for all entry costs, fees and stalls. Financial help is available.
THE LEO CONROY EQUITATION GRANT
Leo Conroy, co-manager of the National Horse Show and Chairman of the ASPCA Maclay Finals, passed away in 2015. The National Horse Show has established the Leo Conroy Equitation Grant in his name. This grant will be awarded to up to five (5) riders from each of the three Equitation Championships at the National Horse Show: The ASPCA Maclay Finals, the Hamel Foundation NHS 3'3" Equitation Championship, and the Taylor Harris Insurance Services NHS Adult Equitation Championship. The grant will be awarded to riders who demonstrate a financial need to participate in their divisions at the National Horse Show. Riders must apply online by Oct. 1.
APPLY FOR THE LEO CONROY EQUITATION GRANT
Click
here to download the National Horse Show prize list.
All IHSA members who plan to participate must upload a profile to be included and recognized in the IHSA member group and for media coverage.
UPLOAD A PROFILE
QUESTIONS? CONTACT MICHAEL DOWLING
ABOUT THE NATIONAL HORSE SHOW
Founded in 1883, the National Horse Show is the culmination of the East Coast summer equestrian season. The 2021 National Horse Show is offering over $300,000 in prize money as an FEI CSI4*-W designated event. The National Horse Show $50,000 Hunter Classic along with the ASPCA Maclay Finals, The Hamel Foundation National Horse Show 3’3” Equitation Championship, Taylor Harris Insurance Services Adult Equitation Championship, and $213,300 Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping Lexington has made the National Horse Show a must-attend event for equestrians around the world as the finale to their summer equestrian seasons.
To learn more about the National Horse Show, click
here.