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Winner Announced for 2023 PNHS Poster and Program Cover Art Contest

Winner Announced for 2023 PNHS Poster and Program Cover Art Contest

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania National Horse Show team is pleased to announce that Susan DiFelice of Chapel Hill, NC, has been named the winner of the 2023 PNHS Poster and Program Cover Art Contest. DiFelice’s piece “Behind the Scenes at PNHS” met the judging criteria of creativity, originality, quality of design and unique representation […]

MCLAIN WARD AND FIRST LADY PRESIDE OVER $100,000 GRAND PRIX DE PENN NATIONAL

MCLAIN WARD AND FIRST LADY PRESIDE OVER $100,000 GRAND PRIX DE PENN NATIONAL

Harrisburg, PA – McLain Ward and First Lady rode away with the win in the $100,000 Grand Prix de Penn National, presented by Forrester Farm Equipment, in an exciting finale to the 2022 Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA.   Thirty-four entries took on the challenging track designed by Andersen Lima, with the crowd erupting enthusiastically […]

DAYNER DOMINATES IN USEF / NCEA HUNT SEAT MEDAL FINAL – EAST

DAYNER DOMINATES IN USEF / NCEA HUNT SEAT MEDAL FINAL – EAST

Harrisburg, PA – The USEF/NCEA Hunt Seat Medal Final – East kicked off competition in the Keystone Arena on Saturday, October 22, the final day of the 2022 Pennsylvania National Horse Show. Thirty-one top equitation riders from across the country had their place in the order of go, determined by a draw the day prior. Schuyler […]

Laurie Barna Bests Competition to Emerge as Grand Champion Adult Amateur Hunter

Laurie Barna Bests Competition to Emerge as Grand Champion Adult Amateur Hunter

Harrisburg, PA – The Adult Amateur Hunter divisions concluded on Friday, with all three age groups vying for the overall grand champion title. At the finale of the division classes, Laurie Barna and Hundred Acre emerged victorious.  The combination, now paired for over four years, laid down a series of impressive performances in the Adult […]

Christian Coyle Claims Victory in $30,000 Alltech/Lifeforce 1.30m Grand Prix at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Christian Coyle Claims Victory in $30,000 Alltech/Lifeforce 1.30m Grand Prix at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Harrisburg, PA – For the second year in a row, victory in the Pennsylvania National Horse Show’s Friday night grand prix belonged to Christian Coyle. This time, the Irish rider topped the $30,000 Alltech/Lifeforce 1.30m Grand Prix, held on October 21, aboard Locato van het Kapelhof. Coyle and the 11-year-old Belgian Warmblood gelding were one of […]

LifeVac Therapeutic Riding Championships Headline Foundation Friday

LifeVac Therapeutic Riding Championships Headline Foundation Friday

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania National Horse Show is privileged to host the LifeVac Therapeutic Riding Championships each year as part of the PNHS Foundation’s “Foundation Friday.”  Established in 1999, the PNHS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that supports equine rescue and therapeutic riding programs, with annual Foundation grants allowing for scholarships for therapy students, care […]

Caroline Ingalls and Jamee Crawford are Grand at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Caroline Ingalls and Jamee Crawford are Grand at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Harrisburg, PA – Caroline Ingalls on Concerto and Jamee Crawford on Churchill claimed the Amateur-Owner Hunter 3’6” and 3’3” Grand Championships, respectively, on Thursday, October 20, at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show in Harrisburg, PA.  On their way to the 3’6” grand championship title, Ingalls and Concerto first earned the Amateur-Owner Hunter 3’6”, 18-35 division […]

McLain Ward and Lezaro Win $30,000 Beyaert Farm Grand Prix at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Harrisburg, PA – Olympic gold medalist and Pennsylvania National Horse Show crowd-favorite McLain Ward topped the leaderboard in the $30,000 Beyaert Farm 1.45m Grand Prix aboard Lezaro on Thursday, October 20, in Harrisburg, PA. Ward and the 11-year-old Oldenburg gelding came to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex fresh off a victory in the CSI3* Grand […]

Rodrigo Pessoa and Venice Beach are Victorious at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Harrisburg, PA – Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa and Venice Beach kicked off the Open Jumper competition at the 2022 Pennsylvania National Horse Show with victory in the $10,000 1.45m Speed Challenge on Wednesday, October 19. Pessoa and the 13-year-old Hanoverian mare, owned by Artemis Equestrian Farm LLC, were one of 36 entries to take on the speed […]

Scott Stewart and Jordan Sweep Grand Hunter Championships at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Scott Stewart and Jordan Sweep Grand Hunter Championships at Pennsylvania National Horse Show

Harrisburg, PA – Scott Stewart rode Jordan, owned by Sophie Gochman, to the Pennsylvania National Horse Show Grand Hunter Championship on Tuesday, October 18, in Harrisburg, PA.   Stewart and the 9-year-old Selle Français gelding claimed two wins and a third place over fences, a win under saddle and a second-place finish in the model on […]