140th National Horse Show News - Friday, October 27, 2023

Endless Opportunity in Equitation at NHS

Lexington, KY – Oct. 27, 2023 – Equitation week at the 140th National Horse Show is in full swing. NHS is proud to host three distinctive equitation finals throughout the two weeks of competition, that cater to all different types of riders at differing levels and points in their riding careers. NHS caught up with Michael Taylor, sponsor of the THIS NHS Adult Equitation Championships and Kristen Hamel, sponsor of the Hamel Foundation NHS 3'3" Championship, presented by the Hamel Family Foundation to discuss the importance of each final and what makes them staples on every riders' calendar.

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THIS has been a long time sponsor of equestrian events around the world, and in sponsoring the THIS NHS Adult Equitation Championships, it has allowed adults to compete at the same national final level as junior riders for as long as they wish to compete.

Kristen Hamel of The Hamel Family Foundation is an avid equestrian. From founding prominent hunter barn Sunset View Farms, to being a horse show parent as well as the sponsor of the Hamel Equitation Final at The National Horse Show, Kristen Hamel and the Hamel Family Foundation have been instrumental in establishing a new equitation final at an alternative height.

"I actually got a Leo Conway grant to help me come back this year and do it which was incredibly helpful and very, very generous that they do that. I have been trying to come back for a long time and this is a really nice way to do it."