The One & Only World’s Championship Horse Show Returns Live to Louisville – Live in Person – Saturday Night, August 21! More Than 2,000 World-Class Horses To Compete for $1 Million in Awards
LOUISVILLE, KY / AGILITYPR.NEWS / August 20, 2021 / The World’s Championship Horse Show (WCHS), the richest and most prestigious Saddlebred show in the world, returns to Louisville’s Freedom Hall starting tomorrow, Saturday, August 21, through Saturday, August 28, an exciting, exhilarating eight-day competition held annually in conjunction with the Kentucky State Fair.
These World-Champion American Saddlebred horses compete in divisions including Three-Gaited, Five-Gaited, Fine Harness, Pleasure, Saddle Seat Equitation, and In-Hand. Divisions for Hackney/Harness Ponies and Roadster also take place. Each division includes several classes for amateurs, ladies, amateur ladies, and junior exhibitors, as well as younger horses and ponies. Horses or riders who win earn the title of world’s champion (abbreviated WC), while a second-place finish is given the title of reserve world’s champion (RWC). Horses may also earn the world’s grand championship (WGC) or world’s championship of champions (WCC) title.
Show days, hours (all Eastern Daylight Time), tickets and parking information are as follows:
- Saturday Night, August 21, 7:00 p.m.
- Sunday Afternoon, August 22, 12:00 noon / Sunday Night, 6:30 p.m.
- Monday Morning, August 23, 9:00 a.m. / Monday Night, 6:30 p.m.
- Tuesday Morning, August 24, 9:00 a.m. / Tuesday Night, 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday Morning, August 25, 9:00 a.m. / Wednesday Night, 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday Night, August 26, 6:30 p.m.
- Friday Morning, August 27, 9:00 a.m. / Friday Night, 6:30 p.m.
- Saturday Morning, August 28, 9:00 a.m. / Saturday Night, 7:00 p.m.
Ticket prices for night sessions are $8 each for August 21-26, and $11 each for August 27-28, with a $10 gate admission to the Kentucky State Fair and $10 parking fee required as well; all morning sessions are upper-level seating only and free to the public. All Week Reserved Seats (Upper-Level Rows C-L) are available for $168.00, which includes fair admission for all 16 shows (2 practice days, 6 free am shows and 8 paid evening shows). To purchase tickets please visit https://wchorseshow.com/tickets/. Live streaming is also available for the WCHS, for more information please visit https://wchorseshow.com/live-streaming/.
About Us
THE AMERICAN SADDLEBRED HORSE & BREEDERS ASSOCIATION (ASHBA): ASHBA’s mission is to safeguard the integrity and expand the knowledge of the American Saddlebred horse. The Association promotes humane treatment and improvement of the breed, as well as the stimulation and promotion of interest in its history, breeding, exhibiting, and general improvement. AHSA encourages safe equestrian activities, educating youth in safe, proper horsemanship, as well as the formation of youth associations, the dissemination of educational materials, and awards scholarships to participants in youth horse programs. For more information visit https://asha.net/.
THE WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP HORSE SHOW (WCHS): The most anticipated event in the industry and held annually since 1902, the prestigious World’s Championship Horse Show, presented in conjunction with the Kentucky State Fair, crowns world champion Saddlebreds in a host of different divisions. The show attracts spectators and competitors from across the world, culminating in the World’s Grand Championship Finals on the last Saturday of the week, and includes over 2,000 horses competing for more than $1 million in awards determined by a panel of equestrian professionals. For further information visit https://wchorseshow.com/.
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