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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Pennsylvania National and Washington International Cancel and Relocate USEF and WIHS Championships

HarrisburgHARRISBURG, Pa.--The Board of Directors and show management teams for the Pennsylvania National Horse Show (PNHS) and Washington International Horse Show (WIHS) have made the difficult decision to completely cancel both shows, which they had previously moved to be held in Tampa, Fla., in an effort to at lesdt hold the shows.

As multiple issues have evolved resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, WIHS found it impossible to successfully host the World Cup Washington for 2020.

While key partners including Longines and Mars Equestrian made every effort to support WIHS during this extremely challenging year in the newly proposed Tampa venue, as the event drew closer the barriers and risks were insurmountable.

 

PNHS simultaneously determined staging their qualifying hunter/jumper competition as planned was also not viable.

At this time, plans are being made to relocate the Hunter Seat Medal Finals, the Junior Jumper National Championships and the WIHS Championship Finals, pending USEF approval.

The event organizers and USEF are quickly coming together to evaluate options to move the USEF and WIHS year-end junior championship finals to a viable location pending final USEF approval including:

• Show Jumping Talent Search Finals-East
• Hunter Seat Medal Finals
• Junior Jumper National Championships
• WIHS Equitation Finals and WIHS Pony Equitation Finals
• WIHS Children’s and Adult Hunter and Jumper Finals

A decision will be announced on the final location no later than Wednesday, Aug. 19.

WIHS will host the Regional Washington International Horse Show (Regional WIHS) at Morven Park, Leesburg, Va., pending USEF approval and USHJA approval for Zone 3 Finals.

The prize list for this event will be issued in the coming weeks.

PNHS and WIHS are both dedicated to providing the safest and highest-quality competition environment for dedicated members, exhibitors, and their families.

All events will be spectator free.

The show organizers will continuously monitor the COVID-19 status and will adjust or amend shows based on the guidance from federal, state, and other public health officials.

Qualifying criteria, detailed schedules, and prize lists will be updated in the coming week.

For more information on these events, please visit www.panational.org and www.wihs.org.

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