Capital Challenge 2024 Prize List and Entries Opening Soon
July 23, 2024 - Upper Marlboro, MD
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Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography
Photo by Shawn McMillen Photography
Upper Marlboro, MD - Mark your calendars: the prize list for the highly-anticipated 31st edition of the Capital Challenge Horse Show on September 26-October 6, 2024, will be out on July 28, with entries opening on July 30. The prize list will be available on the show’s newly redesigned website, www.CapitalChallenge.org.
This year, the prize fund has been boosted by $50,000 for the World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Professional Challenge, on Wednesday, October 2, bolstering what is an 11-day extravaganza of elite level competition at Prince George’s Equestrian Center in Upper Marlboro, MD.
For the sixth consecutive year, Capital Challenge Horse Show and Connaway & Associates Equine Insurance have teamed up to offer a special award to the North American-bred horse who earns the highest scoring round in the professional hunter divisions — so don’t forget to enter class 8000 on the entry blank if your horse is North American bred, which includes horses born in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
Stalls for Capital Challenge Horse Show sell out quickly, so be sure to check the prize list on Sunday, July 28, and be ready to submit your entries two days later. As in 2023, the show will be using the Show Management System™ Electronic Entry Platform to process entries and communicate with competitors about their acceptance status. Electronic entries will open Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at 10 a.m. EDT and close September 1, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
What To Expect on the Schedule
The 2024 show features the newly named CCHS Equitation Showcase presented by BIGEQ.com, four days of equitation championships on September 26-29. Following that, the schedule includes hunter, jumper, and more equitation competition including WCHR Hunter Challenges for amateurs, juniors, children, adults, ponies, and developing professionals.
The WCHR Professional Challenge and the fan-favorite head-to-head WCHR Professional Finals also return, while amateur riders will be in action in the Ariat National Adult Medal Finals, and future stars of the sport contest the KASK/Vogel Green Hunter North American Championship. This year’s Capital Challenge Horse Show also hosts six North American League (NAL) Finals.
About the Capital Challenge Horse Show
The Capital Challenge Horse Show, an official USEF Heritage Competition, has a distinct and unique focus on preeminent hunter and equitation competition. The 2024 edition of the Capital Challenge Horse Show will take place from September 26-October 6. The 11 days of competition include prestigious equitation events, jumper divisions, the World Championship Hunter Rider (WCHR) Finals, the Green Hunter North American Championships, and more, with many of the country’s best horses and riders competing in junior, amateur, and professional divisions.
