News & Press Releases
2024 Upperville Colt & Horse Show Presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN™ Returns for 171st Year on June 3-9
UPPERVILLE, Va., March 26, 2024 – The 2024 Upperville Colt & Horse Show presented by MARS EQUESTRIAN™ is the oldest horse show in the U.S. and will celebrate its 171st year this June 3 through 9. Parking and general admission...
Celebrate Arbor Day Under the Oaks!
Historic Grafton Farm show grounds will be open to the general public on Sunday, April 27, 2025 from 1 pm to 5 pm in celebration of Arbor Day. Admission is free and guests are welcome to take a self-guided tour under the iconic tree canopy, explore the stream and the...
Fifty Years of Grand Prix Jumping on Salem Farm
The date was June 9, 1974, and the “Redhead from Virginia,” Rodney Jenkins, riding Harry Gill’s legendary Idle Dice, bested a field of twenty-seven horses to win the very first Upperville grand prix. It was also the first time for show jumpers competing at Salem Farm,...
From Emily Day, Executive Director
Dear Friends of UCHS, The New Year is here! It is time to celebrate the year gone by and welcome in the next one. For those of us at Upperville, this season marks the quiet time for the show grounds, while the head of steam builds for the June event to come. 2023 gave...
A New, Old Ring for the Hunter Derby!
For the first time since its inception in 2012, the $25,000 USHJA International Hunter Derby at Upperville will take place “Under the Oaks”, in the Parker (Main) Ring, on Thursday afternoon, June 6, 2024. Prior to this year, this two-round test of the highest level in...
McLain Ward Wins the $226,000 FEI CSI 4* Upperville Jumper Classic co-presented by Ethel M Chocolates and Lugano Diamonds at the Upperville Colt & Horse Show Presented by MARS Equestrian™
UPPERVILLE, Va., June 12, 2023– McLain Ward of Brewster, N.Y. piloted Sport Four USA, LLC’s Quimi del Maset to victory in the $226,000 FEI CSI 4* Upperville Jumper Classic at the 170th Upperville Colt & Horse Show presented by MARS Equestrian™. Ethel M Chocolates...