Today is the last day for U.S. Equestrian Federation members to vote on the 2023 Horse of the Year and Equestrian of the Year. The International and National Horses of the Year winners will be announced Jan. 13 at the 2023 SmartPak/USEF Horse of the Year Awards Dinner, and the International and National Equestrians of the Year will be announced Jan. 14 at the 2023 Pegasus Awards Dinner. Both events happen during the 2024 USEF Annual Meeting in Louisville, Kentucky.

Horses of Honor and Equestrians of Honor are nominated by their USEF affiliate organization or USEF breed or discipline committee, and the finalists are selected by the USEF Awards Committee. The final Horses of the Year and Equestrians of the Year are determined by member voting.

Voting is open now through 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time today, Dec. 29. Click here to vote now. Please note that you must be logged in to your USEF account to vote. After submitting your selections, you will receive an email asking you to confirm your vote. You must confirm your ballot in order for your votes to count. 

International Equestrians Of Honor Nominees

• Tracy Bowman (Martinez, California) Para Driving

• Cynthia Screnci (Boca Raton, Florida) Para Dressage 

• Tamie Smith (Murrieta, California) Eventing

• McLain Ward (Brewster, New York) Jumping

National Equestrians Of Honor Nominees

• Duane Esser (Cleves, Ohio) Arabian

• John French (Wellington, Florida) Hunter

• Shanna Gish (Columbia City, Indiana) Morgan

• Colby Powell (Scottsdale, Arizona) Arabian
• Shannon Price-Heald (Forestville, New York) Arabian

• Tim Roesink (Hebron, Ohio) Morgan

International Horses Of Honor Nominees

• Albrecht’s Hoeve’s Lars (Orchard Red Prince—Castenrayseweg Saartje, Bokkesprong Casjmier) Para driving 14-year-old Welsh Pony gelding owned by Tracy Bowman

• HH Azur (Thunder VD Zuuthoeve—Sion VD Zuuthoeve, Sir Lui VD Zuuthoeve) Jumping 17-year-old Belgian Warmblood mare owned by Double H Farm and McLain Ward

• Mai Baum (Loredano—Ramira, Rike) Eventing 17-year-old German Sport Horse gelding owned by Alexandra Ahearn, Ellen Ahearn and Eric Markell

National Horses Of Honor Nominees

• Heirs Noble Love (Afires Heir—Oble Aphrodite) Arabian show horse 14-year-old mare owned by Karlton Jackson and Emily Shippee

• Paradigm (Carrico—Queensberry PJ) High performance hunter 11-year-old Warmblood gelding owned by Meredith Lipke

• VL Todd Michael (ECP Anchor Man—Isabella Fiore, Hollybrook Stage Rage) Western pleasure Morgan 7-year-old gelding owned by Leslie Kelley

Learn more about each nominee here.