2025 World's Championship Horse Show Judges Announced
Monday, February 24, 2025

The judges for the 2025 World's Championship Horse Show have been selected. Over the course of the eight-day show, the panel will judge 236 classes, culminating with the Five-Gaited World's Grand Champion.

World's Championship Horse Show Judges:

John T. Jones – Versailles, Kentucky

James Nichols – Metairie, Louisiana

Kristin Stivers – Midway, Kentucky

Mark Utoft – Belvidere, Illinois

Toni Utoft – Belvidere, Illinois

The 122nd World’s Championship Horse Show is August 16-23, 2025, at the Kentucky Exposition Center inside Freedom Hall during the Kentucky State Fair. To learn more, visit https://wchorseshow.com/

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