Kat Demas Mulkey from Talking Rock, Georgia, and Heide Bossow-Casciaro from Woodstock, Illinois, judged the hunter seat classes. Bossow-Casciaro, a two-time winner of the Cacchione Cup in 1985 and 1987 for Hollins College and was inducted into the IHSA Hall of Fame on May 1, the first day of the IHSA National Championship.

National championship competition at the 2026 Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA) National Championship held at Tryon International in Mill Spring, North Carolina, culminated with team and high-point rider titles awarded.

The second day of competition at the 2026 Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) National Championship held at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina, featured the USHJA Hunter Seat High-Point Rider, Presenting the Cacchione Cup and Back on Track Western High-Point Rider.

Day One of the 2026 Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) National Championship, hosted at the Tryon International in Mill Spring, North Carolina, featured some of the top collegiate riders in the country. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Western Head Coach Bryan Bradley of Washington College (Chestertown, Maryland), Kenn Marash was honored with the Pioneer Award and eight were inducted into the IHSA Hall of Fame.

Gladys, Va.– April 25, 2026 – Paul Cronin, the renowned horseman and founder of the Sweet Briar College Equestrian Team who spent decades shaping riders and professionals, will be posthumously inducted into the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) Hall of Fame Class of 2026 at the organization's National Championship, taking place May 1–3 at Tryon International in Mill Spring, North Carolina.

Gladys, Va.– April 23, 2026 – Phyllis Cervelli, a dedicated coach who nurtured scores of riders at Boston University, will join the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) Hall of Fame Class of 2026 at the organization's National Championship, taking place May 1–3 at Tryon International in Mill Spring, North Carolina.

Gladys, Va.– April 6, 2026 – The Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) held eight Zone Finals across North America from March 28 to April 5. These premier hunter seat competitions determined the teams and individual riders advancing to the 2026 IHSA National Championship, taking place at the indoor complex at Tryon International in Mill Spring, North Carolina, May 1–3.

Gladys, Va.– April 07, 2026 – Colonel Pepenator, an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) stallion who competed on the State University of New York-Oswego team, will join the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) Hall of Fame Class of 2026 at the organization's National Championship, taking place May 1–3 at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina.

Gladys, Va. – April 03, 2026 – At the 2026 Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) National Championship, taking place May 1–3 at Tryon International in Mill Spring, North Carolina, Monty will be inducted into the organization's Hall of Fame.

Gladys, Va.- April 1, 2026 - Heide Bossow-Casciaro will be inducted into the Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association (IHSA) Hall of Fame at the organization's National Championship, scheduled for May 1–3 at Tryon International Equestrian Center in Mill Spring, North Carolina.