Ky State Fair Announces Additions and Judges to the World's Championship Horse Show
February 17, 2026
Judges for the WCHS 2025 Announced
Published: February 23, 2025
Updated: 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 Aug. 16-23, 2025 at the Kentucky Exposition Center inside Freedom Hall.
