Elegance, excitement, excellence—these are the hallmarks of the Del Mar National Horse Show, one of the oldest and most prestigious equestrian competitions in the Western U.S. The 2013 Del Mar National Horse Show ran Thursday, April 18 through Sunday, May 5 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Arena. Look here for 2014 schedules, tickets, evening events, and entry and prize information coming soon

Western Week

Held April 18-21 The highlight of Western Week was the Night of the Horse. This year's theme was The Wild West with returning favorites Tommie Turvey and the One-Arm Bandit! This was a wonderful themed evening with amazing equestrian acts that pleased the whole family. Immediately after the Night of the Horse was a free concert featuring country music's, Herrick.

Dressage Week

Held April 25-28 Dressage Week included qualifying competitions for the USEF National Grand Prix and Intermédiaire Championships; Adequan FEI North American Junior and Young Riders' Championships; USEF National Pony Rider Championships; Massey Ferguson/USEF National Junior and Young Rider Championships; USEF Brentina Cup Championships and Markel/USEF Young Horse Championships; USEF National Developing Horse Prix St. Georges Championships; and the USEF National Developing Grand Prix Championships as well as the Evening of Musical Freestyles dressage competition. The official retirement of Akiko Yamazaki's magnificent Ravel, USEF 2009 Horse of Year and Steffen Peters' World Cup Championship and Olympic partner, was commemorated during the Evening of Musical Freestyles. See the full-length video here.

Hunter/Jumper Week

Held April 30-May 5 Featured the $100,000 Grand Prix of Del Mar, an evening filled with exciting speed, agility and nail-biting competition! Oregonian Rich Fellers, 2012s' Grand Prix winner, rode his 16-year-old super stallion, Flexible.