Midwest Charity Horse Show recently announced its 82nd annual show, June 13-17, 2023, in the Coliseum of Champions in Springfield, Ill. Daily performances will be held at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., with Midwest’s distinguished panel of judges: Marie Bouvet Howell of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Kelly Hulse of Columbia, Mo.; Jim Robertson of Stanton, Ky.; and Arabian Judge, Tracy Lynch of Cross Plains, Wis.

The prize list and forms will be available and entries will be accepted electronically through www.horseshowsonline.com. The schedule and list of hotels will be on Facebook as well. Printed prize lists can be mailed upon request.   

Since its inception, the Midwest Charity Horse Show, an all-volunteer, nonsubsidized organization, has donated its annual proceeds to a Springfield area charity and has selected Southern Illinois University School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics as its beneficiary. The Midwest Charity Horse Show Association (MCHSA) endowment has given more than $277,000 to SIU School of Medicine's Department of Pediatrics since 1987 in an effort to help children with chronic illnesses live happy, healthier lives. Proceeds from this year’s horse show help provide overnight lodging, food and/or transportation for families whose child is receiving treatment.  Last year, thanks to Midwest’s longtime, generous supporters, the show was able to donate $20,000 to this cause.

For more information about the Midwest Charity Horse Show contact show manager/president Carole Kennedy at (217) 414-1900 or visit the show’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/midwestcharity.