This week in Las Vegas at the USHJA National Horse Show, under the legendary John French, Valentino BF made a clean sweep of the National Open Hunter Derby Championship, the Green Hunter Division and Grand Championship, the Classic, the Incentive Stake, and the High Score Hunter of the Week.  Here are a few fun pictures and a lovely article done by the Chronicle of the Horse on November 14, 2025.

Branscomb Farm sent our two youngsters 4 yr Emerelo BF  (Emerald - Tangelo - Carolus) and 5 yr Valentino BF (Vagabond - Calido I - Diarado ) to the 2025 North American Sporthorse Stallion Test West- the latter going for his second and final year hoping to repeat a win in 2024 and claim permanent stallion breeding approvals across several major warmblood registries. 

For the first time in almost a decade, Branscomb Farm was happy to welcome the Holsteiner Verband's Managing Director and Breeding Manager Stephan Haarhoff to visit the farm to inspect our breeding stock and foals this year.  Read more to learn about how this visit came about and what he and Michael Gonnell, the second judge thought of our mares and foals. 

Branscomb Farm has,  for several years, offered four or six-month residential working internships to young persons seriously interested in the breeding, training, and management of young warmblood horses destined for careers in jumping or dressage.  Our interns go through a rigorous application and selection process including ideally an interview with previous graduates of our  program. Candidates must be at least 18 years old, have proof of medical insurance, and be a resident of the USA or obtain a valid visa for study in the USA.