Kaitlin Campbell Blazes to Win the $50,000 National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame National Prix presented by Sundance Square

By Jumper News USA on April 12, 2026

Fort Worth, Texas — April 11, 2026 — Kaitlin Campbell (USA) and Cosm Hesed delivered a blistering jump‑off to top Saturday’s $50,000 National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame National Prix, presented by Sundance Square, a national‑level class held alongside the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Finals. The class offered a rare opportunity to compete in the same world‑class environment as the championship contenders, and Campbell seized the moment with one of her younger mounts.

With the Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT) as event organizer, the City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Sports Commission are hosting the Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final and Zen Elite FEI Dressage World Cup™ Final at Dickies Arena, April 8-12, 2026.

**Kaitlin Campbell** (USA) & **Cosm Hesed**

From a starting field of 24, 11 combinations advanced to the jump‑off, setting the stage for a fast finale. Campbell, who has partnered with the 12‑year‑old gelding owned by Mirasol Equestrian for the past year and a half, relied on his natural speed to secure the win.

“I know Cosm really well, and he’s always really good the first time in the ring,” Campbell said. “He keeps his attention. This is definitely the biggest, most impressive arena I’ve ever shown him in, but he wasn’t phased at all.”

Campbell gave Cosm Hesed a light training session Friday to let him take in the atmosphere. When it came time to compete, the pair stepped into Dickies Arena buzzing with energy.

“We don’t always have crowds like this in show jumping. They were very loud,” she said. “The acoustics in the ring when you land off a jump sounds like there are even more people in there. The rider before me went clear and got a huge round of applause, and I think he heard that and thought, ‘Oh, this is important!’”

**Arturo Parada Vallejo** (MEX) & **Jaguar Fighter Go**

With multiple double-clear rounds ahead of her in the jump-off, Campbell knew that she had to be quick to beat Arturo Parada Vallejo (MEX) and Jaguar Fighter Go’s time of 34.065 seconds.

“I show against Arturo a lot in California, and I know how fast he is,” she explained. “I assumed he went as fast as he possibly could [as she couldn’t watch his round] and I knew I needed to do the same. My horse is really fast across the ground and he’s very intuitive. He knows when it’s a jump‑off. He actually jumped so high over one jump I thought I might go off the side for a second, but he was great. I even left one stride out to the last line.”

**Daisy Ford** (USA) & **Berlin’s Hope BH Z**

At the end of the class, Campbell rode away with the win in 31.744 seconds, nearly 3 seconds faster than the second place finisher, Parada Vallejo and third place finisher, Daisy Ford (USA) on Berlin’s Hope BH Z who jumped double clear in 34.076 seconds.

The National Prix is designed to give riders and developing horses a chance to experience the same environment as the FEI World Cup™ Finals.

“You don’t get many chances, especially on the West Coast, to ride in rings like this that are so well done, with a crowd that really knows what’s going on,” Campbell said. “Any opportunity to go in these types of classes that Split Rock [Jumping Tour] puts on during a big championship like this is super special.”

Campbell has a long history with Split Rock Jumping Tour, dating back to its earliest days.

“I was actually at the very first Split Rock show in Lexington [Kentucky],” she said. “We’ve tried to support it throughout the years. If there’s ever an issue, everyone is always trying to help. Derek [Braun] was a rider before he started putting on these shows, and it makes a big difference to have a rider managing it and putting the horses first.”