What Does Kind Wins in Action Look Like?
A community where people feel supported gives them the confidence to ask questions, learn from mistakes, and grow alongside their horses. The Kind Wins pledge also asks us to notice and act, and to defend and support. Support continues beyond the moment, too. Checking in, listening, and making sure someone knows they are not alone are all ways to put the pledge into practice. Within the equestrian community, excellence includes who we are outside the ring.
Sharing the Message
At the 2026 WIHS, the Kind Wins Award, which celebrates an individual or group that promotes anti-bullying awareness and a culture of kindness within the equestrian community, will be presented to WIHS Junior Committee member Chloe Footer. She will be the third recipient, following Isla Pippin in 2025 and Sue Chambers and The Kindness Movement, founded by Izzy Baker and Paige Walkenbach, in 2024.
To share the Kind Wins message, events were held throughout the year at several shows, including World Equestrian Center – Ocala’s winter show series, the Winter Equestrian Festival, Upperville Colt & Horse Show, HITS Ocala and Hudson Valley series, Capital Challenge Horse Show, and, most recently, at the WIHS Regional Horse Show, presented by The Peterson Fellows Family, and USHJA Zone 3 Championships.
Visitors at the 2026 WIHS are invited to visit the Kind Wins pledge wall next to the WIHS Official Merchandise booth, learn more about Kind Wins, and consider how to put kindness into action in their own lives. Kind Wins is also a key part of the events at WIHS Kids’ Day, presented by Land Rover Alexandria, on Saturday, October 24.
New Kind Wins social channels will offer another way to connect, share examples, and carry the message beyond the show. Follow Kind Wins on Facebook and Instagram to find out more and join in!
Facebook: Kind Wins
Instagram: @kindwinswihs
If you would like to support the Kind Wins initiative at WIHS, please donate HERE.
Learn more at www.wihs.org/kind-wins/.
