Aaron Vale

With more than 165 Grand Prix wins and over three Million Dollars in prize money already in the record book, Aaron Vale’s position, as one of the greatest riders in American show jumping has ever produced, is secure and well earned. Of course, as a keen student of sport, Aaron Knows all too well that records are made to be broken and history is fluid.

“I never thought about doing anything else,” says Aaron Vale of his decision to become a professional equestrian athlete. Showing since he was 8, Vale rode in his first grand prix at the age of 14. Although he grew up riding, Vale was not one of the privileged few who were showered with expensive ponies and horses to show. Instead he was a frequent catch rider, earning his rides by his show-ring success and his can-do attitude. On borrowed horses, Vale was reserve champion at all three prestigious equitation finals – the AHSA Medal, the Rolex Maclay and the USET Talent Search.