Hometown: Williston, Fla. Birthday: 11/7/1968 Sport/Disciplines: Jumping

Throughout his career, Aaron Vale has notched numerous Grand Prix wins and represented the U.S. in Nations Cups and FEI World Cup™ Finals.  

In 2024, Vale began the year by representing the NetJets® U.S. Jumping Team at the Longines League of Nations™ Abu Dhabi CSIO5*-LLN with Carissimo 25. He rode Prescott to the win in the $100,000 MARS Equestrian Grand Prix CSI3* at WEC Ocala later that season. With Carissimo 25, Vale represented the U.S. Jumping Team in numerous competitions abroad, including the Rome CSIO5*, La Baule CSIO5*, Falsterbo CSIO5* and Dublin CSIO5*, where the pair finished on the podium individually in the Dublin Grand Prix CSIO5*. They also returned to Europe to help the team contest the LLN Final in Barcelona, Spain.  

Vale was selected to the U.S. Jumping Team for the 2025 LLN Ocala CSIO5*, where they earned a team victory, and LLN Rotterdam CSIO5* with Carissimo 25. He continued the momentum, representing the U.S. at CHIO Aachen, which was followed by his first career CSI5* win at Dinard with Carissimo 25. The pair went on to represent the U.S. in the Dublin CSIO5* in August, before concluding their season for the U.S. Jumping Team at Spruce Meadows, where they helped secure a podium finish.  

Vale manages Thinkslikeahorse, a full-service training facility in Williston, Fla., training and producing quality jumpers, hunters, and equitation horses.