Kent Farrington (born December 28, 1980) is a United States of America equestrian show jumper.
He began riding at the age of eight, taking weekly lessons at a stable that housed carriage horses in downtown Chicago. Throughout his junior career, Farrington primarily engaged in catch-riding, showcasing his skills on horses he was unfamiliar with for various industry professionals.
As a young rider, Farrington achieved significant milestones, including winning the 1998 Eiser/Pessoa National Equitation Medal Final, now known as the Dover USEF Medal, at the Pennsylvania National Horse Show on Toronto and the 1999 Washington International Horse Show Equitation Classic on Ginger.
At the age of 18, Farrington won a gold medal at the 1999 North American Young Riders International Competition which started his career, working with US two-time Olympian Leslie Howard.
He received the Maxine Beard Award, presented to an American rider who is judged to be excellent at displaying potential to represent the United States on the international stage.
Farrington's first Grand Prix win was at Saugerties in 2004 with the horse Madison. In 2005, Madison was named American Grandprix Association "Horse of the Year" and Farrington "Trainer of the Year". Riding the horse Uceko, Farrington won his team the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara and the 2011 King George V Gold Cup at CSIO Hickstead.
Farrington became the first American to win the International Jumping Riders Club (IJRC), the Rolex Top Ten Final (2015), and the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Spruce Meadows (2017). He would also earn Team Silver at the RÃÂo Olympic Games (2016) and Team Bronze in Caen for the FEI World Equestrian Games (2014).
Farrington was ranked World Number One on the FEI World Jumping Rankings from April 2017 to March 2018 until ceding the top spot in April 2018 to Harrie Smolders.
As of 2024, he currently earns over $1 million from his yearly prize money.