The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair is the oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed horse competition in the United States. Featuring Hunters, Jumpers, Carriages, and Saddlebreds. The eleven day event held in Devon, Pennsylvania began as a one day horse show in 1896 with 30 classes and prize money of $10, $5, and a ribbon, now offers 45 divisions with more than $325,000 in prize money, the crown jewel of which is the $100,000 Devon Grand Prix. With an attendance of over 95,000 spectators, and box seats that are handed down from generation to generation, a place overlooking the Dixon Oval "WHERE CHAMPIONS MEET" is hard to come by. Steeped in tradition while also moving forward into the 21st century, it's no wonder that in 2010, Devon became just the fourth American horse show to be honored with the distinction of a USEF Heritage Competition, and was recognized for the second consecutive year by the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame as the Horse Show of the Year. Horses and riders competing at Devon have to meet a stringent qualification process in order to participate. In essence, nothing short of the best of the best will be lucky enough to walk through the In Gates of Devon.

The Preakness is an American Grade I stakes race covering 1-3/16 mile (1.91 km). This thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses is held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). The Preakness Stakes has been termed "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" because a blanket of Black-eyed Susans, the state flower of Maryland, is traditionally placed around the winner's neck.

The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the US and typically draws around 155,000 fans. The race is one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs.

The Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky April 28 - May 1, 2011. The Rolex Kentucky is the only four star show in the US., the same level of competition as Eventing at the Olympics. Competition is held the last weekend of April and is the week before the Kentucky Derby. Rolex is one of the three events in the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing, along with Badminton Horse Trials the first week of May, and Burghley Horse Trials the first week of September.

The Rolex FEI World Cup™ Jumping series serves as a showcase for the best in individual FEI Jumping, with the finest ingredients of international competition. The series for 2010/2011 will comprise 121 qualifying competitions worldwide where riders from all regions can qualify for the Final in Leipzig in April 2011.

With 100 years of tradition, the Nations Cup Show Jumping series continues to showcase the best show jumping riders and competition worldwide. Watch the Entire Series Online Now!

WEG Connect is Your Online Connection to the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. WEG Connect is brought to you by Equestrian Life, the Official Social Media Partner of the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Be part of the Games via WEG Talk, sharing your WEG photos, and watching Equestrian Life's exclusive WEG Connect television/videos series featuring the stories, people and competitions behind the Games. Be part of history now!

The 2010 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix HITS-On-the-Hudson is a nine-week hunter/jumper horse show series produced by HITS, Inc. that runs from May through September annually. The HITS Saugerties Spring & Summer Show Series offers two Grand Prix events each week. Every Grand Prix at HITS Saugerties from May through September 5 will be a qualifying event for the Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix, which will be held on Sunday, September 12 in Saugerties, New York. Equestrian Life is proud to be the Official Media Partner of the 2010 Pfizer $1 Million Grand Prix. Watch this historic event LIVE here for free.

The High Roller Reining Classic 2010 is a sure bet success and "boat load" of fun for everyone who participates! Attending this event will put you in touch with the "who's - who" in the Reining Horse Industry. Horses, riders, trainers and spectators from across the United States, Canada and Mexico plan to attend this lucrative event. This NRHA "AA" rated reining competition, with over $150,000 in added money and prizes, and all the fabulous media attention, promises to be the best Las Vegas and West Coast Reining Event in history.

Watch the top 75 horses and riders in the country vie for the championship title of the 2010 The Chronicle of the Horse/USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals. The second annual International Hunter Derby Finals will be held in Lexington, KY at the new indoor arena at the Kentucky Horse Park August 20 and 21. Equestrian Life is proud again this year to be the Official Media partner for this event. We will bring you the 2010 Finals online LIVE and FREE!

Reining By The Bay is a world class reining competition held July 20-25 at the spectacular Horse Park in Woodside, CA. Top National and International horses and riders will compete for over $100,000 in cash and prizes over the six days of competition. This NRHA 'A' rated event once again boasts its $70,000 added one-run Derby, a $10,000 added futurity and a full slate of ancillary classes. Reining By The Bay's goal is to elevate public awareness of the sport of reining and to encourage more people to compete, raise skill levels, educate the public, and encourage support of the World Equestrian Games in which Reining is the only western sport to be recognized.

The Devon Horse Show and County Fair is the oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed horse competition in the United States. Featuring Hunters, Jumpers, Carriages, and Saddlebreds. The eleven day event held in Devon, Pennsylvania began as a one day horse show in 1896 with 30 classes and prize money of $10, $5, and a ribbon, now offers 45 divisions with more than $325,000 in prize money, the crown jewel of which is the $100,000 Devon Grand Prix. With an attendance of over 95,000 spectators, and box seats that are handed down from generation to generation, a place overlooking the Dixon Oval "WHERE CHAMPIONS MEET" is hard to come by. Steeped in tradition while also moving forward into the 21st century, it's no wonder that in 2010, Devon became just the fourth American horse show to be honored with the distinction of a USEF Heritage Competition, and was recognized for the second consecutive year by the National Show Hunter Hall of Fame as the Horse Show of the Year. Horses and riders competing at Devon have to meet a stringent qualification process in order to participate. In essence, nothing short of the best of the best will be lucky enough to walk through the In Gates of Devon.

The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the US and typically draws around 155,000 fans. The race is one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs.

Equestrian Life is proud that Chip McKenney and Tom Landry led the Equestrian Life team to victory on Saturday in the inaugural Gay Polo League (GPL) tournament in Wellington at the Grand Champion Polo Club's fields. More importantly, though, we are proud of the successful efforts of the GPL and all its members to create an opportunity for more people to participate in the great sport of polo. Equestrian Life is dedicated to bringing together people around their passion for horses across all disciplines via our Web site at www.equestrianlife.com and our soon to launch television programs on HRTV. Congratulations to everyone who participated in the inaugural GPL tournament, we look forward to watching the GPL continue to grow in popularity and participation worldwide.

The Cactus Reining Reining Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona March 3-7 is a sure bet success for everyone who participates! If you are not able to attend in person, EquestrianLife.com will bring you LIVE streaming coverage of some of the premier competitions from this NRHA "AA" rated reining competition so you can participate from your computer at home.

The High Roller Reining Classic in Las Vegas September 4-12 is a sure bet success for everyone who participates! If you are not able to attend in person, EquestrianLife.com will bring you LIVE streaming coverage of some of the premier competitions from this NRHA "AA" rated reining competition so you can participate from your computer at home. Horses, riders, trainers and spectators from across the United States, Canada and Mexico plan to attend this lucrative event with over $200,000 in added money and prizes. This show promises to be the best West Coast Reining Event in history and will put you in touch with the Who's Who in the Reining Horse Industry. We project over 800 horses, 2000 riders, and just about every top 50 rider in the industry to be in attendance including Shawn Flarida, Tim McQuay, Mandy McCutcheon, Todd Bergen, Andrea Fappani, Randy Paul, and Craig Schmersal.

The Bit of Britain/USEA American Eventing Championships are the national championships for the sport of eventing. The sixth annual event will be held for the third year at the beautiful Lamplight Equestrian Center in Wayne, Illinois on September 10-13. Amateurs, juniors, and professional riders alike can compete at any level from Beginner Novice through Advanced to test their skills against the best in the country, and vie for exciting prizes with the chance of being named the best in the nation at their respective levels.

The AEC has been known to draw more than 500 entries and approximately 20,000 spectators from 42 different states. The event is returning this year with more media coverage, activities, parties, and good clean competition. EquestrianLife.com's Chris Stafford will be there to provide you with exclusive video interviews with the top people in the Eventing sport. Be sure to come back each day for more videos from the event!

The ASG Software Solutions / USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals will be held on August 21-22, 2009 in Lexington, Kentucky at the Kentucky Horse Park. The two days of competition will feature the top 75 horses based on an 18-month, 48 event qualifying period from December 1, 2007-June 1, 2009. The riders and horses competing are some of the best in the world. EquestrianLife.com was selected by USHJA as its Official Media Partner for the Finals and will bring you free, live, streaming coverage here so you can participate from your computer.

Reining By The Bay is a world class reining competition and an FEI qualifier being held July 21-26 at the spectacular Horse Park in Woodside, CA. Reining is the only western sport recognized in the FEI World Equestrian Games.This year's event will feature a $70,000 Added Derby, $10,000 Added 3 Year Old Futurity and over $150,000 in total added money and prizes. Reining By The Bay is an NRHA "A" rated show and is pleased to announce their support of the Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA (PHS/SPCA) at this year's competition. The PHS/SPCA will be on-site July 23-25, from 11 am - 4 pm with pets available for adoption, and for every pet adopted an additional donation will be made to the PHS/SPCA.

THE ADEQUAN FEI NORTH AMERICAN JUNIOR AND YOUNG RIDER CHAMPIONSHIPS (NAJYRC) is the premier equestrian competition in North America for some 250 Junior (age 14-18) and Young (age 18-21) Riders who compete for the most prestigious medals in their age groups in the four FEI disciplines of dressage, eventing, jumping and reining. EquestrianLife.com will be following a rider in each of the disciplines throughout the competition. We will introduce you to the riders and show them preparing from the jog to the arena plus interviews with them and their connections.

The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. The race is the third leg of the Triple Crown, following five weeks after the Kentucky Derby, and three weeks after the Preakness Stakes. It is a 1.5 mile (2.4 km) thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old colts and geldings. The Belmont Stakes is called the "Run for the Carnations" because of the blanket of white carnations that are draped over the winner's neck.

As the world's largest showcase for the Egyptian Arabian horse held each year in June at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Egyptian Event has long been viewed as one of the most important shows to attend on the international Arabian event calendar. This is America's premier showcase of the very essence and foundation of the Arabian horse. Attracting attendees from around the world, it offers members the opportunity to showcase their horses to an international audience. Visitors join together to honor this noble horse with its rich history and venerated traditions.

The Preakness is an American Grade I stakes race covering 1-3/16 mile (1.91 km). This thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old horses is held on the third Saturday in May each year at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland. Colts and geldings carry 126 pounds (57 kg); fillies 121 lb (55 kg). The Preakness Stakes has been termed "The Run for the Black-Eyed Susans" because a blanket of Black-eyed Susans, the state flower of Maryland, is traditionally placed around the winner's neck.

Badminton is a major international horse trial held in the spring on the Gloucestershire, England, estate of the Duke of Beaufort (which also gave its name to the racquet sport of Badminton). Started in 1949, it ranks with Burghley, Lexington and the Olympics as one of the world's most demanding three-day events and one of only six annual four star, CCI****, events as classified by the FEI.

The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is known in the United States as "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports" for its approximate duration, and is also called "The Run for the Roses" for the blanket of roses draped over the winner. It is the first leg of the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in the US and typically draws around 155,000 fans. The race is one and a quarter miles (2 km) at Churchill Downs.

The Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky April 23-26, 2009. The Rolex Kentucky is the only four star show in the US., the same level of competition as Eventing at the Olympics. Competition is held the last weekend of April and is the week before the Kentucky Derby. Rolex is one of the three events in the Rolex Grand Slam of Eventing, along with Badminton Horse Trials the first week of May, and Burghley Horse Trials the first week of September.

EquestrianLife.com is pleased to give its members wrap ups of the day's events in Las Vegas from esteemed equine Journalist, Chris Stafford, who covered the Sydney Olympics for the BBC and Showbiz Magazine and EquestrianLife.com writer, Tara Gallagher Couch. We will provide you with video wrap ups direct from the Thomas & Mack Center and daily articles and photos from the show.