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Brandywine shows are a no-go

The Brandywine Horse Shows scheduled for June 29 through July 10 at the Devon, Pa., showgrounds have been cancelled due to low entries. "While the Executive Committee considered many options, our best course forward is to take a year off, regroup, and return even...

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New managers for the Devon Horse Show

Pat Boyle and Phil De Vita Jr., two respected horse show managers who have experience with competitions across the country, will be at the helm for the 2023 Devon Horse Show, following the resignations earlier this month of the men who ran the Pennsylvania multi-breed...

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Acknowledging the best at the Hall of Fame dinner

The Devon Horse Show is all about tradition—it’s entitled to that, having been around since 1896, though it didn’t run for the last two years due to Covid. But now it’s back, and the tradition also is carried on at another location, about a 20-minute drive from the...

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Chapot tops Devon jumper closing competition

Laura Chapot was the only one of 22 competitors to finish fault-free in the Devon Horse Show’s final jumper class, the $74,000 Idle Dice Stake, as a tricky interplay of light and shadow just before sunset foiled other attempts at a clear round That meant there was no...

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Hats on at Devon

Shining silver trophies, lemon sticks, the carriage pleasue drive, souvenirs in that special shade of Devon blue--all are part of what makes Devon more than just a high-end horse show. But it's the Ladies Day hat contest that captures a highly visible sense of...

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Kentucky 5-star champion bows out

The retirement of  two-time Kentucky 5-star winner Cooley Master Class has been announced by his rider, Oliver Townend of Great Britain. The horse he got as a four-year-old has been his competition partner for the last 13 years and also "a very dear friend." His...

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