May/June 2025 Issue

The News East Coast Horse Owners Need To Know OUR nd YEAR 199 - PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT 280 LANC., PA 17604 Vol. 32 No. 2 May/June 2025 (Continued on page 35) Brenda Carpenter Photography Known as the place “Where Champions Meet,” the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair heralds in its 129th year of world class competition, May 21st to June 1st, 2025, at the historic Devon Show Grounds. The oldest and largest outdoor multi-breed horse show in North America, this year once again brings together elite equestrians from varied disciplines in one extraordinary 12-day event. Hunters, Equitation, Jumpers, Saddlebreds, Roadsters, Carriage Driving and Coaching alike will all have their chance to compete for a spot in the famed winner’s circle in the Dixon Oval. From its humble beginnings in 1896, the first Devon Horse Show began as a one-day event that consisted of approximately thirty classes. The original show ring was constructed on grass and the judges and officials sat in a gazebo in ‘the center of the ring. Today, the Devon Horse Show boasts three impressive compe- tition rings featuring hundreds of riders competing in over 300 classes with prize monies totaling close to $1million. Elite athletes who ride at Devon this year will have the opportunity to vie in multiple classes for prizes and awards Devon Horse Show, “Where Champions Meet” Returns for 129 th Year totaling almost $1 million. These highly accomplished equestrians will have the chance to compete each night starting Tuesday, May 27th in the $38,700 Jet Run Wel- come Stake, the $38,700 Main Line Challenge, the $226,000 Sapphire Grand Prix of Devon, Coaching is a spectacular division of the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, reflecting the fixtures’ 129 years of equestrian history at the Devon Show Grounds in Devon, PA. The show brings together a wide variety of disciplines and breeds, including Hunters, Equitation, Jumpers, Saddlebreds, Roadsters, and Carriage Driving for the twelve day event. Photo credit: Brenda Carpenter Photography Brenda Carpenter Photography Inside... Equine Healthcare, Nutrition, Therapy feature… pgs. 12-27 Philadelphia fire kills 2 horses, Penn National vet charged for illegal injections, tariffs hit the horse industry… and much more!