The Annual Devon Horse Show & Country Fair has something for everybody. It is a one of a kind experience.
The horse show will include hunters and jumpers, ranging from amateurs, juniors and Grand Prix, Equitation classes, breeding classes, Saddlebreds, Ladies' Side Saddle classes, roadsters, Pony classes, and much, much more.
Enjoy shopping? The Country Fair features boutiques for sporting clothes, paintings and prints, jewelry, garden accessories, furniture painted with horses and dogs, fancy hats, leather goods, and antiques, collectibles and souvenirs.
You will also find exhibitions at the Fair, including reining, border collies, vaulting and, the famous Budweiser Clydesdales.
Food is available for every taste, from hamburgers and hot dogs, to gourmet dining. If you have a sweet tooth, remember to try some of the famous Devon fudge. Mmmmmmmmm. I can just taste it now.
In it's 112th year, the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair will open on Thursday, May 22, and run until Sunday, June 1. The horse show benefits the Bryn Mawr Hospital, to which it has donated over $12.5 million during it's 9 decades of association.
The show opens with Junior weekend. It will include junior equitation classes, followed by 2 days of junior hunter and jumper classes, pony hunters and breeding and fun family classes. It will also include lead line classes, which are always great to watch.
General admission is $7 for adults, $3 for children under 12 and $5 for seniors. Reserved seating is also available.
So, bring out the family during the 11 days for a fun filled experience you will always remember.
Brigita ... thanks for the memories (and the post) I live in Bonita Springs Florida, but come from Philadelphia, Pa. I LOVE the Devon Horse Show! Even though SE Florida is wonderful, I can't help being a bit homesick now and then. The Devon is a great memory. Thanks! Do you ride?
Brigeta, we just had the Iriquois steeple chase run here last weekend. Really enjoyed it. Do you ride? I used to.
Sharon:
Glad to have brought back some great memories for you.
Yes, I do ride. I currently have a Thoroughbred gelding which my son competed on the A circuit and Pony Club in Show Jumping. They were a great team and always did well at the competitions. They even made it to Nationals 2 years in a row. This horse certainly loves his job and he's fun to ride.
Michael:
Yes, I do ride. Been at it for over 30 years. You should get back into it. It's good for the soul and mind. It seems like whenever I'm with the horses, all the stress and problems go away. :-)
Devon is definitely worth seeing. Do you go?
Linda:
I do go whenever I can. I don't always make it every year, though. I do agree with you. Devon is definitely worth seeing.
Brigita..Fairs are always alot of fun..especially all the good food!
BLR Guy:
I too love the fairs. I can just smell the food now. :-)
I have been going to Devon for years for the Dressage Festival in September...a great place and a great event, definitely a must do!!
Patrice:
I too have gone to Devon for the Dressage Festival in September. I thoroughly enjoy it. Maybe I'll see you there.