The Valley Forge Marching Band
The Devon Horse Show and Country Fair
Benefiting the Bryn Mawr Hospital 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 which 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. Offering the rare combination of being 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...