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USEF Network, NBC Sports and Universal Sports to Deliver Complete WEG Coverage; Saturday's Reining Now Available Free on USEF Network

by From the USEF Communications Department | Sep 25, 2010, 9:26 PM

Lexington, KY - USEF Network is ready to bring you the latest in live and video-on-demand from the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington. Catch up on Saturday morning's reining rides, with free video-on-demand, and then get ready for unprecedented coverage of the Games on USEF Network, NBC Sports and Universal Sports.

In all, more than 150 hours of programming will be hitting the airwaves during the Games. This includes coverage from the United States Equestrian Federation's new online broadcasting center, USEF Network, which plans to carry more than 65 hours of free coverage, including LIVE competition coverage of reining, driving, vaulting and endurance, as well as recorded coverage of para-equestrian dressage. Together with the coverage planned by NBC Sports, Universal Sports and UniversalSports.com, spanning dressage, show jumping, eventing and more, this marks the most extensive coverage of equestrian sporting events in U.S. history.

NBC Sports will air 8 ½ hours of LIVE coverage on three consecutive weekends, beginning Sunday at 12 Noon ET. Universal Sports will show more than 15 hours LIVE, including the majority of the show jumping competition, and will also air taped broadcasts of the Reining Final, the Dressage Freestyle, the Driving competition and the Vaulting Final. The joint effort will include more than 30 hours of live and taped television coverage.

To access free, LIVE coverage from USEF, the National Governing Body for Equestrian Sport, visit: www.USEFNetwork.com.

For the LIVE streaming subscription available for purchase from UniversalSports.com, visit www.UniversalSports.com/equestrian. A one-time subscription fee is available for only $29.99; daily purchase options are available for only $12.99. Live streaming begins with the dressage on Saturday, September 25. Full replays of subscription content will be provided for on-demand viewing.

To view the complete television schedule, visit: http://www.usef.org/documents/WEG/WEGTelevisionSchedule.pdf

Coverage of all events is also available through www.FEITV.org with a paid subscription.

ENDS

For media inquiries:
United States Equestrian Federation and USEF Network: Kathy Meyer; [email protected]

Universal Sports Network: Kevin Endsley; [email protected]

NBC Sports: Adam Freifeld; [email protected]