Las Vegas, NV – September 16, 2010 – The 2010 High Roller Reining Classic (HRRC) runs this week, and the highlight events on Saturday and Sunday, September 17-18, will be featured on Equestrian Life at www.equestrianlife.com/highroller. The High Roller Reining Classic is held at the one-of-a-kind hotel, casino, and equestrian center South Point in Las Vegas, Nevada. Live coverage of the High Roller Reining Classic on Equestrian Life will begin with the Non Pro Derby on Friday, September 17, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST and resume with the Open Derby on Saturday, September 18, at 11 a.m. PST/2 p.m. EST.

Equestrian Life is celebrating its second anniversary as the media partner for the High Roller Reining Classic and will once again provide live streaming video coverage of the Futurity, Non Pro Derby and Open Derby classes free of charge at www.equestrianlife.com. One of Equestrian Life’s most popular events, HRRC attracted over 10,000 online viewers in 2009.

A simple, free registration on www.equestrianlife.com/highroller is all it takes to get cutting-edge coverage of the High Roller Reining Classic from the talented team at Equestrian Life. In addition, viewers will be able to participate in live chats with other fans and members while the derbies are being streamed online right from the same webpage.

Be sure to visit Equestrian Life.com and hit the “RECOMMEND” Facebook icon to spread the word to your Facebook and Twitter friends who may be unable to make the trip to Las Vegas to watch the action in person. No one should miss some of the world’s best horses and riders slide and spin their way to the winner’s circle.

By sharing the High Roller Reining Classic link with your friends, they too will be able to experience the exclusive, free, live streaming Equestrian Life coverage that you have come to know and love, as well as access to a competition recap and John O’Hara’s amazing daily photo gallery. Equestrian Life also plans to air an edited recap show as part of its television series “The Mane Event,” which airs on HRTV (Horse Racing TV – www.hrtv.com), select international broadcasting outlets, as well as on Equestrian Life.com.

The High Roller Reining Classic hosts 400 top National and International horses and 800 riders will compete in this NRHA “AA”rated event, with over $150,000 in added money and prizes. A select few of these competitors will go directly from HRRC to the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in Lexington, Kentucky, to represent the United States in the toughest international reining competition in the world. This is your chance to see Reiners such as NRHA Million Dollar Riders Dell Hendricks, Todd Bergen and Andrea Fappani, 2010 Austrian WEG Team member Martin Muehlstaetter, and 2006 U.S. WEG gold medalist Matt Mills!

Matt Mills and Whiz Bang Boom
Photo © John O’Hara Photography

Mills, Fappani, and Muehlstaetter are all entered to compete in the $55,000 Added Conquistador Whiz Open Derby on Saturday, September 18. In addition, many of America’s top Non Pro horse and rider combinations will be competing in the final leg of the $20,000 Added Trifecta Non Pro Reining Challenge on Friday, September 17, to win a seven day vacation for two to the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea. Both classes will be streamed live by Equestrian Life.

As well as offering some of the best reining competition in the world, the High Roller Reining Classic also hosts a Stallion Services Silent Auction featuring top reining stallions from across the country, and the Play It Forward Poker Tournament Benefiting Equestrian Aid Foundation on September 16 at 8 p.m. 2010 marks the second consecutive year that the High Roller Reining Classic has chosen the Equestrian Aid Foundation to be the co-beneficiary of the event.

For more information on the High Roller Reining Classic, please visit www.highrollerreiningclassic.com.

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Equestrian Life is a dynamic media company dedicated to the equestrian community and horse lovers across all breeds and disciplines. Equestrian Life’s website, www.equestrianlife.com, is a leading social media website for equestrians with cutting edge social media features. EquestrianLife.com is focused on providing its community with all the information and tools they need to learn and connect with other horse lovers who share the same passion. Equestrian Life is also the official television partner of HRTV for its non-racing programming, providing national exposure to key equestrian events and a wide range of other entertainment programming about horses and horse enthusiasts. Equestrian Life is the Official Social Media Partner of the U.S. Dressage Federation, the U.S. Pony Club, the Kentucky Horse Council, and the 2010 USHJA International Hunter Derby Finals and is an official YouTube Channel Partner.