"Alltech Ag Network's ambitious plan for complete coverage for this year's debut of the Alltech National Horse Show just adds to the tremendous excitement already being generated for this great horse show," said Mason Phelps, Jr., president of the National Horse Show Association. "I'm excited that people around the world will get a chance to experience the magic of this event."
Billy Frey, Alltech's global manager of digital marketing said, "iHigh.com is the future of the broadcast world. Agriculture finally has a voice in the broadcast world with the Alltech Ag Network which is pleased to showcase the excitement of the legacy event of last year's Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the Alltech National Horse Show."
 Bob Hughes, Carr-Hughes' co-principle commented, "The National Horse Show is our country's most historic equestrian event. We are both excited and proud to a part of such an important event."
No strangers to working on large sporting events, students at Asbury University will make up the production staff. Many of these students worked recently on the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Jim Owens, dean of the School of Communication Arts at Asbury University said, "Our students are excited about the opportunity to work on this national event. We have worked with Alltech and Carr-Hughes in the past and it has always been a rewarding experience for our students. Events like the Alltech National Horse Show provide incredible experience for our media students. We view this as a substantial contribution to our students' education."
 Alltech partnered with global online network iHigh.com for the creation of the Alltech Ag Network. This web portal was created to provide a platform for agriculture's stories to be told, specifically through the live online broadcast of agriculture events.
CEO of iHigh.com, Jim Host said, "We are delighted to add the Alltech Ag Network to our growing number of networks focused on the Global Youth Market. Alltech is such a great company led by one of the truly outstanding visionaries in business in Dr. Pearse Lyons."
Schedule of Events Start Times:
Wednesday, November 2
8:00 a.m.- Hunter Division
7:00 p.m.- Open Jumpers Welcome Stake
Thursday, November 3
8:00 a.m.- Hunter Division
7:00 p.m.- Amateur and International Open Jumpers
Friday, November 4
8:00 a.m.- Hunter Division
7:00 p.m.- Junior and International Jumper Division
Saturday, November 5
11:30 a.m.- Small Junior and Large Junior Hunter Jumper Division
7:00 p.m.- Alltech Grand Prix
Sunday, November 6
7:00 a.m.- ASPCA Maclay National Championship
Alltech National Horse Show tickets, ranging from $10-$30, are on sale can be purchased through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 orwww.ticketmaster.com. Fifty percent of each ticket sold benefits certain local and national charities. Parking at the Kentucky Horse Park is free.
For more information about the Alltech National Horse Show, visit www.nhs2011.org.
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