It’s nearly time for the US autumn five-star (19-22 October 2023), so let’s find out how to watch Maryland 5 Star live.
NB: If you prefer the additional online security offered by a VPN connection, check out the 30-day ExpressVPN trial and follow the instructions below.
How to watch Maryland 5 Star live from Britain
The five-star action from the event – which has title sponsorship from Mars – including the trot-ups, will be shown on Horse & Country for H&C+ members. You can join H&C+ for £74.99 for a year’s subscription and this coverage can be accessed worldwide, except in North America. Subscribers within North America can access the Horse & Country coverage 30 days after the event
Watch from the USA
If you are watching from North America, you can do so for free via USEF Network when you sign up for an account when viewing live. There will also be a discount code offered for people to sign up to USEF Network for an entire year. USEF Network will cover the accompanying three-star action too and the trot-ups on Wednesday for both classes.
Maryland Public Television will have a live regional broadcast coverage of the five-star competition, plus a replay of the cross-country coverage on Saturday night. New for 2023, Maryland Public Television will have their sports desk out at the event on Sunday.
Maryland 5 Star timetable
Maryland is five hours behind Britain.
The five-star timetable is as follows, with exact times to be confirmed:
Wednesday, 18 October: first trot-up
Thursday, 19 October: dressage (afternoon local time, evening British time)
Friday, 20 October: dressage (afternoon local time, evening British time)
Saturday, 21 October: cross-country (afternoon local time, evening British time)
Sunday, 22 October: second trot-up (morning local time, lunchtime British time); showjumping (afternoon local time, evening British time)
Follow Maryland 5 Star with Horse & Hound
We will be creating extensive online and magazine coverage from Maryland 5 Star.
To keep reading on our website after five articles, readers will need to buy a Horse & Hound website unlimited subscription. Visit horseandhound.co.uk/join to do this or, for great value, visit magazinesdirect.com/XHH-brandsite for a combined magazine and website subscription. If you are already a magazine subscriber, the cost to upgrade your subscription to include full website access is minimal – call 0330 333 1113 to find out more.
Our full print report from Maryland 5 Star will run in 26 October issue.
How to watch Maryland 5 Star live with a VPN
While it is not necessary to use a VPN to access Horse & Country’s live stream, if you would like to protect your online viewing from being monitored by third-parties, a Virtual Private Network (VPN) can help you do this. A VPN creates a private connection between your device and the internet, such that the servers and services you’re accessing aren’t able to track what you’re doing. All the information passing back and forth is entirely encrypted.
There are many VPN providers out there, with some more reliable and safe than others. As a rule, we’d suggest a paid-for service such as free 30-day ExpressVPN trial which offers a 100% risk-free money back guarantee. If you’re not happy with the service any time within the first 30-days, then you can cancel with no penalties at all.
How to use a VPN
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. ExpressVPN is the one we recommend.
2. Open up the VPN app and choose the location of the service you wish to access.
3. Then head over to Horse & Country on your browser or device and enjoy the livestream.
Free 30-day trial with Express VPN
Use this VPN trial to access the Maryland 5 Star live stream from anywhere in the world.
We recommend VPN services in the context of legal recreational uses. For example:
- Accessing a service from another country (subject to the terms and conditions of that service)
- Protecting your online security and strengthening your online privacy when abroad
We do not support or condone the illegal or malicious use of VPN services. Consuming pirated content that is paid-for is neither endorsed nor approved by Future Publishing.
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