Equine Extravaganza^® Comes to the Carolinas!
Mark Your Event Calendars for the
1st Annual Equine Extravaganza Carolinas^®:  August 3-5, 2007 Raleigh, NC

For Immediate Release

Raleigh, NC,  February 2007:  Save the date!  Start making plans now to attend the Carolinas’ 1st Equine Extravaganza®, an event that is anticipated to be the Carolina’s biggest horse happening of  2007.  The North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh will host this all breed, all discipline horse expo and trade show on August 3-5, 2007.  Much like its northern counterpart, The Virginia Equine Extravaganza® to be held October 26-28, 2007 for the 4^th exciting year in Richmond, VA, this event promises to unite the North and South Carolina horse community in an event that will cater to their robust and eager equestrian audience.  

Plans are in place for an action packed three days of everything equestrian, including over 100 clinics, demonstrations and seminars with nationally recognized trainers in a wide variety of disciplines such as dressage, barrel racing, reining, driving, gaited horses, hunter/jumpers, and more. The Virginia and Carolina shows promise to showcase a uniquely different line-up of some of the best horsemen and horsewomen in the country.  “We strive to ensure that both the Virginia and the Carolinas shows offer exciting and unique programs for the attendees”, said DeShane Stamper, program director for Equine Extravaganza®.  “Our goal is to provide an exciting venue for learning, shopping and lots of fun for all equestrians, regardless of level or discipline.”   

This year’s inaugural event starts off with a bang, featuring 2006 Road the Horse winner Stacy Westfall.  Stacy is the only woman to have won Road to the Horse and the only person to win the AQHA free style reining competition bridleless AND saddleless!  Stacy will be joined by other renowned trainers such as Julie Goodnight and international dressage icon and former US dressage Olympian, Steffen Peters, eventing legend Jim Wofford and gaited-horse specialist Nicole Carswell.  In addition Tommy Garland, the 2006 East Coast Trainer Challenge winner, will join the judging panel in 2007, as well as present several clinics on horsemanship and Arabian showmanship.  The rousing East Coast Trainer Challenge colt starting competition will take place each day of the event, culmination in the presentation of the winner on Sunday.   

This year’s inaugural Carolina Extravaganza will also feature The Search for America’s Ultimate Horse Idol, the “American Idol” of the equine industry.  This “talent contest” for horses is part of a series of seven competitions at major expos throughout the country in 2007 and will highlight some of the area’s most talented horses, as they compete for this coveted title!    

Whether you’re replenishing tack room supplies or shopping for the perfect trailer, or looking for that perfect first riding outfit attendees will have to look no further!  The Equine Extravaganza will bring together one of the largest collections of equestrian vendors and trailer dealers in the Mid Atlantic region!  This major horse happening will be the one-stop-equine shopping experience of 2007! 

 The crowning jewel of the Equine Extravaganza® will be the Friday and Saturday evening Equus Extraordinaire, a spectacular two-hour equestrian production spotlighting horses in a stage show fashion.  Trick riders and horses,  fast -paced, choreographed musical rides, vaulters, celebrity horses and Nashville sensation Templeton Thompson will be presented in this action-packed production.  Separate tickets are required and will be available online (www.equineextravaganza.com) in March.  Tickets for the evening show are limited so don’t be left out!

Applications are being accepted for vendor space and for breed and stallion exhibitions at both locations, as well as for clinic riders.  Mark your calendars now for both exciting events and double your expo experience! Visit www.equineextravaganza.com for more information.   

Save the dates!!!

The North Carolina Equine Extravaganza®
August 3-5, 2007
North Carolina State Fair Ground