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August 31, 2007

The stars are aligned for the Virginia Equine Extravaganza

With a host of top name horse professionals on hand at the 4^th annual Virginia Equine Extravaganza this year’s event is pulling out all stops to be the best yet.

Heading up this all star line-up are Olympian icons Steffen Peters (dressage) and Phillip Dutton (eventing), along with all time favorites Charles Wilhelm, Ken McNabb, Julie Goodnight, Australian dressage judge and vaulting president Colleen Kelly and more than 20 other horse pros and entertainers. This line up is sure to appeal to everyone from the dressage diva to the barrel racer, the young hunter jumper or the green reiner, cutter or working cow horse,” said show producer Vicki O’Hara. "Steffen Peters was such a huge hit in RAleigh in August that we invited him to join us in Virginia."

The Virginia show follows closely behind the highly successful first annual North Carolina Equine Extravaganza in Raleigh.  “Understanding that there is no “average” horse owner is key to the success of the Equine Extravaganza formula. O’Hara explains “It is important that we ensure a program which includes something for everyone and then we strive to exceed even that seemingly impossible challenge.”

A large draw at the Virginia show is the highly anticipated “East Coast Trainer Challenge” sponsored by VAnimalID.info. North Carolina Trainer Challenge (Rockin J Horse Stalls) winner, Ed Dabney of Monroe, GA will face off with fellow trainers Kenny Harlow and Bob Jeffreys. This "low-stress" colt starting competition gives the audience a chance to see the exceptional training skills of the participants while taking part in selecting the winner.

Attendees can also look for the winner of America’s Horse Idol to be determined Saturday evening.  “The North Carolina Horse Idol winner, an incredibly talented appaloosa mule named Rocky, whose jaw-dropping leap into the back of a pick up truck had the crowd stunned and amazed, takes the competition to new heights”, O’Hara said.

Between the shopping, the workshops, the roundtable discussions, the demonstrations, the entertainment, and the company of thousands of people that share a passion for horses, the Equine Extravaganza is a no-brainer destination for anyone that loves horses!

For a complete list of clinicians, horse professionals, entertainers, vendors and more visit the Equine Extravaganza website at www.equineextravaganza.com