New This Year - Craig Cameron's Extreme Cowboy Race^TM : The Extreme Cowboy Race -- as seen on RFD-TV-- was a competition in which horses and riders worked through an obstacle course while being timed and judged on their abilities. Top competitors received large cash prizes and saddle packages.

Training Clinics - Leading coaches, competitors, and trainers from throughout the United States presented a full schedule of in-depth clinics on a wide array of equestrian sports and training techniques. Clinics were scheduled in the Equine.com Coliseum, the Voinovich Livestock & Trade Center, Cooper Arena, and Rod's Covered Paddock.

Seminars & Demonstrations - Enthusiastic attendees enjoyed four full days of seminars and hands-on demonstrations at the Wahl Clipper Seminar Stage, the Exiss Demo Ring in the Bricker Annex, and the Arabian Horse Association Demo Ring in the Celeste Center. Industry experts presented non-stop sessions on a wide variety of horse management, health, and training topics relevant to horse enthusiasts from amateurs to seasoned professionals.

Trade Show - Equine Affaire hosted the largest trade show of any horse exposition in the United States featuring hundreds of the nation's leading equine-related retailers and manufacturers. Attendees browsed through acres of equine products and services ranging from tack, riding apparel, and grooming supplies to farm equipment, gifts, and books. Equine Affaire is the best place to shop for everyone's horse-related needs.

Cashman Breed Pavilion - The Cashman Breed Pavilion featured exhibit booths and stalls where attendees were able to see, touch, and learn more about a wide variety of breeds. Individual breeds were represented by their associations as well as a rotating cast of selected stallions, mares, and geldings. The Horse & Farm exhibits featured a vast number of stallions, horse breeding farms, and training facilities.

Young Rider Youth Pavilion - Horsey kids of all ages convened at the Young Rider Youth Pavilion. In addition to educational and horse-related youth association exhibits, the Young Rider Youth Pavilion featured presentations throughout each day by many of the horse industry's most popular educators, demonstrations of various horse breeds, plenty of fun activities for kids, and a Breyer Celebrity Horse Showcase.

Pfizer Fantasia - A Musical Celebration of the Horse - was an entertaining "must-see" on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday evening in the Coliseum, once again performing to sold-out crowds. Allen Pogue delighted the audience with his trick horses while Erik Martonovich and Alethea Shelton impressed attendees with a high-energy Roman ride and exquisite vaulting performance. Spectators also enjoyed a grand prix musical freestyle dressage ride by Pam Goodrich, an award-winning freestyle reining act by Colleen Siadik, and a taste of the Wild West presented by the Kiesner family from Texas. There were outstanding trick riders, drill teams, and a liberty acts as well.