Fantasia returns to Columbus, Ohio, on April 13-15
Give your horse-crazy valentine the gift they really want this year: tickets to Fantasia! Attending Equine Affaire’s signature musical celebration of the horse in April is the perfect way to celebrate a mutual love for horses and enjoy an incredible date night. Combining the gorgeous moving art of equestrian performances with the joyful ebullience of a rock concert, Fantasia is a musical evening show that highlights the many graces and talents of horses and equestrians in a variety of disciplines. Tickets for this equine extravaganza are on sale now for three performances only, happening at 7:30 pm on April 13, 14, and 15, in the coliseum of the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus, Ohio, during Equine Affaire. Seats are selling fast, so make your valentine’s day and buy your tickets today at equineaffaire.com!
Sponsored by Absorbine, Fantasia has been a beloved tradition for many horse lovers and their families for more than two decades. Appropriate for all ages, it’s the perfect bookend to a day spent taking in the sights at Equine Affaire – and a spectacular showcase of everything that made us fall in love with horses in the first place! This year, audiences will enjoy a slew of unforgettable performances that showcase the strength, agility, grace, beauty, and versatility of the horse. If you love exciting pyrotechnics, trick riding, great storytelling, the grace and freedom of a liberty act, Roman riding, drill teams, or just want to see something new and unexpected – Fantasia is the show for you! Read on for a special sneak peek into this spring’s class of Fantasia performers.
This year, audiences will get to enjoy performances by a combination of beloved veteran exhibitors and new acts who are guaranteed to become fan-favorites. No one sparkles under the spotlights quite like the Diamond D Cowgirls and their speedy mounts. Watch these incredible cowgirls and their stock horses weave mesmerizing patterns with dazzling precision throughout the coliseum. Hailing from Connecticut, NRHA professional Bryan Penquite will perform his own kind of pattern magic with a reining routine sure to thrill! Last year’s winner of the International Liberty Horse Association Freestyle Invitational, Melissa Barnett, will take center stage with a beautiful and moving liberty performance, guaranteed to inspire you to try out the incredible discipline of liberty with your own horses back home. Brand new to Fantasia, the Pegasus Riders are two eleven-year-old equestrian performers who specialize in trick riding, Roman riding, dance, aerial hammock, and equestrian liberty. These incredibly talented young equestriennes have performed at rodeos and expos all around the country, including Breyerfest 2022, the American Royal, and the Professional Armed Forces World Championship Rodeo. If Friesians are your one true love, then you’ll be delighted to watch as the Friesian Heritage Drill Team, their black coats gleaming, takes their turn under the spotlights. If your heart flutters to the beat of a different drum, then look out for the Knights of Iceland! These incredible riders and their fast, fiery mounts are back to raise spirits and set the coliseum dirt on fire – literally. And speaking of fire, daredevil Dusti Dickerson is bringing her Roman riding act to Ohio, complete with leaping through flames. Finally, America’s favorite Australian stockman, the inimitable Guy McLean, will bring audiences to their feet and lift hearts everywhere with his inspired poetry and incredible team of horses. All these acts and many more will be at the Ohio Expo Center in April for Fantasia – will you?
Buy your Fantasia tickets early, along with your general admission tickets to Equine Affaire, on our website at equineaffaire.com today. Tickets for Fantasia range in price from $14-$25. The doors to the coliseum will open at 6:45 pm each evening and the show begins promptly at 7:30 pm. If you plan to come with a group, call our office at (740) 845-0085, M-F, 9 am to 5 pm ET, to receive a discount on group tickets to Thursday night’s performance.
Equine Affaire is especially grateful to Absorbine for making this year’s show possible. To learn more about Equine Affaire or Fantasia, including details about our host hotels and other accommodations, visit www.equineaffaire.com or call our office at (740) 845-0085, 9:00am-5:00pm EST (M-F). For the latest news, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @equineaffaire. We’d love to hear from you!
CONTACT:
Allison Rehnborg, Marketing Coordinator
Equine Affaire, Inc.
Phone: (740) 845-0085 ext. 103
arehnborg@equineaffaire.com
www.equineaffaire.com
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