Located beneath towering grandfather oak trees, the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center includes exercise grounds, warm-up rings, two show rings, and a grand prix ring. 

The 9,000 square foot indoor pavilion can accommodate exhibitor banquet and festival seating overlooking the show rings, all in a climate-controlled environment.

There’s plenty of room to spread out too, with 471 permanent stalls in five barns, plus ample parking for vehicles and trailers.  On site camping hook-ups are conveniently located near the facility.   Indoor restrooms round out the list of exhibitor amenities.

The new covered 314' by 165' arena shields both horse and rider from the hot sun and rain showers while providing safe footing. 

The expertly designed grounds  provide easy access to all rings and stalls making it a premier show facility for competitions.  Guests and spectators enjoy seating in shaded bleachers or on a grassy hill.

From youth to Olympic qualifiers; exhibitors and their horses travel here from throughout the world to compete at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center.  The size and type of  horse competitions is almost limitless. 

In the case of a hurricane, the Equestrian Center will accept horses as a service to the equine industry. Please check our Hurricane Policy for more information.

To learn more about how the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center can make your event a success, we welcome you to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   us or call the Horse Show Office at 813-740-3500.  
 

For information on up-coming horse shows at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center, view the Calendar of Events  or the Florida State Fair Book.

Suncoast Bedding offers quality bedding products for all equestrian events held at the Fairgrounds.  Visit http://www.suncoastbedding.com/ for more product information. 

Mid Florida Golf Cars is the official dealer of golf cars for the Florida State Fair and the Florida State Fairgrounds for year-round activities.  For more information visit http://www.midfloridagolfcars.com/