Natimuk Show secretary Judith Bysouth always tries to find something "a little bit different" every year to draw crowds to the event.
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She has taken this concept to another level for 2019.
Mrs Bysouth said the 127th annual show at Natimuk Showgrounds on Saturday will feature the Factory FMX freestyle motocross team and the Ring of Fire Horse Spectacular throughout the day.
"The motocross team are professional elite athletes that will perform their stunts and routines at 4.30pm and then again at 6pm," she said.
"The horse spectacular is the only performance of its kind in the world, with four performers on horses set to music.
"They'll start off at midday with some horsemanship displays, and then the flag drill team will present behind the official opening at 1.30 pm. We finish at 8.30pm with the final flag drill performance where they'll perform to the tune of Johnny Cash's 'Ring of Fire'."
This year, for the first time, the show will also feature a pet competition.
"Normally we have pet dog competition, but this year we've expanded it to budgies, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits and most unusual pet," Mrs Bysouth said.
"We're just trialling it so people with pets other than dogs can join the fun. People can enter on the day, they just need to bring their pet's food and water bowls."
Alongside the headline acts, Mrs Bysouth said the show hadn't forgotten its need to appeal to families and show off the best Natimuk had to offer as a farming community.
"For children, we've got story times throughout the day. Meg Humphries will read the story she has written When water lost its way, and she'll have some water play activities as well," she said.
"The other action-packed activity we have is our sheep-shearing and wool-handling competitions. People often come from all around Australia to participate, and we usually have up to 40 competing, which starts at 11am sharp.
"We pride ourselves on our showgrounds: They're almost state of the art facilities with the new toilets and showers and our poultry and shearing sheds are only a few years old, so I think we're in good health overall."