Henty Show society president Warren Dale has overseen his 10th show feeling grateful for supporters who have endured hardship and still attended the annual event.
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More than 600 people attended the 116th show, which had strong entries from the pavilion competitions to those in the showgrounds.
Mr Dale said many taking part in agricultural competitions had been affected by recent severe weather.
"There's been great participation in the horse and all of the animal events, for a year where there's been fires and drought," he said.
"We've had a really impressive show and shine in the morning, they've taken off after it's gotten a bit cloudy.
"We had really good support from the people doing the rides and they brought a V8 simulator."
Mr Dale wasn't complaining about a few drops of rain - he knows the region needs it, though gauges did not record anything decent.
"I can't complain one little bit, and I'm very thankful that we've been blessed with a 27-degree day - last Saturday was 43," he said.
The program opened on Saturday morning with a children's pet show and best-dressed competitions, continuing with whip cracking, sheaf tossing and dog jumping.
Mikayla Curnow's purebred blue heeler Charlie won the medium dog category, jumping 1.9 metres.
Mikayla, who is 13 and from Indigo Valley, has had Charlie since she was eight years old.
"He's been jumping basically since he was a puppy," she said.
"Whatever shows we go to, we usually enter him into the dog jumping and most of the time he will get a second or a first place."
Receiving applause from the crowd on Saturday, Charlie barked his thanks - Mikayla said he was a dog with a big character.
"Every so often he's had to have a spell from jumping because of surgery; he swallows stones a lot," she said.
Charlie jumped 1.9 metres to be named victorious at Henty, but has jumped 2.10 metres before.
The Australian record is just under three metres.
Competitions in the pavilion included needle-work, junior fleece judging, photography, horticulture, jams and preserves and cookery.
Mr Dale said after all the hard work was over with, locals and competitors were able to kick back and enjoy some music by Wagga band Wobbly Boot.
"They're absolutely brilliant and have been around for 30 years," he said.
"We hope people were able to go home saying they've had a good day."
The Henty Show is one of the earliest in the schedule in Southern NSW, with the Deniliquin and Holbrook shows taking place in March.
