Horse events convener Wendy Collin said entries were up in the showjumping with 584 horses entered and there were a total of 1783 enters as most enter more than one class.
She said there was always a good turnout at the Dannevirke show for a number of reasons.
"They are very nice grounds, it's one of the last qualifying events for Horse of the Year and it's a very horse-friendly show."
Entries in the photographic competition were down but the standard was extremely high, according to convener Roger Burson.
"There weren't so many entries from children this year, but there were a lot of first time entrants."
He said it was the first time that supreme winner Ella Hendy had entered.
Entries in the sheep section were down with 220 entered this year. Last year around 300 were entered.
Waiaruhe farmer David Burn took out the supreme champion sheep with a Texel ewe.
Cattle entries were up with eight in the lifestyle section, 22 beef entries and 10 in the dairy section.
The results of these will be published at a later date.
New to the show this year was a decorated sheep competition. Entries were in two sections - decorated pet sheep and shorn sheep.
There were four entries in the decorated pet section which show secretary Chrissie Matthews was a good result for a first time competition and she expected next year there would be more entries. There were no takers in the shorn section.
The terrier race has got to be a highlight of the show.
This year's event attracted 12 entries and after a practice run there were three heats and then a final.
Competition was fierce and the eventual winner was Maz owned by Chad Wallace, with Milly the Mouse owned by Lenka Fields second and Spencer, owned by Erica Hindle third.
The first aiders reported a relatively quiet time. They too were affected by Friday's strong wind as the were unable to pitch their tent.
They also had to deal with an injury caused by the wind. A pole from a jump was blown off its stand and hit a rider on the back of the head. She was taken away by ambulance.
Other injuries included sprains, mild heat stroke and a ankle that had been stood on by a horse.