In 1923 Lloyd M. Tate held the first Blowing Rock Horse Show on Green Hill Road just up the mountain behind the Green Park Hotel. By the mid-1920's Mr. T. A. Broyhill had purchased much of what is known today as the Mayview neighborhood of Blowing Rock. To make the horse show an attraction for guests of the nearby Mayview Manor Hotel, the show moved in 1928 to its current location at the Broyhill Equestrian Preserve on Laurel Lane. After decades of expansion and improvements to both the facility and the competition, the event has never lost its "fun show" appeal. With a commitment to preserving the traditions of horse sports in the High Country, the annual show has been held without interruption since 1923 and is among the oldest continuously operating horse shows in the country.