Experience the true History of the Wild West with the BLM Wild Mustang Adoption at Ride The West. About 30 wild horses will be brought into the Expo on Friday evening and will be ready for Adoption Sunday morning starting at 9:30 am. You can preview the horses all day Saturday, and see a special Introduction & History of the Wild Mustang at 9:00 AM. Mustang owner and trainer Susan Kirk will conduct two Wild Horse Gentling Demos on Saturday 10:00 AM and 2:00 pm. The Border Patrol will present a demonstration at 12:30 pm, and Susan Kirk will also present a "Mustang Makeover" at 4:30 pm. The Adoption begins at 9:30 am on Sunday Morning. This event is FREE to the public and access to the event can be reached by entering the Fairgrounds from Broadway Avenue and proceeding to the East side of the Grandstands Arena. Look for the signs. If you wish to attend the Expo, you will need to pay Expo admission at the Expo ticket gate. Bring your truck & trailer and take home a legend of the American West.

Fast & Furious is the theme for the Second Annual Team Roping Classic scheduled for Saturday at 10:00 am in the Horse Previews Outdoor Roping Arena at Ride The West Horse & Ranch Expo at the Spokane Fairgrounds. The best headers and heelers from a 4 state area have been invited to throw their loops and compete for big cash and prize awards. Tough cattle, and tougher cowboys and cowgirls will meet in this thrilling Expo Event. The day's Roping will top off with a 6 O' Clock Shootout of the 20 fastest teams roping for over $15,000 in cash & prizes!! This invitation only exhibition will feature some of the biggest names in Team Roping so don't miss the action!

For more information, contact Larry Gleave at lgleave@yahoo.com

Co-sponsored by: Gleve Excavation, Purina Mills

Celebrate the Spirit of the West at Ride The West with our local area Rodeos and Cowboy Event Royalty. Several groups will be on hand to meet and greet the public and promote their local Community Events. They will also help with presenting the Flag and autographing their photos for the little "Rodeo Queens & Princesses in the Making."

Stunning stallions and spectacular breeds are the heart of Ride the West. This year, we not only have our solid Quarterhorses, Appaloosas, Mustangs, Arabians, Morgans, and Paints, but we also have quite an array of unusal breeds that you might get to see too often.....The Fjords, Missouri Fox Trotters, Mules, Minis, Paso Finos, Warmbloods, Belgians, Arabian Ponies, Shetlands, Drafts, and new this year will be the exciting Gypsy Vanner Horses and the Mangalarga Marchadors from Brazil. A tour through the barns is international and you will be thrilled and amazed at the beauty, kindness, and disposition of these incredible breeds. Talk to their owners and find out why they pick their breed as their beloved companions.

Saturday ONLY, we are pleased to present Maria Ryan, not only a local artist, but also an "Official Trail of Painted Ponies" artist. Maria will bring some of her pieces, you will get to meet her, purchase directly from her and also have your pieces autographed. Maria will be set up on Saturday ONLY in Building C of the Mane Trade Show One in front of the Big R display.

Saturday is "Tough Enough to Wear Pink" Day at Ride The West brought to you by Hoofprints 4-H Club. We are encouraging everyone to wear pink shirts on May 17th to show your support for breast cancer patients, survivors, and those who have lost their life to this terrible disease. Hoofprints will also be selling special Wrangler Pink Shirts at their 4-H Booth #13 in Building A of the Trade Show. All profits will be donated to Breast Cancer Research.

Join K102 Saturday evening at 7:00 pm in the Indoor Arena for their Annual Colgate Country Showdown. Each contestant will have the opportunity to sing their hearts out to to the judges in our own country version of "American Idol". Winners will go to Regional Competition and then on to Nashville to perform live on TV. This show is FREE with your Expo admission! Don't Miss it!!!!