Opening ceremonies is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday with a stallion review at 7 p.m. Thursday and sale at 5 p.m. Friday. Events will start at 8 a.m. each day with open, amateur and youth classes at Thompson Indoor Arena. Wednesday will feature fillies, mares, geldings, colts and stallions, with stick horse barrel race, barrel races and pole bending that night. Calf roping, breakaway calf roping team roping with heading and heeling, ranch cutting, team sorting, working ranch horse will comprise Thursday's events. Reining, western riding and ranch horse pleasure classes will compete Friday, while handy ranch horse classes will see action on Saturday.
Admission is free to the horse show, which is open to the public.
People who want to register for the free presentation may contact Kathy Lewis at 381-7206. Because class size is limited, preregistration is required to reserve a space. The course is designed to teach basic patient care procedures and communication skills to employees of hospitals, total health care facilities and nursing homes. Preregistration is encouraged. Participants must be able to read and write English and have no criminal record.