It's time to shop, stock up and discover Road to the Horse secrets. Road to the Horse Owner and Producer Tootie Bland (of Noodle, Texas) opens the doors to Murfreesboro, Tennessee's Tennessee Miller Coliseum Friday February 29, 2008 (4 to 7 p.m.) for a night of horse-themed shopping open to the public, sponsored by Prime Performance Nutrition (www.primeperformancenutrition.com), and loaded with more than 100 booths. Road to the Horse tickets not required; Shopping Extravaganza admission is free.

Bonus: The fourth Road to the Horse clinician-a mystery until the day before the event-will be revealed during the free shopping night. The four competing clinicians (Chris Cox, Tommy Garland, Ken McNabb and the mystery contestant) will be available to sign autographs. 

"We've pumped up the shopping experience once again," Bland says. "Jewelry, art, conversion trucks and trailers, custom hats, top western clothing, horse health supplies--everything for horse lovers."

Bland works with expert trade-show coordinator Ronda May (of Early, Texas) to create a fun-filled environment where Road to the Horse attendees can shop before and during the colt-starting event.

The official Road to the Horse booth will be larger than ever and offer logo wear such as crew and hooded sweatshirts, embroidered ball caps, hat and t-shirt combos, fleece outerwear, bandanas, bracelets, shirts for the competing celebrities to autograph. Adult and youth sizes will be available.

Directions:

The Tennessee Miller Coliseum is located at 304B West Thompson Lane in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

I-24 East from Nashville ...Take exit 76, turn left at the stop light onto Medical Center Parkway. Turn left onto Thompson Lane. Drive approximately 5 miles; Coliseum is on left.

For more information about Road to the Horse 2008, visit http://www.roadtothehorse.com, or call 325.736.5000. Road to the Horse is owned and produced by Tootie Bland/ Ride the Remuda Productions.

2008 sponsors include: Charity Challenge Sponsor Fort Dodge Animal Health; Presenting Sponsor Horse & Rider; and sponsors Absolute Innovations, Wick Buildings, Wahl Clipper, Cinch / Cruel Girl, Gist Silversmiths, Martin Saddlery, Horse Media Group, Horsecity.com, Rockin J Horse Stalls, W W Livestock Sales, John Deere, American Cowboy Magazine, LubriSyn, Valley Vet, Samson, Prime Performance Nutrition, American Spirit Manufacturing, John's Ariat Country, Horse South, Horse Exchange, and Hoofbeats.

Don't forget to look for www.GotHorsemanship.com's ad in the 2008 Road to the Horse souvenir program. We'll be having some giveaways on our blog in conjunction with the event! Check back for more details at the end of February!