Advanced ticket sales for the Sixth Annual Black Hills Horse Expo will kick off during the 2008 Black Hills Stock Show & Rodeo. Tickets will be available at Today's Horse magazine booth Jan. 25 through Feb. 3.

The expo will be held March 8 and 9 at the Pennington County Event Center in Rapid City. The Expo will feature nationally known clinician Julie Goodnight and entertainer Tommie Turvey.

The 2008 event will again present the Trainers' Challenge, Breed Demo and Stallion Row.

Advance ticket prices for adults are $10 per day and $15 for the evening show. A weekend pass costs $28. Children younger than 12 receive free admission.

The expo is a benefit for the Northern Hills Area Court Appointed Special Advocate Program. The program trains local community members to advocate on behalf of abused and neglected children.

For more information, call Billye Jo Casteel, expo committee chairwoman, at 456-2222, or e-mail her at casteel@sdplains.com. Or, visit www.blackhillshorseexpo.com