Washington State Horse Expo takes over the Clark County Fairgrounds

Gein Courtney is pulled by Tinkerbell and Diesel, his two draft horses, at the Washington State Horse Expo at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield on Friday, March 4. Courtney said he bought the percheron quarter horses, who are now 17, online when they were young.

Duke Bhuphaibool shoots an arrow on horseback at the Washington State Horse Expo at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield on Friday, March 4. Katie Sterns, the leader of the mounted archers, said the horses get nervous around crowds, but when the archers shoot while riding, the animals calm down because it’s what they’re used to at home.