08/20/2026
THANK YOU, WILLIAMS LAKE!
What an incredible day! From welcoming hundreds of people to meet the horses during the day to seeing thousands come through the gates for the RCMP Musical Ride that evening, our community truly showed up.
An event like this takes a lot of people, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone who helped make it happen.
Community Partners & Supporters
Four Rivers Co-op Farm & Ranch • Williams Lake Trail Riders • Williams Lake Community Policing • Nor-West • Williams Lake Stampede Association • United Rentals • Williams Lake RCMP Detachment • RE/MAX Williams Lake • Williams Lake Veterinary Hospital • MH King • The Salvation Army • Tourism Discovery Centre • Cariboo Shavings • Williams Lake Tribune • My Cariboo Now / The Goat
Performers & Entertainment
Kwatna Mountain Drum Group • Shay Edgar – Traditional Dancer • Tallulah Edgar – Dancer • Justine Billyboy – Hoop Dancer • Broken Hill Band • Russell Allison – Emcee
Guests of Honour
A very special thank you to Fred & Patty Thomas, along with their family and friends, for joining us as our Guests of Honour. We were honoured to have you share this special evening with us.
City of Williams Lake
Mayor Surinderpal Rathor • Councillor Sheila Boehm • Councillor Michael Moses • Councillor Scott Nelson
A huge thank you to all of our volunteers, including our High School Rodeo kids and families, work bee volunteers, and everyone who helped with setup, gates, tickets, merchandise, hospitality, parking, barns, cleanup and teardown.
A special thank you to Miles King for keeping the arena ready for the Musical Ride.
Thank you to our local RCMP members and their families who came out to support the event and share the evening with our community.
To the RCMP Musical Ride riders, horses, stable staff and support crew — thank you for bringing this iconic Canadian tradition to Williams Lake and for spending the day sharing your horses and stories with our community.
Thank you as well to our food vendors, concession crews, equipment and service providers, sound and production crew, media, photographers, sponsors, donors and everyone who contributed behind the scenes.
And a heartfelt thank you to everyone who brought a donation for our local food bank. Your generosity helped make an already special community event even more meaningful.
Finally, thank you to everyone who came out! Whether you visited the horses during the day, attended the evening show, volunteered, sponsored, donated, performed or helped spread the word, you were part of making this event such a success.
If we have accidentally missed someone by name, please know your contribution was noticed and sincerely appreciated.
Thank you, Williams Lake, for making the RCMP Musical Ride a day to remember.
