NATIONAL COWGIRL MUSEUM & HALL OF FAME
1720 Gendy Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
(817) 336-4475

Take the ride of your life in a special exhibit-film experience and discover the international roots of the American cowboy.

May 27-October 1, 2006

The IMAX® film, Ride Around the World, takes you on a spectacular journey through Morocco, Spain, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, British Columbia and Texas, to meet vaqueros, gauchos, baqueanos and cowboys who are part of a single global horse culture – an unbroken trail stretching back 1,500 years. These rugged men and women were often first to settle the wild frontiers, lay the foundation in language, music and dress for the entire New World, and shape a culture.

Filmed in exotic and rarely visited locations, Ride Around the World includes some of the most spectacular horse footage ever seen on an IMAX® screen, truly a profound visual and cultural experience. The film premiered at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History’s Omni Theater May 27.

Ride: A Global Adventure, on display at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame May 27 through October 1, looked at the international roots of the American cowboy and cowgirl. From the dusty deserts of Morocco to the high plains of the Four Sixes Ranch in West Texas, Ride: A Global Adventure takes you beyond the myth that all cowboys are from Texas. The classic American cowboy, although a universal icon, evolved over time and has counterparts in other corners of the world.

Ride: A Global Adventure showcased the physical differences in dress, tack and tools of diverse horse cultures seen in Ride Around the World while emphasizing their similarities. It revealed the long trail through time that brought forth the American cowboy. Starting with the early Moroccan warriors to the Spanish conquistadors and onto the Mexican vaqueros, cowboy figures emerged in the New World as far north as Canada and south as Patagonia. Regardless of how each culture developed the look and feel of their tools, people used horses to travel, explore new horizons and accomplish their work on the land. It is these international influences that cultivated the American cowboy and cowgirl and spawned a global adventure.

Ride: A Global Adventure is an original exhibit designed by Bob Weis Design Island Associates (Weiss was formerly with Walt Disney Imagineering, part of The Walt Disney Company). It is a collaborative effort of the Cattle Raisers Museum, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, and National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame.

Ride Around the World is an international journey that will thrill audiences around the world while uniting them in a shared heritage. Ride Around the World is proudly presented by Ford Motor Company. Texas Highways magazine and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram are local sponsors of both the film and exhibit.