THE SHAT BOLDLY RIDES INTO THE 2014 CALGARY STAMPEDE AS GRAND MARSHALL

Everybody's favorite Kirk, Canadian actor William Shatner, will beam into Alberta next month to lead the 2014 Calgary Stampede Parade as Grand Marshall.

Many fans of Star Trek are not aware that The Shat is quite the horseman. For the past 24 years he has spearheaded the Hollywood Charity Horse Show to raise money for children's charities.

The Calgary Stampede.The Calgary Stampede runs from July 4 to 13. "Leading the parade will be quite a way to experience my first time,” Shatner said in a release Tuesday. Pretty good for an 83-year-old!

Starship captain and Zorro impersonator William Shatner will be Grand Marshall at the Calgary Stampede

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