William Shatner is known, primarily, for his acting career, but there are a few things about him that you may not know, like his love of horses and connections to Murfreesboro.

With 243 acting credits to his name, there is known more recognizable than that of Capt. James T. Kirk from Star Trek: The Original Series. Coming in a close second is his turn as Denny Crane on Boston Legal.

Shatner will discuss his role at Capt. Kirk at "A Conversation with William Shatner," set for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12 at War Memorial Auditorium.

Tickets for "A Conversation with William Shatner" start at $51.25. You can buy tickets through the TPAC website.

But there are a few things about him you may not know in advance of his upcoming appearance at War Memorial Auditorium.

Shatner is good friends with Brad Paisley.

During "A Conversation with William Shatner," he will appear with Brad Paisley after a screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan for moderated Q&A.

"We will have the most fun with the audience and with each other," Shatner said.

The fun is rooted in the long-time friendship between Shatner and Paisley.

"I think of Brad Paisley as a good friend of mine," Shatner said. "It's been a wonderful relationship. I admire him for his talent and for the man he is. I look forward to sharing the stage with him."

Shatner said they met many years ago when they were both doing publicity appearances at the same radio station.

"The host of the show introduced us, and we became very close," Shatner said.

Over the years, they would attend each others events and meet up when they were both in Kentucky.

"I remember one time he was playing, and I was riding at the same time in different venues of the fair," Shatner said.

Because of their close friendship, fans can expect an engaging conversation unique to Nashville, as the two stars share fascinating and humorous stories from their careers. Fans will also have the chance to ask questions during the Q&A.

Shatner loves horses.

Shatner is an avid horseman. Not only is he a championship rider, he also breeds American Saddlebred, American Standardbred and quarterhorses.

He raises the horses on a 360-acre farm, named Belle Reve Farm, near Lexington, Kentucky.

In one of Shatner's favorite standardbred competitions, riders ride at a pace or trot (almost 40 mph) around the ring.

"This isn't a race as much as a style show ... It's got the elements of danger and grace," he said.

He won the Amateur Roadster To Bike Championship on his horse Track Star at the Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show in Louisville, Kentucky in 2019. (Check out these pictures from the Lexington Courier-Journal) Track Star won also the Amateur Road Horse division in 2018.

His love of horses even brought him to one Tennessee Walking Horse World Grand Championship in Shelbyville.

"I went once," he said. "It was glorious. It was the most entertaining horse show I've ever been at, filled with glitter and it was wonderful. The horses, those Tennessee Walking Horses, are terrific."

He said he enjoyed watching the horses stride across Calsonic Arena, but he'd rather not talk about the training practices.

"I enjoyed watching it, but my training is horses that are saddlebred and standardbred."

Shatner has 'been to Murfreesboro quite a bit.'

Not only has Shatner visited Shelbyville, he has also been Murfreesboro more than a few times.

Through his equestrian activities, Shatner comes to Murfreesboro to compete. And if he isn't here, then his horses are. His horse trainer Raymond Shivley shows in the Southern Saddlebred Spring Fling Horse Show, which is held annually at Tennessee Miller Coliseum.

"I've been to Murfreesboro quite a bit ..." Shatner said, adding he loves to visit and compete at Miller Coliseum. "Your equestrian center is world-class."

He also has a business tie to town.

He invests in Solar Alliance, a company that provides solar and wind power alternatives on residential and commercial projects. Shatner said one of the company's projects was installing solar panels on a data center that houses a bank of computers that participates in a blockchain.

"(Solar Alliance) is providing jobs for people who are looking for alternate power sources and alternate jobs," Shatner said.

Since it was founded in 2003, the Solar Alliance has developed $1 billion of wind and solar projects that provide enough electricity to power 150,000 homes.