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I’m headed to the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver
I’ve polished my cowboy boots, washed my best jeans and uncrumpled my straw hat.
Today I’m heading to Denver, where I’ll be attending the National Western Stock Show, Rodeo and Horse Show.
Yeehaw!
Organizers call it the Super Bowl of livestock shows. A quick glance at the schedule shows I’m in for a bison sale, stock dog trials, a miniature heifer sale, a yak halter show and a top hog performance.
“I personally am interested in hog performance,” my sister wrote when I forwarded her a copy of the schedule. “What do hogs do?”
Good question. And I’m going to find out.
“Also the draft horse and yaks … Don’t let me go to the ewe lamb sale, or we’ll be selling our lawn mower in the spring.”
Then there’s the rodeo itself, which features everything from bareback riding and steer wrestling to bull riding and barrel racing.
It’s a great excuse to pull out my cowboy duds and sport some Texas ‘tude. I want to find out how Colorado rodeos compare to Texas ones.
The Denver event has been running since 1906. On its 100th anniversary in 2006, attendance reached 726,972 over the 16-day show. The grand champion steer sold for $75,000.
Look for an article in the travel section of the Statesman in coming weeks. Anyone ever experienced this?
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By Andi
January 21, 2012 2:02 AM | Link to this
I hope you enjoy what Coloradoans just refer to as Stock Show. I grew up in Denver area and Stock Show was an annaul event. I got to perform with the Westernaires my Jr. and Sr. year of high school. They are the percission mounted drill team that opens every rodeo event. I hope you enjoy their performance we are the #1 drill team in the world at speed and all the kids are under 19. The best part of going to Stock Show the last weekend are the deals from the venders! Don’t forget the Coors Western Art exibit.