The Rocky Mountain Horse Expo will take place March 9th-11th, 2012 at the National Western Complex, Denver, CO. There are over 150 presentations being given at this year’s event in 7 different venues. Clinics and workshops from Western Dressage to Equine stress control therapy will take place at this show. Everything you ever wanted to[continue reading...]

This fun family Expo will take place at the National Western Complex on Saturday February 25, 2012. Bring the whole family and meet Dora the Explorer from Nickelodeon, enjoy jump houses and Free train rides, family stage entertainment with Science experiments, a Magic Show, the Diaper Derby, the Toddler Derby and more!  There will be[continue reading...]

Everyone enjoys the traditional Rodeo events, Bronc riding, Team Roping, Bull riding and others. Team Penning, while not one of the standard rodeo events, provides fast paced fun for the riders and the audience!  According to the United States Team Penning Association (USTPA) “Team Penning and Ranch Sorting are sporting events that involve the movement[continue reading...]

When you think of the National Western Stock Show, you automatically think about all the different ranch and farm animals, including horses. But what about the Stick Horse? This mighty steed is often overlooked by many, but not by our future cowboys and cowgirls! They recognize the strength, beauty and un-predictability of the American Stick[continue reading...]

Of the thousands of junior market animals that compete at the National Western Stock Show each year, only 90 of the very best are at the exciting “Auction of Junior Livestock Champions” held January 21, 2011 at 6:30 p.m. in the Beef Palace Auction Arena. For Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion animals, the auction[continue reading...]

DENVER COLORADO -  National Western Stock Show Rodeo Results for January 15, 2011. Sixth Performance – Bareback Riding: 1, Bo Casper, Fort Scott, Kan., on Calgary Stampede’s Loganberry and Josi Young, Kimberly, Idaho, on Calgary Stampede’s Licorice Baby, 85 points. 3, Kash Wilson, Gooding, Idaho, 81. 4, Justin Moldaschel, Mills, Wyo., 78. Steer Wrestling: (three[continue reading...]

Experience horsepower like it was intended. Featuring the workhorses of yesteryear, the National Western Draft Horse Show offers the beauty, grandeur and sheer force of today’s draft horses. The 2011 National Western Draft Horse Show and Pull, January 21-23, features the North American Classic Series 6-Horse Hitch World Championships and offers more than $100,000 in[continue reading...]

DENVER Colorado – Here are the National Western Stock Show Rodeo fourth and fifth performance results. Included also are the current 1st and 2nd standings. Fourth Performance – Bareback Riding: 1, Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho, 82 points on Calgary Stampede’s Pickled Flavored. 2, Dustin Luper, Provo, S.D., 79. 3, R.C. Landingham, Red Bluff, Calif., 78.[continue reading...]

One of the special events during the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) is the “Evening of Dancing Horses.” The Starfire Farm Quadrille Team has performed for many years, much to the delight of audiences who enjoy the formal dressage, freestyle reining, drill elements and many more equestrian disciplines. All of this is choreographed to music[continue reading...]

2011 National Western Stock Show fans can partake in the history and heritage of America’s black cowboy as top black cowboys and cowgirls headline the National Western’s Martin Luther King, Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo. See champion Black Rodeo Athletes compete in the Pony Express relay and the Ladies’ Steer Undecorating. The MLK Heritage Rodeo also[continue reading...]