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MLK Jr. Heritage Rodeo 2012

Dec 28th, 2011 | By

The Martin Luther King, Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo brings Stock Show fans a bit of Black history when the cowboys and cowgirls who are the top in their sport show you what they can do.  A one-night only event, the Heritage Rodeo of Champions will take place on January 16, 2012 in the Coliseum. See
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Mother’s Day Weekend in Hotchkiss

Apr 14th, 2011 | By

Be in Hotchkiss Colorado during the Mother’s Day Weekend – May 6, 7, and 8, 2011 for all the best family activities of the spring season. Start your weekend by treating Mom to a pancake breakfast she doesn’t have to cook! The Hotchkiss Fire Station near the Hotchkiss Ranch will host a Mother’s Day Weekend
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Sheep Dog Trials – Hotchkiss

Apr 13th, 2011 | By

The 8th Annual Hotchkiss Sheep Camp Stock Dog Trials will be held on Mother’s Day weekend, May 6, 7 & 8th, 2011, on the picturesque Richard Hotchkiss family ranch, immediately south of downtown Hotchkiss… just a few hundred feet south of the post office. The dog trials have become not only Hotchkiss’ biggest annual event,
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Evening of Dancing Horses -National Western Stock Show

Jan 14th, 2011 | By

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
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Dodge Invitational Freestyle Reining – National Western Stock Show

Jan 6th, 2011 | By

Beautiful spins and powerful stops mingled with original costumes and musical themes – the Dodge Invitational Freestyle Reining is one of the National Western Stock Show’s hottest tickets. The National Western Horse Show invites the nation’s top “reiners”, making the $15,000 Dodge Invitational Freestyle Reining unique to any horse show in the world. Even if
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National Western PRCA ProRodeo

Jan 4th, 2011 | By

It’s that time of year again, so dust off your hat, shine up your boots and squeeze into your Wrangler Jeans and get ready for the Rodeo! Here is a taste of what you can expect to see this year at the 105th National Western Stock Show PRCA ProRodeo. Bareback riding offers a sensation about
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Junior Market Lamb Champions Selected

Jan 18th, 2010 | By

The Junior Market Lamb show was held at the National Western Stock Show on Sunday, January 17. The Grand Champion Market Lamb was exhibited by Luke Davis, 16, of Guthrie, Oklahoma. The Reserve Grand Champion Market Lamb was selected from the same weight division as the Champion, and was exhibited by Cooper Newcomb, 18, of
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NWSS Kicks Off with a Parade

Jan 13th, 2010 | By

Downtown Denver was the scene of the National Western Stock Show’s annual Rodeo Parade, Tuesday at high noon. The parade route started from Union Station at 17th and Wynkoop and traveled down 17th Street for 15 blocks.  Spectators and rodeo fans lined the street 3 to 5 people deep, and waved to the passing groups
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Stick Horse Rodeo Heads to the Children’s Museum of Denver

Jan 7th, 2010 | By

On January 11, young buckaroos and buckarettes will help kick off the 2010 National Western Stock Show during the annual Stick Horse Rodeo at the Children’s Museum of Denver. Mounted on a trusty stick horse steed, kids ages 3-6 get wild and woolly when volunteers open the bucking chute and these cowboys and cowgirls come
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The New Year rides into Denver with 23 PRCA Rodeo Performances

Jan 6th, 2010 | By

As one of the first PRCA rodeos of the new year, professional rodeo cowboys understand the importance of getting a check at the National Western Stock Show. January 9-24 will be no exception as 23 PRCA rodeo performances take over the Mile High City and provide about $546,000 in total prize money. Just ask the
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