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PHOTOS: 2026 National Western Stock Show Kick-off parade
19+ hour, 9+ min ago (108+ words) The annual National Western Stock Show Kick-off parade rolled along 17th Ave. in Denver, Colorado on Thursday, January 8, 2025. The NWSS runs through January 25th, including cattle judging contests, catch-a-calf, daily professional rodeos, fiddle championships, Farmyard Follies, horse shows, swingline dancing, the trade…...
After 23 years running Texas event, new CEO takes the reins at National Western
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (862+ words) Wes Allison first attended the National Western Stock Show with his family when his father was a county extension agent in the Texas Panhandle, returned as a 4-H member and then participated as an extension agent himself. Now, Allison is…...
How rodeo clowns have evolved, from funnymen to bullfighters — with lives on the line
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (1122+ words) From the time he was in fifth grade, Richie Harris aspired to be a rodeo clown. For Harris, who was raised in Westminster, going to the National Western Stock Show in Denver with his grandparents was family tradition as far…...
Bull on the loose in Snowmass Village after escaping rodeo
6+ mon, 6+ day ago (93+ words) A bull escaped from the Snowmass Rodeo grounds in Snowmass Village and is on the loose Wednesday afternoon, officials said. Law enforcement announced the getaway just before 3:30 p.m. The bull was believed to be in the Horse Ranch subdivision, a neighborhood…...
Skiing naked is the ultimate form of female empowerment at this Colorado festival
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (799+ words) Boot Tan Fest women's ski event started in 2021 as a casual ski run in the buff among 20-something friends has since grown to a three-day event drawing almost 700 attendees. The festival includes live music, ski-focused clinics, and a vendor village…...
Ladies-only ski festival with naked lap readies for fifth year in Glenwood Springs
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (630+ words) Colorado offers an abundance of ways to experience nature in the nude, from clothing-optional hot springs to nudist hiking groups. Add to the list an all-female ski festival where women strip down for a naked run on the mountain. You…...
With deep rodeo roots, Garrett Uptain’s emerged as promising roughstock rider and college coach
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (845+ words) As kids on their farm in Craig, Garrett Uptain and his older brother Wyatt often played rodeo, going through all the events and giving themselves pretend scores for each performance. At the center of this make-believe was a blue bucking…...
PHOTOS: MLK Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (114+ words) The MLK Jr. African American Heritage Rodeo took to the Denver Coliseum on Jan. 20, 2024, as part of the National Western Stock Show in Denver. The rodeo honors the legacy of legendary cowboy Bill Picket and his influence on Black Western…...
How the Yates household of Dick, J.D., Kelly and Trey became the first family of Colorado rodeo
11+ mon, 2+ week ago (1698+ words) In the Yates family's time of greatest need, it's appropriate that a ride on a horse was the saving grace. It was the summer of 1985, and Kelly Yates suffered a traumatic brain injury when she was kicked in the head…...
Longhorns missing from National Western Stock Show parade because of icy roads
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (280+ words) The 2025 National Western Stock Show Parade makes its way down 17th Street in downtown Denver on Jan. 9, 2025. The popular long longhorn steers that normally lead the parade were missing from this year's festivities. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) A…...