Tag: Livestock
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Mexican Rodeo thrills Stock Show crowd Sunday
Two Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza shows filled the Denver Coliseum Sunday for day two of the National Western Stock Show, as crowds flocked to see the colorful Escaramuza Charra side-saddle riders, the Mariachi Sol de Mi Tierra & Folklorico dancers and the bareback “Charro style” horse riders. Coming up Monday, the Miniature Hereford Junior Show, Farmyard…
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Cowboys, horses, rodeos and more; 2022 Stock Show officially kicks off
Aaron Burris and his family have been going to the stock yards nearly every year since moving to Denver six years ago. It gives his son, Wesley, the opportunity to wear his cowboy boots, cowboy hat and sheriff’s deputy badge, while at the same time he gets to see animals such as bulls — which…
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Social media groups coordinate to save animals endangered by Marshall fire
As the Marshall fire grew, the Facebook posts flew. “For the small/growing fire on Middle Fork Road, please let me know if you need to coordinate horse evacuation. Currently it is 40 acres or so,” someone posted on social media just before 11:30 a.m. Thursday. A short time later, the “Horse Evacuation Boulder Fort Collins…
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Metro Moves: Colorado Livestock Association leader to retire
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Welcome to the Denver Gazette’s Metro Moves. You’ll get the latest metro Denver openings, closings, hiring and promotion briefs here. To submit your company’s news, drop an email to [email protected]. Retiring The longtime leader of the Colorado Livestock Association plans to retire next year after…
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National Western Stock Show rides back in 2022
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Giddy up! The yaks are back. The National Western Stock Show announced Wednesday the “best 16 days in January” will return for 2022 from Jan. 8-23. After the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions foiled the 2021 show — the first time that’s happened in 106 years — organizers are…
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High and Dry: Colorado in Drought — 5th generation El Paso County rancher hit with disaster
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the second part of our series, we follow the trials of a 5th generation cattle rancher in El Paso County facing down a near impossible plight in 2020 due to drought. (Video by Skyler Ballard) Check back Friday, March 5, 2021 for part three…
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Several dead animals removed from Weld County property amid neglect, abuse allegations
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Colorado mule tests positive for rabies for first time since 2013
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After nearly a decade of no cases, a mule in Eagle County has tested positive for bat variant rabies, the Colorado Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. This is Colorado’s first case of rabies in domestic livestock this year and the first time an equine has…