Tag: National Western
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What’s a zebu? All about the National Western Stock Show cattle breed
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The National Western Stock Show has a cure for your animal fix, from alpacas to zebus. Zebu who? asks you. Read zis, to learn about the world’s most adorable cow. The zebu is a flop-eared miniature ox that will steal your heart with one doe-eyed look. It is one of the many cattle breeds which…
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Denver MLK Marade, other events close down city for holiday
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Single-digit temperatures won’t stop many people from streaming down East Colfax Avenue on Monday — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — for the annual Denver Marade, held in his honor since 1986. The annual Marade — a mashup of march and parade — is one of…
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‘It’s our Grand Slam’: The National Western Stock Show finally arrives in Denver
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Nick Cragen stood next to his daughter, Amelia, and their Miniature Hereford cow on Saturday morning, preparing to show the small cow off to a panel of judges. Amelia was born with Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), a neurological movement disorder that drops a person’s average lifespan to eight or nine years. Amelia is 12, and…
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Freezing weather creates possible issues for incoming ranchers
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A onslaught of winter weather may cause issues for ranchers heading westward for the National Western Stock Show, which unofficially starts with today’s parade at noon downtown Denver and officially kicks off with opening day 9 a.m. Saturday at the National Western Center and Denver Coliseum. The northeastern part of the state — including Weld County,…
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Western Livestock Journal owners win Friend of the National Western award
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The National Western Stock Show selected the Crow family as the winners of the 2024 Friend of the National Western Award due to their long history of contributions to the livestock industry — including the creation of the Western Livestock Journal (WLJ) and the Red Meat…
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National Western Stock Show searching for 2024 volunteers
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Calling all cowboys and cowgirls. The National Western Stock Show is looking to fill more than 300 volunteer positions for its 118th year in 2024. The show is looking for volunteers to help out in multiple positions in January, according to a press release. They…
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Colorado rancher uses genetics to create super mountain cows
When a Denver Gazette reporter called the Walter Angus company to interview them on the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association award they just earned, Manager Ty Walter responded: “I’m cleaning the pens right now. The weather’s not helping.” This was Wednesday, as the state was getting pounded with a snowstorm that shut down most government and school…
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Colorblind: Rodeo regulars form family regardless of race
As it does every year, the National Western Stock Show’s rodeo timed for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday filled the Denver Coliseum Monday night with Black cowboys and cowgirls who roped steers, rode bulls and showed their prowess handling dangerous, careening animals. But at a rodeo that is themed around racial equality, a half…
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Colorado Indian Market returns to Denver after two years
A classic Native American artwork market is returning to Denver after experiencing the effects of the pandemic for the last two years, and losing its longtime home at the Denver Mart. The Colorado Indian Market & Southwest Art Fest suffered a two-year hiatus from Denver, where it has been held for almost all of its…
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National Western Stock Show boasts fair food favorites while adding tasty new twists
This ain’t your mama’s rodeo food. Sure, the old favorites are here — deep-fried Oreos, turkey legs, the Coors truck, kettle corn and nachos — but there’s also a wine bar and up-scale dining for those with more refined tastes. “We still have a lot of the same staples, but we’re definitely trying to bring a new…