Rodeo

Ride 'em, Cowboy!

A Coloradan Sings the Anthem at Cheyenne Frontier Days

Cattle Call

Moo U.

National Western takes a bow to the cow

Video: Rodeo clown gets tossed by bull at Stock Show. Hooray!

Is there a more selfless profession in America than that of the rodeo clown? Seriously. First, they get tagged with a title that invites mockery. Then they run around for hours, placing themselves in between cowboys and the horns of a pissed-off bull, only to risk head injury by being throw fift ... More >>

Best National Western Stock Show Event

Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza

Best Rodeo Star

Ashlin "Flip" Spence

Best Bull-Riding School

Larry Lancaster's Rodeo School

Best Cowboy Safety Gear

Lancaster's Western Wear

Ride On

Pickett Rodeo showcases black cowboys

Rodeo Roundup

Greeley Independence Stampede

Big Bucks

Top bulls have become the big stars of rodeo.

Buck Wild

Top bulls have become the big stars of rodeo.

Night & Day

August 27 - September 2, 1998

Ropin' and Ridin'

The Stampede turns 85.

Cowgirls Get Their Due

The Stampede turns 85.

Fair Weather, Friends

The Colorado State Fair whirls again.

Tasting Menu

Theatre Night In is a pu-pu platter of Colorado stagecraft.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Theatre Night In is a pu-pu platter of Colorado stagecraft.

Ride On

The Gay Rodeo saddles up.

Cowboy Up

High school rodeo champs compete.

Bush Bash

Hustler's Flynt takes on el presidente

Splash Down

FIBArk Whitewater churns up thrills

Cowboy Up

This bullrider's dream of a million bucks was gone in 1.8 seconds.

Dude!

Despite some changes, Cheyenne’s Frontier Days remain a slice of Americana.

Gay Pride Rides Again

Colorado's gay rodeo turns twenty.

Fair Time

The Colorado State Fair salutes hometown virtues.

Thrills for the week

The Colorado State Fair salutes hometown virtues.

Thrills for the week

The Colorado State Fair salutes hometown virtues.

THRILLS

The Colorado State Fair salutes hometown virtues.

Word Roundup

The Poetry Rodeo turns twenty.

Not Its First Rodeo

Cañon City gets back to its community roots.

Horsing Around

Cañon City gets back to its community roots.

Coleadero Rodeo: After animal deaths, PETA wants event canceled, & Jeffco commish agrees

From Channel 31 coverage.​Yesterday, we told you about the controversy over the Coleadero Rodeo, which is slated to take place at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds on Sunday even though eleven animals were hurt, and two had to be killed, following an event at the same venue on July 18. Now, Peo ... More >>

Coleadero Rodeo skips steer-tailing event that ripped tails off cattle, but what about next time?

From Channel 31 coverage.​The July 18 edition of the Coleadero Rodeo at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds was lethal: two cattle had to be put down and nine were injured -- including seven that were "de-gloved" (their tails were torn off) in an event known as steer-tailing. The rodeo happened ... More >>

Bucking the System

From Channel 31 coverage.​The July 18 edition of the Coleadero Rodeo at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds was lethal: two cattle had to be put down and nine were injured -- including seven that were "de-gloved" (their tails were torn off) in an event known as steer-tailing. The rodeo happened ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Keeping the American dream alive at the Rodeo

Git along, li'l cowboys.​Living in Denver -- especially if you live in Capitol Hill, as I do -- it can be easy to forget that, despite our fancy skyscrapers and hoity-toity public art, we still living in the wild American West, if a slightly more urbane one in within the blue insulation of the ... More >>

Pat Boone is pleased to meat you

Pat Boone: Eat his meat​ Golden-era crooner and conservative-values icon Pat Boone has officially entered the meat market -- launching Pat Boone's All-American Meats, his branded line of mail-order steaks. According to a recent release from Pat Boone All-American Meats, his U.S.-raised beef is ... More >>

I Love a Marade

Pat Boone: Eat his meat​ Golden-era crooner and conservative-values icon Pat Boone has officially entered the meat market -- launching Pat Boone's All-American Meats, his branded line of mail-order steaks. According to a recent release from Pat Boone All-American Meats, his U.S.-raised beef is ... More >>

Cowboy up! Behind the scenes at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo

Jobie Dryden, 19, hails from Oelrichs, South Dakota. As a bull rider, he knows the importance of taping his hands before going out. He says that he goes through about a half a roll every two days.​The National Western Stock show has been going on all month and on Saturday, photographer Aaron T ... More >>

Stock show apologizes for gay jokes, Brokeback Mountain banter at Saturday rodeo

​Update: The spokeswoman for the stock show has responded to our post and acknowledged that mistakes were made. See her comments below our original item. I was sitting in the stands of the rodeo at the National Western Stock Show on Saturday night, watching men wrestle steer to the ground, wh ... More >>

Stock show gay jokes: Earlier controversies over routines about lynching, using "Jew" as a verb

​ Earlier this week, the National Western Stock Show apologized for gay jokes told by its rodeo clown/bullfighter and announcer. But the incident wasn't the first of its kind for the stock show. In 1997, there were two others: one in which a black rodeo clown made a joke that many interpreted ... More >>

Poetry, Pardner

​ Earlier this week, the National Western Stock Show apologized for gay jokes told by its rodeo clown/bullfighter and announcer. But the incident wasn't the first of its kind for the stock show. In 1997, there were two others: one in which a black rodeo clown made a joke that many interpreted ... More >>

Summer 2011: All's fair in Colorado this summer

​ Earlier this week, the National Western Stock Show apologized for gay jokes told by its rodeo clown/bullfighter and announcer. But the incident wasn't the first of its kind for the stock show. In 1997, there were two others: one in which a black rodeo clown made a joke that many interpreted ... More >>

Tonight: The PBR Touring Pro Finale brings you 1,800 pounds of bull!

The rodeo opens up tonight. Do it right or get off the horse.​Tickets for tonight's PBR Bull Riding event at the Denver Coliseum are around $38 as of this writing -- the $15'ers have sold out -- but if you're looking for competitive rodeo, or just an excuse to wear the Western shirt you got fo ... More >>

Open question: Do you love the rodeo or hate it?

Not his favorite part of the rodeo. What is yours?​Do you know why the bucking broncos and bulls buck? Well, it depends on: Who. You. Ask. One thing's for sure though: the rodeo is as woven into the fabric of Western culture as just about anything. With the National Western Stock Show back f ... More >>

Reader: The rodeo is a celebration of life, and a tradition to be celebrated

​In a tradition that officially dates back to 1906, and unofficially to the early days of ranching in the West, the National Western Stock Show is in town. And the annual event celebrates a lot more than funnel cakes and cowboy boots. On Monday, Show and Tell asked readers whether they loved ... More >>

Take the Bull by the Horns

​In a tradition that officially dates back to 1906, and unofficially to the early days of ranching in the West, the National Western Stock Show is in town. And the annual event celebrates a lot more than funnel cakes and cowboy boots. On Monday, Show and Tell asked readers whether they loved ... More >>

1,800 Pounds of Bull

​In a tradition that officially dates back to 1906, and unofficially to the early days of ranching in the West, the National Western Stock Show is in town. And the annual event celebrates a lot more than funnel cakes and cowboy boots. On Monday, Show and Tell asked readers whether they loved ... More >>

Black to the Future

​In a tradition that officially dates back to 1906, and unofficially to the early days of ranching in the West, the National Western Stock Show is in town. And the annual event celebrates a lot more than funnel cakes and cowboy boots. On Monday, Show and Tell asked readers whether they loved ... More >>