National Western Stock Show

Westernaires to end all Native American portrayals — including Battle of Little Bighorn
The organization’s Board of Directors sent a letter promising to halt “all programs that teach...

Westernaires end Native American dancing program after decades of Indigenous pushback
The Westernaires have been teaching horsemanship to kids in Colorado and performing equine entertainment with...

Denver’s National Western Stock Show sets $1.8M auction record, 750K attendance record
The National Western Stock Show set at least eight new records last week, including for...

Longmont horse owner helped bring draft horse shows back to National Western Stock Show
When the National Western brought back the draft horse show in 1981 after a 40-year...

Why do some animals win? Understanding stock show livestock judging.
Explore livestock judging at the National Western Stock Show. Learn about key criteria that make...

Bull rider Tyler Kippes, back from open-heart surgery, shines at National Western Stock Show
Tyler Kippes' silver cross necklace dangled in front of his vest and his blue button-down...

A few memories of past National Western Stock Shows
Once you've been to the National Western Stock Show, you won't forget it. Here are...

From champion steer to market beef — with a ceremony along the way
Young cattle ranchers pamper, polish and train their steers dutifully before they hit the floor...

West Dressed: In fashion and entertainment, everyone’s gone country
Western wear, long a staple in Colorado, comes and goes on the national and international...

Painting the old West in new ways at the National Western
Logan Maxwell Hagege is this year’s featured artist at the Coors Western Art Exhibit &...