Stock Show

Hay Feeder · Member Joined: 29 Oct 2008 Posts: 443 Location: Midwest

Wanting to start friendly discussion if people do attend the National Western Stock Show. If one attends or does not. This is not attended to strike up at meeting. Am interested in discussion if people attend, exhibit or purchase at Denver, or attend the Rodeo. This goes as well as other winter Livestock and Rodeo events. Really interested in healty discussion if people attend yearly or never have or maybe just once every few years.
Personally I attended every year for a long time then I just quit attending seems like a long time also. I am going to attend mainly just to get a fresh outlook on the livestock industry and agriculutre in general maybe just to recharge my batteries.

Justin · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 7:41 am Post subject:

i went to the Denver Stock Show once, in 1988. i would really like to go back one of these years.

i normally go to the Rapid City Stock Show, but now it's only the day the angus cattle are in town, if i can make it. as far as everything else there, it's getting kinda blah for me..same stuff, same spot, different year.

Faster horses · Rancher Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 19605 Location: SE MT

LazyWP · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:23 am Post subject:

I used to attend the National Western in Denver every year. I think we started in the late 70s. We showed Pinzgauers out there from 1978 through 1982. From 83 on through 96 I was mainly a spectator. Over the years, it appears to me that it has gone from a cattlemans event to a urban event. The last time I was out there I didn't enjoy it a whole bunch, but we are going again this year. Be out there the 15th through the 17th.
On the flip side, we have been to Rapids show for the last 5 years. Usually don't get to see much other then the trade show, and the bull riding, which I thought was pretty good.

katrina · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:31 am Post subject:

-Those who are going to Denver, remember bed bugs are real bad in Denver.. (I mean the small crawly kind) Razz

I'm showing at Rapid if the weather is permittable..

Larrry · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:49 am Post subject:

Don't worry about the Denver traffic. A little hint and you will do just fine. Just ouside of Denver stop and get out of your vehicle. Then as you go to get back in just slam the door on your fingers. That'll po you enough to handle the nutcase Denver drivers.

Justin · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 8:54 am Post subject:

OldDog/NewTricks · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:10 pm Post subject:

Madison Square Garden - 1955 - California to New York BY TRAIN Lived in a Caboose for 7 days with 2 carloads of Hereford.
Plan was to hit Denver on the trip back But bad Bedding Blew our Coats.

Went to Denver in 1957 - while in the Air Force - A friend "George Sanders" was Judging - he had a Box he was not using - Gave it to me...

Oldtimer · Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 1:53 pm Post subject:

To me its not only the traffic that keeps me away from many of those things- but I just can't stand the big cities anymore.... Too many people...Even Billings has gotten too big for my liking..
Prefer to stay where the jackrabbits and antelope outnumber the people.. Wink

Faster horses · Rancher Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 19605 Location: SE MT

[quote="Justin"][quote="Faster horses"]I agree. And I've never seen a good rodeo in Rapid City.[/quote]

the slack is much better watchin'. IMO[/quote]

Yes. Seems like the rodeo slack is always better.
And when I say I've never been to a good rodeo in Rapid City,
I don't just mean at the Stock Show. I mean at the Fair too.
And why do they brag up Sutton at the Stock Show when his
stock is really sorry and usually pretty darn thin then?

Faster horses · Rancher Joined: 11 Feb 2005 Posts: 19605 Location: SE MT

Jinglebob · Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:00 am Post subject:

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