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Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo
Three weeks of cattle shows and rodeo in the old stockyards city of Fort Worth, Texas, held since 1896.
Cattle at Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo
Fort Worth grew up as a cattle town on the Chisholm Trail, and its stock show began in 1896 on the banks of Marine Creek. Today it runs for more than three weeks from mid-January, with junior and open cattle shows, a sale of champion steers and heifers that raises money for young exhibitors, and an indoor rodeo. The historic Stockyards district keeps a twice-daily drive of Texas Longhorns down Exchange Avenue. The show is also a reunion for ranching families from across Texas, many of whom have shown cattle there for several generations.
The breeds
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Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Brahman: AlejandroLinaresGarcia, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Texas Longhorn: Clinton & Charles Robertson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Santa Gertrudis: Cgoodwin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hereford: Hayden Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, source