BEST OF THE WEST! TEXAS COWBOY HALL OF FAME RANCH RODEO
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hosted by Red Steagall
On a normal year, The Fort Worth Stockyards takes a step back in time during the last weekend each October with the Red Steagall Cowboy Gathering and Ranch Rodeo. For nearly 3 decades, visitors have enjoyed the unique look into events that are inspired from work on the ranch. This year, things have changed with COVID 19. Although the Cowboy Gathering with the trade show, western swing music, cowboy poetry and chuckwagon cookoff have been postponed until 2021, The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame will keep part of the celebration of western heritage alive but scaled back to meet the Governors restrictions and safe distancing. The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame Ranch Rodeo will be hosted by Red Steagall October 23rd
& 24th at the Historic Cowtown Coliseum in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Real working cowboys and cowgirls from 30 legendary ranches battle for braggin’ rights and big bucks at the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame Ranch Rodeo. Events de-
pict everyday work on the ranch including Ranch Bronc Riding, Wild Cow Milking, Ranch Girls Breakaway Roping, Maverick Branding, and Team Doctoring. Cowtown Coliseum was built in 1908 and was the home of the World’s first indoor rodeo. It was the original home of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo, and also hosted concerts by Enrico Caruso
and Elvis Presley. Cowtown Coliseum is the only venue that hosts rodeo events every weekend year-round. Now under the management of Stockyards Heritage Development Co., Cowtown Coliseum is ex4
KEY MAGAZINE
October 2020
