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“Best Freestyle in the world” at NWSS

15 Sunday Jan 2023

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I love covering the RAM Invitational Freestyle Reining competition that takes place at Denver’s National Western Stock Show. Freestyle reining allows the contestants to choose their outfits/costumes, their music and their routines in the arena. Tons of creativity and oftentimes great lighting for dramatic photographs. The contestants consistently call this freestyle competition the best in the country, with a number of them over the years calling it the best in the world.

This routine by Sharee Schwartzenberger aboard her horse “Game Day Surprise” was one of my favorites this year. Very nice. There will be an upcoming story with photos published soon.

In a beautiful display of costume and horseback choreography set to stirring music, back-to-back NWSS freestyle reining winner and defending champion Sharee Schwartzenberger used fog, spotlights, and the audience members’ camera phones to create an atmosphere of clouds and stars as she paid tribute to the important people in our lives, those “stars” that surround us and that we should never take for granted. Schwartzenberger’s bridleless routine on “Game Day Surprise” scored 222 points, which was good enough for 3rd place in the prestigious event. Image by Lincoln Rogers – all rights reserved.
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Colorado vs The World Rodeo at 2023 NWSS!

15 Sunday Jan 2023

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My new photo spread of the high-profile Colorado vs The World Rodeo at the 2023 National Western Stock Show is out now on the website for the Fence Post magazine. It will hit the print edition for the week starting January 17, 2023. I hope you enjoy the photos! https://www.thefencepost.com/news/nwss-colorado-vs-the-world-rodeo-packs-the-house/

Hayden, CO bareback rider Keenan Hayes showed again why he is one of the most talented young contestants in the sport as he advanced into the head-to-head round and then earned the title with this explosive 90-point ride aboard Vold Rodeo Company’s “Copycat Valley” to win the title and $10,000 at the sold out Colorado vs the World Rodeo on Saturday January 07, 2023. Image by Lincoln Rogers, 2023 – All rights reserved.
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Record Breaking 1st Weekend at NWSS

15 Sunday Jan 2023

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The National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, CO saw record-breaking crowds show up over its first weekend of January 07-08, 2023. I was able to sit down with NWSS President & CEO Paul Andrews on that first weekend’s Sunday afternoon to get his thoughts on the record turnout. Hint: America and even the tv show Yellowstone might be involved in those record numbers…

You can find my interview with Paul Andrews, along with a number of photos from the first weekend, on the website for the Fence Post magazine – https://www.thefencepost.com/news/celebrating-america-breaks-records/

The world famous Westernaires are a staple of the national Western Stock Show and 2023 was no different as big rodeo crowds on the opening Saturday were treated to patriotic displays from the trick riders of the youth riding organization. Image by Lincoln Rogers, 2023 – All rights reserved.
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Happy 4th of July

05 Tuesday Jul 2022

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Independence Day. 4th of July. The American holiday that celebrates independence, freedom and liberty evokes different passions for people. For me, it always stirs a deep emotional response as I consider all the sacrifices made throughout the USA’s history by people believing their lives were not such a steep price to pay for future generations to live in a country free of tyranny and totalitarianism. We seem to be on the precipice of losing our freedoms to an ever encroaching government in this day and age, but those sacrifices made in the past will be honored by me and my family in the present. God bless you and God save America. And Happy 4th of July!

National Western Stock Show fans and fans of its rodeo love their country and are proud to honor and respect the American flag. The NWSS rodeo crew goes out of its way to create memorable ceremonies like this rendition of the National Anthem with the lights off and the spotlight on before the start of action during the final weekend of the 2022 NWSS.
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Cattle Dogs Are Cool!

13 Sunday Feb 2022

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On the last weekend of the 2022 National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO, the cattle dogs showed their stuff. Watching top-notch working dogs in action is always a treat and this year was no different. My article and photos about the cattle dog competition are now online at The Fence Post’s website. Use the following link — https://www.thefencepost.com/news/dog-day-afternoon-2/ — or click on the photo to take you to the article.

As one of the cattle decides to run in a different direction, the dog is there in a burst of speed and attitude to remind it to cooperate. Athleticism, quickness, and even the flash of teeth are requirements in a good cattle dog. “(Your dog has) to have that strength. That presence,” said 2022 NWSS Cattle Dog competition winner James Butler when discussing cattle dogs at the NWSS venue.
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Interview with National Western Stock Show President and CEO – Paul Andrews

28 Friday Jan 2022

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I was able to get some one-on-one time with NWSS President and CEO Paul Andrews on the last day of 2022’s 116th year of the NWSS (Sunday January 23). We discussed the challenges the NWSS had to go through in 2022 as well as looking ahead to the future of the historic venue and its on-going billion dollar expansion project. The Fence Post magazine has published and posted the Q&A online.

Paul Andrews, President and CEO of the National Western Stock Show, rides into the Denver Coliseum arena while being announced to the crowd before the start of the championship round of rodeo at the 2022 NWSS. “This year was a must do,” said Andrews about the 2022 NWSS after 2021’s event was canceled due to COVID.

https://www.thefencepost.com/news/nwss-president-and-ceo-paul-andrews-talks-about-the-2022-nwss/

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Photos From the Stock Show’s Final Weekend

28 Friday Jan 2022

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My photo spread of the many sights and activities over the last weekend of the 2022 National Western Stock Show is now published online by The Fence Post magazine. The final weekend culimated in record or near record crowds. Click on the image to see the photo spread.

The American flag is held proudly in its primary position during the singing of the National Anthem before the start of rodeo action at the 2022 National Western Stock Show in Denver, CO. Saturday January 22, 2022.

https://www.thefencepost.com/news/final-weekend-of-2022-nwss-sees-big-crowds-and-visitor-enthusiasm/

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Animal Athletes at the ’22 NWSS Rodeo

25 Tuesday Jan 2022

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I love watching great animal athletes in action, especially horses. The championship round of rodeo at the 2022 National Western Stock Show had the best bucking stock in the sport on hand to compete against the top cowboys. The award winning “Lunatic From Hell” (out of the great “Lunatic Fringe”) showed why he is one of the best bucking horses in the sport as he not only bucked off the cowboy, but also managed to avoid stepping on the competitor while continuing to buck and show off for the big crowd on Sunday January 23, 2022.

The championship round of rodeo at the National Western Stock show also features the best bucking stock in the sport, as Creighton Curley found out the hard way when Burch Rodeo’s award winning Lunatic From Hell sent the cowboy tumbling and then stepped around him while showing off for the big crowd.
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National Western Complex Construction

26 Saturday Jun 2021

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#photography, colorado, construction, denver, expansion, lincoln rogers, national western, national western center, national western complex, National Western Stock Show, photography, photos, stock show, stockyards events center, west, western

I had the pleasure of being able to visit the National Western Center/Complex in Denver, CO and take photos of the construction progress, as well as talk to a number of the spokespeople for the entities involved in the construction and expansion of the National Western Center grounds and buildings. Most people will know the location as the site where the historic National Western Stock Show takes place every January.

Construction in June 2021 at the National Western Center/Complex in Denver, CO.

What most people don’t know is how massive the scope and size of the expansion and construction project is. After a couple of hours on site, talking to the awesome spokespeople and taking photos of the construction progress, I felt like trying to absorb the information in front of me was akin to drinking water through a firehose!

There is so much going on, beyond just getting the new Stockyards Events Center ready for 2022’s National Western Stock Show and moving ahead with other construction. I have a lot of interview on tape and will be transcribing it ASAP.

I can’t wait to write a number of magazine articles about the progress of the 1.3 billion dollar expansion project and what it means for January 2022 at the National Western Stock Show.

It is impressive! More to come regarding this in the future.

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Wild West Show at the 2014 National Western Stock Show

23 Thursday Jan 2014

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America, American, American West, bobby kerr, buffalo bill, colorado, country, cowboy, cowboys, cowgirl, cowgirls, denver, denver colorado, elizabeth clavett, entertainment, frontier history, gary trichten, guns, historic, history, horse, horses, lincoln rogers, max reynolds, national western, National Western Stock Show, NWSS, old west, rural, stock show, tradition, traditional, west, western, wild west, wild west show

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This is a video compilation of my (Lincoln Rogers) photography, interviews and video clips regarding the Wild West Show at the 2014 National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado.

All images, interviews and videos are copyright Lincoln Rogers, 2014 – All rights reserved.

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