Renegade, an Australian Cattle dog, clears a hurdle of 76” as part of the Extreme Dogs show at The Junction section of the HLS&R.
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Renegade, an Australian Cattle dog, clears a hurdle of 76” as part of the Extreme Dogs show at The Junction section of the HLS&R.
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Children participating in the “Mutton Bustin’” competition get ready with safety gear.
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Children participating in the “Mutton Bustin’” competition get ready with safety gear.
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Children participating in the “Mutton Bustin’” competition.
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Children participating in the “Mutton Bustin’” competition.
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Children participating in the “Mutton Bustin’” competition.
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Children participating in the “Mutton Bustin’” competition.
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Children participating in the “Mutton Bustin’” competition.
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Children participating in the “Mutton Bustin’” competition.
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Austin Vasek and Cheyenne Huskie browsing the stylish leather items and hides at Monique’s Leather, a purveyor of unique hides and leathers at The Houston Rodeo since 1975.
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Austin Vasek and Cheyenne Huskie browsing the stylish leather items and hides at Monique’s Leather, a purveyor of unique hides and leathers at The Houston Rodeo since 1975.
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Trinidee & Doug Kremer view stylish leather items and hides at Monique’s Leather, a purveyor of unique hides and leathers at The Houston Rodeo since 1975.
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Trinidee & Doug Kremer view stylish leather items and hides at Monique’s Leather, a purveyor of unique hides and leathers at The Houston Rodeo since 1975.
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Musician Greg Schroeder performs for customers at Tecovas.
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Musician Greg Schroeder performs for customers at Tecovas.
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Jeter feeds goats at Great American Petting Farm, the Petting zoo located in the Agventure section of the NRG Center.
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Jeter feeds goats at Great American Petting Farm, the Petting zoo located in the Agventure section of the NRG Center.
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Rodeo guests are educated on matters involving chicken and egg farming methods at the Poultry In The Henhouse Exhibit, from egg, to chick, to hen, and back again, part of the Agventure feature section of the NRG Center.
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Rodeo guests are educated on matters involving chicken and egg farming methods at the Poultry In The Henhouse Exhibit, from egg, to chick, to hen, and back again, part of the Agventure feature section of the NRG Center.
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Rodeo guests are educated on matters involving chicken and egg farming methods at the Poultry In The Henhouse Exhibit, from egg, to chick, to hen, and back again, part of the Agventure feature section of the NRG Center.
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Rodeo guests are educated on matters involving chicken and egg farming methods at the Poultry In The Henhouse Exhibit, from egg, to chick, to hen, and back again, part of the Agventure feature section of the NRG Center.
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Beau Parrish with Witter Farms out of Louisiana, blow dries the coats of show cattle to give their coats a fluffy and light appearance.
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Beau Parrish with Witter Farms out of Louisiana, blow dries the coats of show cattle to give their coats a fluffy and light appearance.
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SouthWest Dairy Farmers gives a presentation showing the care and methods that go into bringing milk from the cows to the table.
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SouthWest Dairy Farmers gives a presentation showing the care and methods that go into bringing milk from the cows to the table.
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Yesenia and young Mateo are in awe with the Longhorn presented as part of the Agventure feature at the NRG Center as part of the HLS&R.
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Yesenia and young Mateo are in awe with the Longhorn presented as part of the Agventure feature at the NRG Center as part of the HLS&R.
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Kassie Dyakon and Alex Hardee just picked up their Jambalaya Roll, a new food item being presented by The Cajun Cowboy located in Rodeo Plaza at the 2022 HLS&R.
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Kassie Dyakon and Alex Hardee just picked up their Jambalaya Roll, a new food item being presented by The Cajun Cowboy located in Rodeo Plaza at the 2022 HLS&R.
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Samantha and Blake Gerken enjoy wine and live music inside the Champion Wine Garden.
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Samantha and Blake Gerken enjoy wine and live music inside the Champion Wine Garden.
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Chris and Tiffani Stefanescu, Chad and Jordan Baker, Pete and Kylie ilieski are about to open new bottles to enjoy wine and live music inside the Champion Wine Garden.
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Chris and Tiffani Stefanescu, Chad and Jordan Baker, Pete and Kylie ilieski are about to open new bottles to enjoy wine and live music inside the Champion Wine Garden.
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Olivia McKean and Erin Gonzales enjoying the carnival.
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Olivia McKean and Erin Gonzales enjoying the carnival.
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Nicolas at the carousel.
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Nicolas at the carousel.
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The racing pigs have names like Mitch PigConnell, Nancy Piglosi, Donald Trump-Roast, and Kevin Bacon at Pig Racing, in the The Junction area.
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The racing pigs have names like Mitch PigConnell, Nancy Piglosi, Donald Trump-Roast, and Kevin Bacon at Pig Racing, in the The Junction area.
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The Pickle Pizza is a new food item being offered by Swain’s at the main entrance of the NRG Arena.
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The Pickle Pizza is a new food item being offered by Swain’s at the main entrance of the NRG Arena.
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Guests at the Rodeo carnival are whisked spinning about 180’ into the air on each end of ‘The Titan’, an attraction at the Rodeo Carnival.
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Guests at the Rodeo carnival are whisked spinning about 180’ into the air on each end of ‘The Titan’, an attraction at the Rodeo Carnival.
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Jordan and Jake Stibbs compete against one another for the high score at one of the Rodeo Carnivals game attractions.
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Jordan and Jake Stibbs compete against one another for the high score at one of the Rodeo Carnivals game attractions.
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Mikenna and Brendon get ready to ride the “La Grande Wheel XL,” built in Germany, it makes its world-wide debut this year at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Carnival. At its peak, La Grande Wheel XL reaches 15 stories high. There are 36 air-conditioned cabins that hold up to eight people.
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Mikenna and Brendon get ready to ride the “La Grande Wheel XL,” built in Germany, it makes its world-wide debut this year at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Carnival. At its peak, La Grande Wheel XL reaches 15 stories high. There are 36 air-conditioned cabins that hold up to eight people.
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Angelica Knight and Dani Lapaglia pose for a photo with the iconic HLS&R ‘H’ logo.
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Angelica Knight and Dani Lapaglia pose for a photo with the iconic HLS&R ‘H’ logo.
The turkey legs are sizzling — fresh and ready for your enjoyment down at the rodeo, y’all! After closing the gates on March 11, 2020, because of the pandemic, the acclaimed carnival is in high hopes that the year and a half hiatus will make 2022 even better than before.
The fairgrounds were a little quiet after the event kicked off at 2 p.m. this past Monday. Food vendors and amusement rides were still in the process of last-minute touches before being accessible to the public.
While getting there at opening time was in hopes to beat the crowd, the positive was hot and fresh food. The turkey legs were fresh and crispy, with meat falling off the bone, and the sausage on a stick was full of flavor for your tastebuds.
Once one made a complete round of the grounds, brisket sandwiches, handmade cinnamon rolls, minneapple pies, street tacos, funnel cakes, roasted corn, vegan hot chicken and, of course, the rodeo favorite, deep fried Oreos, were available to munch on. Mutton bustin was also live, showcasing kids of ages 5 and 6 riding out on sheep.
And with the most notoriety, what would the rodeo be without shopping? More than 300 vendors returned this year to the NRG Center, selling exclusive products like paintings, handmade jewelry and cowhide rugs.
Cheers to rodeo season! We will surely be back.
The rodeo will be open until Sunday, March 20, so be sure to get your carnival grounds admission and concert tickets here.
