State Fair Rodeo FAQs
WHO ARE THE COWBOYS? “We get some of the top-ranked cowboys in the world,” he says. “One of the big reasons is, not only just the money that we offer here, but we’re one of the final stops before the…
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Belly Up to the Old West
Editor's Note: Just over a week after we went to press with the November issue, the owners of the St. James Hotel announced on Facebook that the historic Cimarrón property was closing on September 17…
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Dan's Boots Rides with Tradition
IF YOU LIVE IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA, you know Dan’s Boots & Saddles—even if you’ve never shopped there. Located on a charming section of North Fourth Street, the Western wear and feed store’s retro…
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Modernize Your Western Fit
Illustrations by Chloe Zola. IN WESTERN WEAR, a cotton kerchief, flashy belt buckle, or squash-blossom necklace can customize and elevate a classic look. However, a fixation on tradition can leave…
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New Mexico Sets Western Style Trends
WESTERN STYLE—iconically American and intrinsically Southwestern—is in full swing on a bumpin’ Friday night at the Dirty Bourbon Dance Hall & Saloon, in Albuquerque. From the wooden railing…
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Buck Dunton’s Western Soul
THE DOWNCAST DEMEANOR of William Herbert “Buck” Dunton’s offspring in his painting My Children (circa 1922), created shortly after their parents divorced, lends it an elegiac tone. Despite the somber…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Get wild about Placitas art. Pathways: Wildlife Corridors of New Mexico is a new exhibit at Wild Hearts Gallery, in Placitas, that honors a local grassroots collective of the same name. Pathways…
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This Sculpture Depicts the Cowboys of the Original JAL Ranch
Brian Norwood's sculpture The Trail Ahead depicts the cowboys of JAL ranch. Photograph by Brian Norwood. WHEN BRIAN NORWOOD WAS RAISING MONEY for a metal sculpture in Jal, a nearby rancher offered a…
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Quintessentially NM: Wild West
Rodeos throughout the state still celebrate the working cowboy. Photograph by Sara Maxfeldt. Trails and Rails THE SPANISH BROUGHT COWS, SHEEP, AND VAQUERO skills to New Mexico, but cowboying in the…
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Editor's Letter: Killer Weed
The Brazos Cliffs viewed from Brazos Summit on the Highway between Tres Piedras and Tierra Amarilla. Photograph by Laurence Parent. THE FIRST TIME I FELT LIKE A TRUE NEW MEXICAN, it hurt … a lot. My…
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