Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Catch—and release—hummingbirds. Find small birds and make big memories at the Hummingbird Festival at the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site on Saturday and Sunday. The festival began 20 years ago in…
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Tag: Rodeos
Gallup by Morning
WEARING RED RIDING CHAPS emblazoned with a pair of crosses, 27-year-old Hunter Salter strikes himself richly across the chest as he stands and rotates his hips in place on a platform, extending an arm…
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
1 Celebrate adobe. More than a building material or an architectural hallmark, adobe is a cultural practice that is very much alive in New Mexico today. “Adobe is not just a historical artifact,” says…
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Datebook: October 2025
WHILE MOST RODEOS SHOWCASE professional ropers and riders who compete in events like bronco riding and barrel racing for cash prizes, ranch rodeos spotlight a different kind of cowboy: ranchers. “You…
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Parker Hooks Rides Toward Rodeo Glory
T WELVE-YEAR-OLD PARKER HOOKS has been riding bulls for half his life. He started on the backs of sheep—what’s known as mutton busting—at age three at the Lea County Fair and Rodeo in his hometown of…
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Faces of the Fair: Rodeo Star Seth Hall
P ROFESSIONAL TIE-DOWN ROPER Seth Hall grew up in Albuquerque but travels to 80 rodeos throughout the country each season to compete. His sport requires roping a calf, dismounting his horse, and tying…
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Editor's Letter: Fair Play
AS A KID, Nathaniel Tetsuro Paolinelli had one goal at the New Mexico State Fair: to win a goldfish. “They never lasted that long,” he recalls with a laugh. The fair was just part of Paolinelli’s…
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Faces of the Fair: Rodeo Queen Kaitlyn Maria
K AITLYN MARIA TRAINED with her horse for just six months—yet still made history. The 20-year-old Belén electrician became one of the first Navajo women crowned New Mexico State Fair Rodeo Queen by…
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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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