With the 2024 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo kicking off this week, the Will Rogers Memorial Center is teeming with award-winning livestock and hopeful competitors. Here are five unusual competitions that you’re going to want to put on your FWSSR bucket list.
Celebrity Goat Milking Contest | Saturday, Jan. 13 at 5:30 p.m. | Cattle Arena
Watch local personalities milk bleating goats, followed by a creative costume contest. Last year’s competition featured representatives from the Majic 94.5 radio station.
Miniature Horse Show | Thursday, Jan. 18 at 9 a.m. | John Justin Arena
The tiny ponies will prance through the arena guided by kiddie cowpokes.
Coon Hunters Mule Jumping | Saturday, Jan. 20 at 3 p.m. | John Justin Arena
Don’t miss the jumping donkeys — we’re still thinking about last year’s champion Radar, a 33-year-old Appaloosa mule from Henley, Missouri.
Fiddle Showdown | Sunday, Jan. 21 at 3:30 p.m. | West Arena
Teens ages 14-18 will compete with top-tappin’ tunes for a chance to win scholarship money.
Cowboy Mounted Shooting | Wednesday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. | John Justin Arena
Watch the Wild West come alive as marksmen aim at targets from the backs of galloping horses.
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Don’t miss all the thrilling competitions of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
Photo by @fwssr
City Editor Kate, here. If that’s not enough for you, don’t miss the 23 nights of exhilarating rodeo competitions featuring my two favorite events: the calf scramble + mutton bustin’.
In the calf scramble, teens in 4-H and FFA will try to catch a calf to win a $500 certificate to purchase a cow to exhibit at next year’s stock show.
The Justin mutton bustin’ competition features kids ages 4-7 riding sheep for a chance to be crowned champion.