The National Western Stock Show kicked off in Denver on Saturday, marking its 120th year. That means celebrating old traditions and some new ones.
“National Western is something that everybody looks forward to every January,” said Tami Arnold, owner of LMT Cattle Company in Hudson, Colo.
Memories and traditions are at the heart of the show, especially for the Arnold family, who have been showing at the NWSS for five generations. Tami Arnold’s daughter, Mesa, was happy to show CBS Colorado some of the steer they brought for this year’s show.
“This is Grady. He’s one of my steers. He’s a pretty lazy one, but he’s really sweet,” Mesa shared. “That’s Lucille, she’s kind of wild. And then this is Willow, she’s kind of like Grady, she’s really sweet.”
Mesa says she’s been showing since she was three years old…