Chase Pierre of Brookshire competes in the steer wrestling event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.
Amanda McCoy
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Speed, horsemanship and athleticism were on display at Dickies Arena during this year’s Cowboys of Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20.
The Cowboys of Color Rodeo at the Fort Worth Stock Show highlights Black, Hispanic and Native American contributions to cowboy culture. Participants compete in the standard rodeo events such as bronc riding, barrel racing and steer wrestling.
The event also featured performances by local violinist Armond Vance, the Escaramuza riders of La Victoria and Fort Worth’s own Circle L5 Riding Club.
Kailee Howel of Conroe competes in the barrel racing event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
RJ Jackson of Terrell competes in the junior bull riding event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Participants of the Cowboys of Color Rodeo ride in the grand entry on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Rodney Jackson of Angleton competes in the tie-down topping event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Tony Aska of Hempstead competes in the steer wrestling event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Violinist Armond Vance performs during a break in events at the Cowboys of Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Youth race to take down a calf in the Cowboys of Color Rodeo’s Calf Scramble on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Fort Worth. Those fast enough to snare a calf were given $500 to use towards the purchase of a calf of their choosing. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
The Circle L5 Riding Club of Fort Worth perform at the Cowboys of Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Fort Worth. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Avontis Williams competes in the bull riding event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Escaramuza riding team La Victoria performs during the Cowboys of Color Rodeo at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Fort Worth. La Victoria was the winner of the 2024 Fort Worth Stock Show’s Escaramuza event. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
John Douch of Huntsville competes in the tie-down roping event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Corbin Bunn celebrates his winning run in the junior bull riding event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Kedarrius Flanagan of Hutchins competes in the ranch bronc riding event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Fort Worth City Councilman Jared Williams watches the Cowboys of Color Rodeo with his seven-month-old son Jameson on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Lamar Hankins of Oklahoma City competes in the ranch bronc riding event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Kanesha Jackson competes in the barrel racing vent of the Cowboys of Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Fort Worth. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
Xavier Davis of East Bernard competes in the tie-down roping event of the Cowboys Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
The Circle L5 Riding Club of Fort Worth perform at the Cowboys of Color Rodeo on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Fort Worth. Amanda McCoy amccoy@star-telegram.com
This story was originally published January 20, 2025 at 6:44 PM.
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Amanda McCoy is a visual journalist that produces daily and documentary videos. Before moving to Fort Worth in 2018, she spent 11 years telling the stories of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, including the recovery from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. She is a native of Michigan and graduate of Michigan State University.
