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Breaking the Barrier
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo uses ag education to give Texas youth a head start.
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The 2023 San Antonio Stock Show& Rodeo promises to be bigger and more spectacular than ever. It will also help more Texas kids learn about and participate in one of our state’s most cherished traditions. And you can be part of the experience, too. If you’re interested in donating, volunteering, becoming a sponsor, or just coming to watch the excitement, visit www.sarodeo.com
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With more than 18,000 exhibitors, the Stock Show spotlights more than just prize steers, lambs, and barrows. It also highlights the many ways that ranchers and their animals take care of the land — and each other.
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The Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum was open to the public andthe first San Antonio Stock Show was held.
On February 17, 1950 the first San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo was held.
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo started the scholarship program to encourage those to pursue an agriculture related degree. There were 15, four-year scholarship totaling $90 000 awarded.
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Hall of Fame was founded. Joey Freeman, Harry Freeman and Mary Nan West were the first inductees.
The Rodeo was held in abrand new, state of the art facility now known as the AT&T Center. Providing over 16, 000 seats.
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo was awarded Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year by the PRCA for the first time.
The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo was recognized by the PRCA Hall of Fame.
To date the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo educational commitment exceeds $223 million with $12.2 million commited in 2020 in the form of scholarships, grants, endowments, junior livestock auctions, youth western art auction, calf scramble program and show premium.
San Antonio has been cow town for more than a century. In the years after the Civil War, the city flourished as melting pot of American, Spanish, and Mexican herding and horseback riding traditions were melded into a modern cowboy culture. But while the city hosted some of the earliest Texas Agriculture Fairs, there weren’t any permanent facilities that could host a livestock exposition worthy of San Antonio’s reputation. Recognizing this dilemma in the 1940s, Joe Freeman set out to build a coliseum that could house a world-class livestock show geared towards youth. While Freeman’s dream of a permanent home for ag education was finally realized in 1949, even he would have been hard pressed to envision what the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo would one day become.
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David White, President San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo
This Organization is driven by over 6,000 volunteers and their hard work and dedication the entire year helps The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo achieve our mission to help educate the youth of Texas. Without their help we would not be able to impact the lives of over 21,000 Texas Youth and put on our events.
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Agriculture is the foundation of Texas’s history — but it’s also the key to its future. Now more than ever, we must consider how to conserve, care for, and make best use of the land and animals that keep us alive and thriving. We must continue to develop practices and innovations to be better farmers and ranchers, stewards of the Earth. But these days, many kids grow up without the chance to raise livestock, compete in a rodeo, explore ranch culture, or even learn about the vital connection between them and the animals and land around them. The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo exists to change that. Since 1949, the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo has grown into one of the largest events in the city, welcoming 1.3 million visitors to the fairgrounds every year. Built on scholarships, donations, grants, endowments, and the dedication of more than 6,000 volunteers, this event connects Texas youth to their roots in agriculture and ensures a healthier tomorrow for everyone.
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For Cooper Hurt, rodeo is in his blood. A fourth-generation cowboy, he grew up in Dilley, a small town of 3,000 people located about an hour southwest of San Antonio.
When you think about cowboys, your mind paints a picture of a person with a few standard attributes: A strong work ethic, common sense, chivalry...
The 2023 San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo promises to be bigger and more spectacular than ever. It will also help more Texas kids learn about and participate in one of our state’s most cherished traditions. And you can be part of the experience, too. If you’re interested in donating, volunteering, becoming a sponsor, or just coming to watch the excitement, visit www.sarodeo.com
The Rodeo was held in a brand new, state of the art facility now known as the AT&T Center. Providing over 16, 000 seats.
Ben Higgins, Director of Agricultural
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Through donations, scholarships, grants, and volunteers, kids who might not otherwise have ag backgrounds get a chance to compete, raise livestock, cook, and explore the wonders of ranch culture.
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The San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo was awarded LArge Indoor Rodeo of the Year by the PRCA for the first time.
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