February 4, 2012

Downtown San Antonio Cattle Drive!

Approximately 38,000 people turned out to watch this morning as eight drovers wrestled about 30 Texas Longhorns through the streets in the heart of historic downtown San Antonio. 

Each year the cattle drive serves as the kickoff for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo which will begin this coming Thursday.    Yee Haw  !



Photo credits: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News
  

Photo credits: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News
 
Photo credits: Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News
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14 comments:

  1. BelleFebruary 5, 2012 at 12:30 AM

    We don't have long-horn cattle where I live. Our cattle are usually short, black and stocky. I think your long-horns are quite beautiful.

    I like rodeos. I used to live in Alberta and go to the Calgary Stampede. I haven't been to the small ones here though. I hope you have a great time!

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    1. g!oWFebruary 5, 2012 at 10:08 PM

      I don't plan on going to the Rodeo. I used to enjoy it years ago in my younger days becaue it was something to do but now days I have other things that keep me busy. :-)

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  2. RHYTHM AND RHYMEFebruary 5, 2012 at 2:53 PM

    Wow what awesome pictures and some event by the souds of it,

    Yvonne.

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    1. g!oWFebruary 5, 2012 at 10:14 PM

      Thanks Yvonne but I can't take credit for the great pictures. LOL
      Thanks for stopping by to visit.

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  3. Discovery School at First Baptist HeathFebruary 5, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    I had no clue you were in Texas... nwe are putting together a spring photo walk and have bloggers and photographers from San Antonio, Rockwall,Kaufman, Hill Country, Ft Worth.. email me if you want in

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    1. g!oWFebruary 5, 2012 at 10:18 PM

      Mom of M&Ms.....Thanks for the invite. I'll shoot you an email for more details

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  4. Jessica FergusonFebruary 5, 2012 at 4:08 PM

    Wow! I had no idea they did this in San Antonio. Very interesting. :) I went to my very first writer's conference in San Antonio almost 40 years ago. If I'm not mistaken it coincided with the Fiesta of Flowers thing they have there. I remember a parade. The conference was at the old Gunter hotel. My short story won an honorable mention. I had SO much fun!

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    1. g!oWFebruary 5, 2012 at 10:16 PM

      Hi Jess
      Thank you for visiting my blog.
      San Antonio stilll celebrates Fiesta every year in April. An entire week of parties, and parades. River Parade, Day Parade and Night Parade.

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  5. AnonymousFebruary 6, 2012 at 5:47 PM

    Oh I would have LOVED to have been there for this awesome Cattle Drive ...somewhere deeeep inside of me is this "awesome slap knee, spitting cowgirl "... wink wink...would have loved it !!! My sister has longhorn cattle ...and what awesome shots you captured...way to go

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    1. g!oWFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:27 PM

      Yes it was an awesome sight. One wouldn't expect to see that in the heart of downtown San Anatonio. But there it was. I was not the one that captured those great pictures. I'm not a very good photo taker LOL

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  6. ShellyFebruary 6, 2012 at 7:59 PM

    Love this! The San Antonio stock show is one of the best. You can't get that atmonsphere anywhere else!

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    1. g!oWFebruary 6, 2012 at 10:28 PM

      Hi Shelly
      You are so right... San Antonio is one of a kind!

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  7. Buttons ThoughtsFebruary 9, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Wow that is amazing I can see why they are called longhorns. Awesome running through the town. I would love to see that.
    Thank you and welcome. B

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    1. g!oWFebruary 9, 2012 at 11:14 PM

      Hi Buttons
      Thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a comment!
      Yes indeed it is awesome ... Longhorns running through the streets in downtown San Antonio !!!

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