The 2017 Cheyenne Frontier Days isn't my first rodeo. In fact, I've been to several CFD's during my time, and that's allowed be to rack up some pretty fun/odd memories of the event.
1862: President Lincoln approved protection of the nation’s first transcontinental railroad in the Wyoming Territory. Fort D. A. Russell and Cheyenne were born
Pros use the restroom before getting into the pit because once you’re in there, there are horses, cattle, cowboys and cowgirls involved in some intense action,
Every year in July, Cheyenne throws one of the biggest parties in the country. Of course, you can't have a party without beer. Let's raise a toast to the "Daddy of 'Em All", with a six-pack of fun facts about beer cosumption during CFD.
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Cheyenne Frontier Days has received a lot of criticism from animal rights activists over the years. In fact, the treatment of animals at CFD has been a controversial issue for over a century.
In 1905, the Wyoming Humane Society succesfully lobbied CFD officials to call off the calf roping event and prevent riders from wearing spurs...
According to a study done in Belgium, there might be a way to speed up lines at every sporting event, concert, festival and it might even work for the huge lines we're about to stand in at Cheyenne Frontier Days.
There's a long list of country music, western and rodeo legends who have appeared at Cheyenne Frontier Days over the years, including "Buffalo" Bill Cody, Johnny Cash, George Strait, Garth Brooks, Lane Frost, Will Rogers and Chris LeDoux, just to name a few...
In the rich tradition of the wild west, the annual cattle drive heralds the return of The Daddy Of 'em All to Cheyenne. People come from around the world.
The west is what we do best. Cowboys, cowgirls, rodeo, cattle drives, incredible scenery, the romance of wide open spaces, We have it to share with all who come