"Bowlegged H" magazine
 
Features

1998 Financial Report

Record Show revenues in 1998 provided substantial increases in youth and educational programs for the coming school year.

Until We Meet Again

For those who grew up during the 1950s and '60s, the image of the smiling cowboy in the white hat, wearing boots decorated with eagles and riding the magnificent golden Palomino, is indelibly imprinted in their minds.

RITE on Track -- One Year Later

It began in May of 1997 as one of the most innovative educational programs ever undertaken by the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
According to those involved, the program is right on track and appears to be accomplishing its goals.

Cattle Call

Many people think of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo as a premier concert event or as the richest regular-season rodeo.
But many forget that the Show is also the world's largest livestock exposition.

A "Capitol" Experience

The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's goal of supporting education involves much more than just providing college scholarships to deserving students. Funding grants and intern programs is also important.

Wildlife Habitat Evaluation Project

Through population increases, land development and industrialization, Texas seems destined to lose a great deal of its natural inhabitants - its wildlife and their homes.

Spiked Heels -- of a Sort

The first simple horseshoes were made from woven grass, reeds and animal skins. Genghis Khan fitted his cavalry with rawhide shoes that were stretched over the hoof, wetted and allowed to dry to a hard, tough covering.


Letters and comments should be sent to:
Marketing and Public Relations Division,
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
P.O. Box 20070, Houston, Texas 77225-0070