Saturday, Oct 5, 2024 12:39 PMUpdated Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 9:15 AM
The cowboys, cowgirls and their horses took center stage Saturday in downtown Durango
Papi takes a breather on Main Avenue as Jameson Bobbin of Durango smiles on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Jack Turner, an organizer and board member with Durango Cowboy Gathering, directs people to line up Saturday in front of the Strater Hotel in Durango for a photo during the Horseback Social. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Bonnie Anderson with the National Mustang Association carries an American flag Saturday during the Cowboy Gathering's Horseback Social on Main Avenue in Durango. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
From left, Luna Lederer, Jada Holland, Hannah Hawthrone and Claire VanWey with the Southwest Silverados 4-H Equestrian Drill Team make laps up and down Main Avenue on Saturday morning during the Cowboy Gathering's Horseback Social. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Richard Carpenter, owner of Ultrasteam Professional Cleaning & Restoration Services Inc., volunteered to be on poop patrol Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering's Horseback Social and Parade. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
A horse stops for a drink of water Saturday during Durango Cowboy Gathering's Horseback Social on Main Avenue. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Ultrasteaming of Durango volunteered to be on poop patrol Saturday during the Cowboy Gathering's Horseback Social and Parade on Main Avenue. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Karen Otter of Arizona and Lisa Bachman of Ignacio mingle Saturday morning on Main Avenue during the Durango Cowboy Gathering's Horseback Social. Otter is riding Big Dan and Bachman is riding Wayne. They are driving horses, meaning they are trained to pull a wagon. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Participants lineup for a photo Saturday morning in front of the Strater Hotel on Main Avenue in Durango as part of the Durango Cowboy Gathering's Horseback Social. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Jack Turner, an event organizer and board member with Durango Cowboy Gathering, stands Saturday morning on Main Avenue during the Horseback Social. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)
Jerilyn Davis gets her horse River ready for the day just south of Durango City Hall on Saturday for Durango Cowboy Gathering's final event of 2024. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Aubrey McKellips of Durango walks down Main Avenue with her horse Pixie on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
This horse keeps pace with the group during Durango Cowboy Gathering's annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
The Bayfield Belles wave to the crowd during Durango Cowboy Gathering's annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
The Bayfield Belles take part in Durango Cowboy Gathering's annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Members of the National Mustang Association of Colorado take part in Durango Cowboy Gathering's annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its annual Cowboy Parade on Saturday. (Matt Hollinshead/Durango Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its Horseback Social event on Saturday. (Brandon Mathis/Special to The Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its Horseback Social event on Saturday. (Brandon Mathis/Special to The Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its Horseback Social event on Saturday. (Brandon Mathis/Special to The Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held its Horseback Social event on Saturday. (Brandon Mathis/Special to The Herald)
Members of Tuxon Ranch in Breen take part in Durango Cowboy Gathering's Horseback Social event on Saturday. (Brandon Mathis/Special to The Herald)
Olivia Salter of Durango, front, and Preston Goetzke of Bayfield stroll down Main Avenue during Durango Cowboy Gathering's Horseback Social event on Saturday. (Brandon Mathis/Special to The Herald)
Durango Cowboy Gathering held it Horseback Social event on Saturday. (Brandon Mathis/Special to The Herald)
Olivia Salter of Durango, front, and Preston Goetzke of Bayfield stroll down Main Avenue during Durango Cowboy Gathering's Horseback Social event on Saturday. (Brandon Mathis/Special to The Herald)
By about 10 a.m. Saturday, the Durango Cowboy Gathering Chuckwagon Breakfast at Main Avenue and Eighth Street had served about 350 plates of sausage, gravy, eggs and bacon as hundreds gathered on Main Avenue ahead of a Wild West Shootout reenactment and the annual Cowboy Parade. (Christian Burney/Durango Herald)
Wayne Peterson, donning the outfit of Bearclaw, the Lost Creek Miner, stands with Emerald, a burrow, and Miss Ruby, a quarter horse and Belgian cross on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering’s newest event, the Horseback Social. In the back, two Bayfield Belles are pulled in a meadowbrook cart. (Christian Burney/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Gunslingers pose in front of the Strater Hotel on Saturday. (Richie Fletcher, Solo Arts Media)