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Attending the OKC Livestock Show at OKC Fairgrounds

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During the winter months, I am always looking for a place to walk, and the OKC Fairgrounds is often a great place during the cold months. There are often horse and livestock shows going on. In January 2023 I talked my wife Kay into joining me on one of these walks and of course, I captured pictures of our local trip.

Cows get a special haircut before their time in the show ring.
I was surprised to see a bunch of generators outside the show barn all making a loud racket. Doesn’t the barn have enough power? I guess not.
A show cow getting a haircut and blow dry.
People from all over came to this livestock show. These cows are from Idaho.
This bull was substantially bigger than these heifers. Maybe this was his harem?
One of the arenas was dedicated to a livestock equipment trade show.
You could buy cow feeders, water troughs, or whatever you might need for your cows.
Want to sample some cow feed? Each bucket had a different mixture of grain.
Cows were lined up at the entrance to Jim Norick Arena at the fairgrounds.
Two arenas were going at once. People would walk their cows into the arena, make one lap, and then line up for the judges to pick the winner.
The top four cows looked all the same to Kay and I. Little did we know that some cows were more “cow-ee” than other cows.
We saw a lot of kids showing the cows. What a great think for a kid to be doing – learning responsibility.
Jim Norick Arena looks the same as it did when I was a kid.
The entrance to Jim Norick Arena.
This cow was drooling to get into the arena.
Can anyone decipher the ear tags? Looks like a lot of numbers that don’t mean anything to me.
At least these cows had names, not just a number.
This scene of kids playing around cows was quite common. Farming and ranching is a family occupation.
This was a side arena where they were parading cows through one at a time, I am assuming for some type of auction.
It was cold and blustery outside, but inside, it was fairly nice. We still needed a jacket but no wind and a bit warmer temperatures.
This ranch is tunneling the “Tulsa King” show. We didn’t see Sylvester Stallone wandering around anywhere.
A young girl cleaning stalls.
This looked like a NASCAR pit stop as they prepped this cow for competition.
I just liked the light streaming through the windows into the barns at the fairgrounds.
It seems like big butts are popular on cows.
Kay took time to peruse some cowhides.
I just wanted to take a picture of this colorful pile of ropes.
If you wanted your home to look like a country home, this was the place to buy decor.
Yellowstone fans will get this sign.
A cowboy getting a nice shine on an expensive pair of cowboy boots.
Another NASCAR cow pit crew. Did you know they use hair spray and spray adhesive to fluff up the cow’s hair?
It seemed cold and windy to be getting a shower outdoors today. I was at the horse show a few weeks ago in the same place, and all the horses got their showers indoors. I guess horses have more privileges than cows.
Kay and I usually walk Mitch Park in Edmond a lot of mornings. This morning we decided instead to walk the OKC Fairgrounds. Luckily there was a really big cow show going on.
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I am an Oklahoma based writer, commercial photographer, editorial photographer and adventurer based in Oklahoma City. I love telling stories about people. A motorcycle is my preferred means of travel, and I have over 5,000 hours piloting small airplanes. My editorial photography has been published in hundreds of magazines and my commercial photography has been used by dozens of companies worldwide.

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