Legends of Cheyenne Frontier Days

Harry Walters was one of the most famous trick riders of his era. He's also the only Cheyenne Frontier Days champion to ever be tried for murder six different times. Known for his ability to swing under a horse's neck and emerge on the other side, Walters won the CFD Saddle Bronc Busting Contest in 1914, along with trick riding titles in 1915 and 1919...

20-year-old T. Joe Cahill was an usher and sold programs at the very first Cheyenne Frontier Day in 1897. It was the first of 67 consecutive years he worked at CFD. Cahill's biggest contribution to Frontier Days was its famous nickname "The Daddy of 'Em All"...

Cowgirls have been an important part of Cheyenne Frontier Days ever since 1904, when Bertha Kaepernick wowed audiences in a bronc riding exhibition. One of the most famous cowgirls to ever compete at CFD is Eloise "Fox" Hastings. At 16, Hastings ran away from home and joined the Irwin Brother's travelling Wild West Show...

Of all the cowboys and cowgirls who have ever competed at Cheyenne Frontier Days, the most famous contestant in its 120 year history was a bucking bronco named Steamboat. Nicknamed "The Horse That Can't Be Ridden," the iconic symbol of Wyoming's Bucking Horse and Rider logo was successfully ridden for the first time by Clayton Danks at Cheyenne Frontier Days in 1908...