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2026 schedule
Location: CSU Spur Campus
- 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.
- Check-in – Hydro Teaching Lab (Hydro, Level 1)
- 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
- Horse Classic Committee Meeting – Hydro Theater
- 6:00 p.m.
- Coaches’ Meetings (coaches only) – CSU Spur
- Hippology: Morgridge Learning Lab (Terra 3rd floor)
- Parliamentary Procedure: Palisade Peach (Terra 2nd floor)
- Horse Bowl: Hydro Theater (Hydro 1st floor)
- Horse Judging: Spring/Bear Creek (Hydro 2nd floor)
- Horse Demo & Public Speaking: Rock Creek (Hydro 2nd floor)
- Livestock Quiz Bowl: Cottonwood/Willow Creek (Hydro 2nd floor)
- Livestock Skill-A-Thon: Pueblo Chili (Terra 2nd floor)
- Public Speaking: Alpha/Pumpkin (Terra 3rd floor)
- Coaches’ Meetings (coaches only) – CSU Spur
- Dinner on your own
Parking: Denver Coliseum – Shuttle to SPUR (Hydro & SYEC)
- 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Registration/Check-in – Hydro Teaching Lab
- 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. – Contests
- Public Speaking: Prepared: Terra 3rd floor
- Morgridge (holding), Alfalfa, Pumpkin
- Parliamentary Procedure: Spur Shop
- Dolores, Blue, Eagle River (contests), Shop Lobby (holding)
- Horse Bowl: Hydro 2nd floor
- Willow/Cottonwood & Bear/Spring Creek
- Livestock Skill-A-Thon: SYEC – Stockyard Event Center
- Public Speaking: Prepared: Terra 3rd floor
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.
- Lunch (provided for contest participants) – Hydro Theatre
- 12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Note: Skill-A-Thon & Hippology Lunch at SYEC
- Lunch (provided for contest participants) – Hydro Theatre
- 1:30 – 6:00 p.m.
- Public Speaking: Impromptu: Terra 3rd floor (1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
- Morgridge (holding), Alfalfa, Pumpkin
- Hippology: Stations, Written Exam & Slides, Team Problem – SYEC
- Livestock Quiz Bowl: Hydro 2nd floor
- Willow/Cottonwood & Bear/Spring Creek (contest), Rock Creek (holding)
- Public Speaking: Impromptu: Terra 3rd floor (1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.)
New this year – Renaissance Hotel
- 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
- Career and College Fair/Pin Swap – Colorado Ballroom – Lower Level (heavy hors d’oeuvres served)
- 6:00 p.m.
- Coaches’ Meeting – Livestock Judging (Big Thompson Room, Lower Level)
- 8:30 – 10:30 p.m.
- Dance – Ballrooms A & B – Lower Level
- 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
- Information/Check-in – Hydro Teaching Lab
Contests – Denver Coliseum & NWSS Grounds
- Livestock Judging:
- Stadium Arena – Arrive 7:30 AM, Contest 8:00 AM
- Lunch (Livestock Contest participants) provided in reasons area, “Hall of the West.”
- Horse Judging & Hippology Judging Phase:
- Denver Coliseum – Arrive 8:00–8:30 AM, Contest 9:00 AM
- 10 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.
- Lunch (Horse Contest participants) – Hydro Theatre (shuttle to SPUR)
- 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
- Horse Reasons: Hydro 2nd floor (Willow & Cottonwood Creek, Spring Creek, Rock Creek, Small and Large Music Room, and Rehearsal/Dance Room)
- Horse Presentations & Public Speaking: Alpha/Pumpkin (Terra 3rd floor) @ 2PM
- Livestock Judging Reasons: Stadium Arena, NWSS Grounds
- 5:00 – 6:00 p.m.
- Livestock Judging Critique – Stadium Arena
- 6:30 p.m. – Award Receptions: Dinner on your own after reception (light food served at receptions)
- Livestock Contests: NWSS Legacy Building, 4th floor
- Parliamentary Procedure & Public Speaking: Hydro CSU Spur Theater
National Western Stock Show Campus
- 7:45 – 9:45 a.m.
- Horse Classic: Awards Breakfast Reception – NWSS Legacy Building, 4th floor
Fort Collins, CO: CSU Campus – JBS Global Food Innovation Center
Meat Contest only (Fort Collins, CO)
- 8:00 a.m. – Coaches Meeting – CSU Meats Lab
- 8:30 a.m. – 4-H Meat Judging Contest
- 10:00 a.m. – FFA Meat Judging Contest
- 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch (provided)
- 5:30 p.m. – Awards & Reception – CSU Animal Sciences
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