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PHOTOS: Thousands of spectators, horses attend Fort Worth ‘All Western’ Stock Show Parade

christopher torres
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The 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo kicked off with the annual ‘All Western’ parade in downtown Fort Worth Saturday morning.

Parade participants make their way down Main Street surrounded by hundreds of spectators for the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade down Main Street in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Parade participants make their way down Main Street surrounded by hundreds of spectators for the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade down Main Street in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.

Thousands of spectators braved the cold winds as they lined Main Street and Houston Street to glimpse the nearly 3,000 horses walking the downtown Fort Worth streets. Among the parade participants were the Hawaii Pa’u Riders and the TCU Horned Frog Marching Band, along with various riding clubs, wagons and floats.

Megan Gay Maier, left, and Summer Gay of Rafter G Rodeo Company lead the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade down Main Street in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Megan Gay Maier, left, and Summer Gay of Rafter G Rodeo Company lead the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade down Main Street in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.

Megan Gay Maier and Summer Gay, of the legendary Rafter G Rodeo Company based in Terrell, led the parade. They are the next generation of a family that’s been participating in the Stock Show since 1979.

Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker rides in a carriage with Olympian and North Texas resident Austen Smith down Main Street for the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade down Main Street in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker rides in a carriage with Olympian and North Texas resident Austen Smith down Main Street for the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade down Main Street in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.

Two-time Olympic medalist and Keller native Austen Smith rode in a carriage with Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker. At the 2024 Paris Olympics Smith won bronze in individual skeet shooting and silver in mixed team skeet shooting. Smith also competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Take a look at the photos from the annual parade:

TCU Marching Band member Jackson Schneider practices his trumpet routine prior to the Fort Worth Stockshow All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
TCU Marching Band member Jackson Schneider practices his trumpet routine prior to the Fort Worth Stockshow All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Dallas resident Graciela Piña bundles up with a mask to watch the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Dallas resident Graciela Piña bundles up with a mask to watch the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Members of the Stockyard Supply Company ride past the Tarrant County Courthouse on Houston Street for the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Members of the Stockyard Supply Company ride past the Tarrant County Courthouse on Houston Street for the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Supporters of the Hawaii Pa’u Riders cheers them on as they make their way down Main Street during the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Supporters of the Hawaii Pa’u Riders cheers them on as they make their way down Main Street during the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Gina Escobedo and her daughter Emely, 2, wave at the wagons and floats making their way down Houston Street during the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Gina Escobedo and her daughter Emely, 2, wave at the wagons and floats making their way down Houston Street during the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans make their way down Main Street for the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans make their way down Main Street for the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Mariela Carrillo and her kids Jesse, 4, Elijah, 10, and Madelyn Hurtado, 7, pets a horse from Rancho El Cortijo during the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Mariela Carrillo and her kids Jesse, 4, Elijah, 10, and Madelyn Hurtado, 7, pets a horse from Rancho El Cortijo during the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Mini horses with the Texas Equestrian Trail Riders Association make their way down Main Street for the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade down Main Street in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Mini horses with the Texas Equestrian Trail Riders Association make their way down Main Street for the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade down Main Street in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Megan Gay Maier of Rafter G Rodeo Company leads the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade down Main Street in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Megan Gay Maier of Rafter G Rodeo Company leads the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade down Main Street in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Members of the Hawaii Pa’u Riders cheers them on as they make their way down Main Street during the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
Members of the Hawaii Pa’u Riders cheers them on as they make their way down Main Street during the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
A member of Rancho El Cortijo rides his horse past the Tarrant County Courthouse after riding in the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.
A member of Rancho El Cortijo rides his horse past the Tarrant County Courthouse after riding in the Fort Worth Stock Show All Western Parade in downtown Fort Worth on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025.