Santa Barbara Fiesta Stock & Rodeo
- About
The Santa Barbara Fiesta Stock Horse Show and Rodeo is the last remaining Stock Horse Show and Rodeo in California.
All schedules are subject to change. Schedule times can change depending on class size. Contestants are advised to arrive early. Unless noted, all events will be held in the Main Arena.
- History
- The Fiesta Stock Horse Show was once a Saturday afternoon only event dating back to 1924. It involved showing stock horses, some cattle work, and roping and was held at the old Pershing Park arena on Castillo Street. During the very first fiestas, a “competencia de vaqueros” was the highlight of the festivities. Cowboys from surrounding ranches came to town to show off their roping and riding skills and the young horses they were training. Rancher J. J. Hollister sponsored a handmade saddle to the winner of the stock horse class as a way to encourage the development of superior cow working horses.
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