What happened to the rodeo? How a Las Animas County tradition didn’t make to year 115   - The Chronicle

What happened to the rodeo? How a Las Animas County tradition didn’t make to year 115   - The Chronicle

For Labor Day weekend, back in 2023, Gillian Maria helped bring Trinidad’s Legacy Rodeo, and all its festivities, to the Las Animas County Fairgrounds, and, by all accounts, it was successful. It had support and participation from the community and plenty of business sponsorship. So, what happened to the rodeo? How did a local tradition, that’s been an annual Labor Day staple since 1910, not reach its 115th year?