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Photos: Cowboy Gathering Social and Parade

Jerry McBride

Herald Photo Editor

Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 1:53 PM MT

Updated Saturday, Oct 4, 2025 2:02 PM MT

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The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Ballet Folklorico de Durango performs during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Ballet Folklorico de Durango performs during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Tom Draft is dressed as Wyatt Earp, and Jessica Sugar Wolf is dressed in 1820s-style clothing on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Tom Draft is dressed as Wyatt Earp, and Jessica Sugar Wolf is dressed in 1820s-style clothing on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Cowboy Chuckwagon Breakfast is held before the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Cowboy Chuckwagon Breakfast is held before the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Rylo Sjoberg, 4, and his brother Koa, 8, enjoy the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Rylo Sjoberg, 4, and his brother Koa, 8, enjoy the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Smitty Smith gives Evelynn Silas a ride on his horse Dolly on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Smitty Smith gives Evelynn Silas a ride on his horse Dolly on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
McKenzie Kuehnert, 4, shows her empty hand to her mom Michelle as she and her sister Bexley, 2, being held by her dad Mark, while feeding alfalfa pellets to Moon. Moon is being ridden by Patty Ann Rager as her husband, Donald Rager, helps out on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
McKenzie Kuehnert, 4, shows her empty hand to her mom Michelle as she and her sister Bexley, 2, being held by her dad Mark, while feeding alfalfa pellets to Moon. Moon is being ridden by Patty Ann Rager as her husband, Donald Rager, helps out on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Bexley Kuehnert, 2, being held by her dad Mark Kuehnert, feeds alfalfa pellets to Moon, being ridden by Patty Ann Rager, as her husband, Donald Rager, helps out on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Bexley Kuehnert, 2, being held by her dad Mark Kuehnert, feeds alfalfa pellets to Moon, being ridden by Patty Ann Rager, as her husband, Donald Rager, helps out on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Horses, riders and spectators mingle on Main Avenue on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social in downtown Durango before the parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Horses, riders and spectators mingle on Main Avenue on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social in downtown Durango before the parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Syd Masters & The Swing riders – Danny Winters, left, Syd Masters, center, and Jared Putnam – play during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Syd Masters & The Swing riders – Danny Winters, left, Syd Masters, center, and Jared Putnam – play during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Tom Draft is dressed as Wyatt Earp on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Tom Draft is dressed as Wyatt Earp on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Lisa and Loren Skyhorse were honored as the Grand Marshals of the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade during the Horseback Social on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Lisa and Loren Skyhorse were honored as the Grand Marshals of the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade during the Horseback Social on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Cowboy Chuckwagon Breakfast is held before the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Cowboy Chuckwagon Breakfast is held before the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Horses, riders and spectators mingle on Main Avenue on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social in downtown Durango before the parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Horses, riders and spectators mingle on Main Avenue on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social in downtown Durango before the parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Mckenzie Wedemeyer, left, and Thomas Crook ride their horses up and down Main Avenue on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social in downtown Durango before the parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Mckenzie Wedemeyer, left, and Thomas Crook ride their horses up and down Main Avenue on Saturday during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Horseback Social in downtown Durango before the parade. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride

The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride

The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Teams of three get to pick up what the horses leave behind during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Teams of three get to pick up what the horses leave behind during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Some of the saddle work done by Lisa and Loren Skyhorse, who were honored as the Grand Marshals of the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade during the Horseback Social on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Some of the saddle work done by Lisa and Loren Skyhorse, who were honored as the Grand Marshals of the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade during the Horseback Social on Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride

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