Kate Harr wasn’t born when Bro. Harris started shining boots at the National Western Stock Show 48 years ago. In fact, Kate’s mother wasn’t born. The 7-year-old Arvada girl was getting her first shine ...

DENVER — When you walk through the doors of the National Western Stock Show in Denver, you smash into a wall of smells - you'll get whiffs of fresh popped kettle corn blended with loads of manure and ...

SAN ANTONIO – There are plenty of attractions at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo, but one has more to do with service than show. For some of the competitors, it's an important stop on the way to ...

The man in a tweed hat stands at the entrance of NRG Center, gaze fixed toward the floor, scanning the crowd for scuffed cowboy boots or worn-out dress shoes. "Boot shine! Boot shine!" John Lopez ...

Denise Pullen spends her days looking at boots: big boots, dirty boots, itty-bitty boots. Ones made from shark skin, elephant and stingray. And she can always tell which boots at the Houston Livestock ...

Walk into the Wells Fargo Pavilion and you'll find Ernie Cantu shining boots. He's been doing it for years and he loves it. And if anyone ever asks him why, he's got the perfect answer. "It's a lost ...