Rocky Mountain Horse Expo 2022 at the National Western Complex

A member of the 1st Colorado Top Hands adjusts her flag at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. The 1st Colorado Top Hands are a mounted rodeo drill team who perform at events throughout the United States.

Maddie Williams answers questions about her horse at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Williams is a member of the Blazing Saddles Drill Team based in Elizabeth, Colo.

Members of the 1st Colorado Top Hands demonstrate horsemanship at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. The 1st Colorado Top Hands are a mounted rodeo drill team who perform at events throughout the United States.

Fiona O'Reilly of Brighton, Colo., tends to her family's horse Milo at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.

A member of the Westernaires—a Colorado-based mounted drill team—demonstrates her skills with a lasso at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.

A stablehand checks his phone inside the barn arena at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo at the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.

Two attendees and their horses particpate in a demonstration at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.

Members of the Blazing Saddles Drill Team help demonstrate yoga on horseback at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.

Spectators watch a demonstration the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.

Darlene Brunkhardt (center) or Torrington, Wyo., and Julie Balzan of Wheatland, Wyo., pose with their quarter horse Doc Dobbs at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Brunkhardt and Balzan promote Doc Dobbs as a breeding horse.

A display holds examples of barbed wire at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. The display, presented by the Westernaires—a Colorado-based mounted drill team—explains the origins of various types of barbed wire found throughout the Western United States.

Katrina Parker (right) shows her miniature horse Cherokee at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Parker helps raise miniature horses for use in therapy settings at Peachy Farms in Parker, Colo.

Mellany Mulcahy poses for a photo at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Mulchay is a member of the Westernaires, a mounted precision drill team based in Golden, Colo.

Jessica Roberts demonstrates techniques in handling a horse at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. Roberts, a horse trainer and equine behaviorist, is the founder of the Harmonized Horsemanship Program out of Parker, Colo.

Riders particpate in a demonstration of Western dressage basics at the Rocky Mountain Horse Expo inside the National Western Complex in Denver, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022.