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8 Western & English Today EARLY SPRING 2014 INDUSTRY news MARCH DALLAS MARKET TO HOST MISS RODEO AMERICA SEMINAR 10th annual Premier Rodeo Pageant Seminar to be held March 26-30 during the Dallas Western Market T he Dallas Market Center will host Miss Rodeo America's 10th annual Premier Rodeo Pageant Seminar, March 26-30, during its Western Market. The growing Western Market is held twice a year and the upcoming show is March 26-29. Dallas is the f rst marketplace to host this important educational series. The seminar aims to educate young women about the sport of professional rodeo and Western industry career paths through keynotes presented by industry leaders. Presentations will focus on public speaking, modeling, interviews, social media, animal welfare, rodeo events and equipment, equine knowledge and more. Of -site seminar events in Fort Worth will include horsemanship demonstrations at the Cowtown Coliseum, a tour of the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and f ag running during the Stockyards Championship Rodeo. Presenters include: • Pam Minick: Miss Rodeo America 1973, National Cowgirl Hall of Fame inductee, champion barrel racer and breakaway roper, and national TV host • Bill Winsor: president and CEO, Dallas Market Center and additional Market Center associates • Paige Nicholson: Miss Rodeo America 2014 • Almabeth Kaess: Miss Rodeo America 1978, associate VP of Enrollment Management at Otero Junior College • Debbie Garrison: Miss Rodeo America 1979 • Michele Mackey: Miss Rodeo America 1994 • Kara Brown Gillit: Miss Rodeo America 2002 and physical therapist • Chris Cox: three-time Road to the Horse World Champion • Johne Dobbs: president of American Quarter Horse Association • Dr. Jim Heird: executive professor and coordinator of Equine Initiative at Texas A&M; University • Kadee Cof man: Miss Rodeo California 2007 and national TV host/sideline reporter for GAC, Fox Sports and RFD-TV • Dr. John Bitter: DVM; president and CEO of Argyle Veterinary Hospital • Cindy Schonholtz: director of Industry Outreach at Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association • Miss Rodeo America, Inc. Executive Board Register by March 3, 2014, by visiting missrodeoamerica.com. For more information, email info@missrodeo.com. (214) 655-6100; dallasmarketcenter.com (719) 948-9206; missrodeoamerica.com Miss Rodeo America 2014 Paige Nicholson KUDOS TO DURANGO BOOT NELSONVILLE, OHIO — Durango has been awarded the 2013 Plus Award for design excellence in the Cowboy Boots category from the footwear industry's leading magazine, Footwear Plus. "We are thrilled to have taken the top spot over several other respected brands in the Western footwear industry," said Amber Vanwy, Brand Manager for Durango. "We challenged our designers to listen to the consumer, be inspired by top trends in fashion, as well as tap into their own creative juices to develop innovative and exciting new footwear; we'd say they took the challenge head-on and succeeded!" Matched against top brands such as Old Gringo, Ariat and Lucchese, this is the inaugural year for the Cowboy Boots category and as well as Durango's f rst Foot- wear Plus Award. Additional brands nomi- nated under parent company Rocky Brands include Rocky in the Work Boot category and Rocky S2V in the Outdoor category. Created by Footwear Plus, the footwear industry's leading fashion magazine for 24 years, the 15th annual Plus Awards are determined by the votes of thousands of industry members nationwide. Founded in 1966, Durango Boot manufactures and markets quality-craf ed Western and fashion footwear for men, women and children. It is a division of Rocky Brands, a publicly traded company on NASDAQ® under the symbol: RCKY. (866) 442-4908; durangoboot.com Footwear Plus January 2013 AS SEEN IN A division of Rocky Brands P H OTO O F M I S S R O D E O AM E R I C A ©T E R RY W R I G H T P H OTO G R A P H Y 0314 Industry News.indd 8 2/21/14 11:33 AM