de ▁on ▁horse back , ▁with ▁participants ▁from ▁horse - c ulture ▁groups ▁that ▁included ▁US ▁and ▁other ▁military , ▁cow bo ys , ▁American ▁Indians , ▁and ▁perform ers ▁from ▁all ▁over ▁the ▁world ▁in ▁their ▁best ▁att ire . ▁Tur ks , ▁gau chos , ▁Arab s , ▁Mong ols ▁and ▁Georg ians ▁displayed ▁their ▁distinct ive ▁horses ▁and ▁color ful ▁cost umes . ▁Vis itors ▁would ▁see ▁main ▁events , ▁fe ats ▁of ▁skill , ▁st aged ▁races , ▁and ▁sides h ows . ▁Many ▁historical ▁western ▁figures ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁show . ▁For ▁example , ▁S itting ▁Bull ▁appeared ▁with ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁of ▁his ▁bra ves . ▁ ▁C ody ' s ▁head line ▁perform ers ▁were ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁their ▁own ▁right . ▁An nie ▁Oak ley ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁Frank ▁Butler , ▁were ▁sh ar ps ho ot ers , ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Gabriel ▁Dum ont ▁and ▁L ill ian ▁Smith . ▁Perform ers ▁re - en act ed ▁the ▁r iding ▁of ▁the ▁P ony ▁Express , ▁Indian ▁attacks ▁on ▁w agon ▁trains , ▁and ▁stage co ach ▁rob ber ies . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁end ▁with ▁a ▁re - en act ment ▁of ▁C uster ' s ▁Last ▁Stand , ▁in ▁which ▁C ody ▁port rayed ▁General ▁C uster , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁more ▁legend ▁than ▁fact . ▁The ▁finale ▁was ▁typically ▁a ▁port ray al ▁of ▁an ▁Indian ▁attack ▁on ▁a ▁sett ler '