The color(s) red, burgundy, black and gold is/are claimed as a feature of the mark.
The mark consists of a gold horseshoe with a black shadow on the inner edge. Inside of the horseshoe is a silhouette of the skyline of Houston in black. The phrase EL RODEO in capital, stylized letters is placed over the lower part of the image of the horseshoe, so that the letter O is right in the center of the horseshoe and overlaps the skyline. The letters are three dimensional and are a gradient color of red, which goes from red on top to dark red and almost burgundy on the bottom of the letter.
The English translation of EL RODEO in the mark is THE RODEO.