The Calgary Stampede has an outstanding exhibit of those fuzzy mini donkeys, who seem to seal our hearts. To showcase this exhibit, the Stampede looks at the heart of the people who share their love of these loveable little animals: Sharon Cooke of Blackie, Alta., says the year was 1988, and she was about to …
Will this prestigious award be handed out at this year\’s Stampede? In 2011, the Calgary Stampede’s Elite Western Rider Award, presented by O’Connor Associates Environmental Inc., did not need to be sent out for engraving. During last year\’s Stampede, there was no winner of the Elite Western Rider Award. “By not having a winner last …
The Stampede is opening the doors to an \’ag\’ reunion. Agriculture 100 will bring together blacksmiths, vintage tractors, sheep shearers, stock dogs, light horses, heavy horses, dairy cows, auctioneers, beef cattle, penners, cutters, miniature donkeys, champions, memories… and a hardy rancher living in 1912? This is a big invite to all who have been a …
In the July/August, 2011 issue of Western Horse Review, Darla Rathwell visited and wrote about the historic OH Ranch near Longview, Alberta. At the time, three of the four individual ranches belonging to the OH had been sold following owner Doc Seaman\’s death in 2009. One remained, the original ranch, a foothills paradise in southwestern …
The Calgary Stampede announces Hollywood equine trainer Bill Lawrence, is working with the three stars of the ENMAX Corral Show – TAILS: Three Horses. One Legend. The renown movie backgrounder has recently participated in films such as War Horse, a production produced by Steven Spielberg, as well as the films The Legend of Zoro, Racing Stripes and …
The Calgary Stampede and the Women\’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) Just released on May 24, the WPRA is introducing a new WPRA Qualifying Tour for the Calgary Stampede that begins this year. This means the Ladies Barrel Racing event at the Calgary Stampede will be now a fully approved and sanctioned event for the WPRA, …
As promised we did the draw for the second set of Mane Event tickets to give away at noon. Congratulations Denise Pezderic, you’ve got yourself two passes to this weekend’s Mane Event in Red Deer, Alberta. Pick up your tickets at the front ticket booth at the show. f Denise’s response to the question of …
At the 1912 Calgary Stampede, there was a rodeo, a parade, and a Charlie Russell Exhibition. Next to the rodeo the artwork of Charlie Russell was perhaps the highlight of the inaugural Stampede. For Russell\’s career it was a defining moment, both critically and financially. He not only sold 13 of the 20 paintings he …
Its\’ once again time for Encana Aggie Days. The annual weekend at Stampede Park, brings the grass roots of the country, into the heart of Calgary. Over a hundred years, “we held Aggie Days in the Agriculture Building on Stampede Park,” recalls Leigh-Anna Barnes, vice-chair of the Calgary Stampede’s Aggie Days committee. “We’d hand milk …
The 2012 Calgary Stampede Parade Marshal, is the legendary country music singing cowboy, Ian Tyson. His life\’s work is familiar to anyone in Canada who loves country music. In his early days he learned to play guitar in hospital, recovering from a bad fall in a rodeo. From there he upped stakes from Vancouver Island …
