The sun has set on the Calgary Stampede\’s Centennial rodeo and the champions have been crowned. The Calgary Stampede in its\’ Centennial year, presented 10 days of high caliber performances leading up to \’Rodeo’s Richest Afternoon\’. As the mid-afternoon rain lifted in Calgary, six exceptional athletes were each presented with a cheque for $100,000. This year’s winners …
The Calgary Stampede has released the Heavy Horse Pull results: At this level, notes Dennis Weinberger, it’s about strength, fortitude, stamina . . . and the odd horseshoe, too. Weinberger, of Cochrane, Alta., returned to the winner’s circle at the Calgary Stampede’s Heavy Horse Pull on Friday night, knocking off rival Randy Dodge of Albany, …
According to the Calgary Stampede, the heavy horse spectacle has plenty of pull. The Calgary Stampede’s Heavy Horse Pull regularly sets up shop in the Big Top during the final weekend of The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. And its annual kickoff event – the Heavy Horse Pull Advertisers’ Auction – got things started on …
Not long ago I received a wonderful gift in the mail. An advance copy of a brilliant compilation dedicated to the rich Alberta ranching heritage and the Calgary Stampede. Four Calgary-area artists, each an award-winner in their respective fields of historical writing, music, photography and western poetry, have collaborated on a CD project called 100 …
At the Calgary Stampede, Clint Swales likes to get the lead out . . . but not this way. Besides being a top-notch professional reined cowhorse trainer and an emerging force in the performance arena, the 28-year-old Swales is also an artist of some repute, with his pencil sketches showing Western and Spanish influences. Unfortunately …
On the road to the Calgary Stampede… Lucy Streeter found out pretty quickly that her new equine partner wasn’t much for taking direction. Thankfully, she had a few irritable 1,500-pound precedents right in her own back yard. Streeter has enjoyed a startling streak of regional success with Peptos Playtoy 005 ever since she purchased the …
According to the Calgary Stampede, Norm Vertefeuille didn’t need much of a push to get involved in horse pulls. And 30 years later, he’s still a tireless teamster. Vertefeuille, of Lumsden, Sask., is one of the longest-serving competitors in the Calgary Stampede’s Heavy Horse Pull, having first set the hook under the Big Top back …
The Calgary Stampede\’s Working Cow Horse Classic, presents the event at its\’ best: Every year, during the final weekend of the Calgary Stampede, Dale Clearwater is arguably the hardest-working man under the Big Top. Clearwater’s just not sure that it qualifies as work. When July rolls around, the working cow horse trainer from Hanley, Sask., …
Team Penning update from the Calgary Stampede: Yes, you might say there was some scorekeeping going on at home Monday night. After the dust settled and the heifers were herded out of the Scotiabank Saddledome, Ben Thorlakson of Carstairs, Alta., had two career Calgary Stampede penning titles, drawing even with his daughter Lindsey. And Alex …
The Calgary Stampede takes a look behind the cutting event: Why is Dustin Gonnet a heavy hitter in the cutting arena? Put it this way — he’s had plenty of time to ruminate about ruminants. In other words . . . Dustin Gonnet knows cows. Gonnet, 29, has arguably been the most consistent performer in …
