The Calgary Stampede says, \’Once again, the milkman has delivered.\’ For the second time, the Country Lane Belgians wagon of Sunderland, Ont., has made the 4,300-kilometre, cross-Canada trek to compete in the Calgary Stampede’s World Champion Six Horse Hitch Competition. And for the second time, they’ve claimed the top prize. With driver Kyle Forsyth holding …
The Calgary Stampede Team Penning Open Class Championship finalists: Pat Bolin joined a pair of Oklahoma’s finest team cattle penners for a victory lap around the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday night. Just call Bolin an honourary Sooner – because he thoroughly understands the concept of sooner, rather than later. Bolin, of Stettler, Alta., and teammates …
Just in from the Calgary Stampede: they now say you can feel free to call Jim Anderson an overnight sensation. Understand, though, that there were about 5,500 nights’ worth of preparation involved. Last summer, the Strathmore, Alta.-based Anderson surprised nearly everybody by finishing second overall aboard his horse, CK Olena Doc, at the Calgary Stampede’s …
The Calgary Stampede walks us into their annual Cowboy Up Challenge: If it seems as though Robin Bond performs in the saddle with military precision . . . that’s because she does. Bond, a Vista, California-based horse trainer, will be making her third consecutive appearance at the Calgary Stampede Cowboy Up Challenge when it takes …
At the log house, the first day of the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede is decidedly quiet. Still, even, after the thunderous lightning storm which flowed through this part of the prairie for most of last night. In complete juxtaposition, downtown Calgary, at this minute is likely an organized mayhem of music, cheering and …
The Calgary Stampede looks at the heavy horse competition: Thankfully, there’s no collective bargaining agreement to discuss in the off-season. But when Wes Gordeyko starts putting together a hitch of heavy horses, he’s trying to assemble a Stanley Cup contender. “Sometimes I compare it to building a hockey team. These days, everyone’s so competitive — …
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At the Calgary Stampede, they say it’s called The Big Shoe. Perhaps given the size of the subject material, it might best be described as a really, really Big Shoe. “Yes — with apologies to Ed Sullivan,” chuckles Tim Lane. A very popular exhibit of the Stampede is called Draft Horse Town. This part of …
The Calgary Stampede takes a look at Horse Haven. Four decades ago, Gus McCollister chose the Cadillac of the equine world — and she’s never looked back since that initial test drive. McCollister was an exhibitor at the Calgary Stampede’s very first Horse Haven display, which celebrates its 35th anniversary at the 2012 edition of …
Let the penning begin! The Calgary Stampede’s Team Cattle Penning Competition, presented by Calfrac Well Services, is underway. The Stampede announces that this year’s edition, during the Stampede’s Centennial celebrations, has attracted a whopping 777 teams from across the continent — with an estimated total prize purse of $400,000 and a dozen Centennial Trophy Saddles …
