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S P EC I A L FE AT UR E

The Mane Event Canada's largest equine show / 15

Heartland’s Amber Marshall talks horses / 12 Catching up with

Corb Lund / 8 Jockey Chantal Sutherland making a name down south / 5 Wild Horses Part 2

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Looks at the other side / 11

Marian Hoffman

Kaila Mussell

John Ware Honoured

Woman of the West / 20

Back riding broncs / 24

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CONTENTS

Volume 35 • Number 4 • April 2012

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Editor: Craig Couillard craig.couillard@fbcpublishing.com (403) 200-1019

Field Editor Crystal McPeak crystal@fbcpublishing.com (403) 360-3210 Field Editor Natalie Sorkilmo natalie.sorkilmo@fbcpublishing.com (403) 608-2238

Canadian jockey to ride in racings richest event

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Stamp honors legendary cowboy

Montana guest ranch offers Cowgirl Yoga

On the trail with Corb Lund

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Former bronc rider champion now makes Saskatchewan home

This month’s contributors: Anne Fullerton, Terri McKinney, Cindy Bablitz, April Clay, Aimee Benoit, Wendy Dudley, Dianne Finstad, Heather Grovet, Robyn Moore, Amie Peck, Jody Seeley, Glenn Stewart, Carol Upton, and Mike Puhallo Published Monthly by: Farm Business Communications 1666 Dublin Avenue Winnipeg, MB R3H 0H1

Wild horse management needs balance

Mane Event in Red Deer — special feature

Marian Hoffman: firmly rooted in Alberta’s horse industry

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Associations.......................... 30 A Breed Apart ....................... 4 Backcountry Travels ............. 13 Calendar of Events ............... 32 Cowboy Poetry..................... 6 Eye on the Industry ............. 21 From the field ...................... 9 Get a Grip ............................ 26

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Call of the West: Alberta Corrals New Team Penning Talent

Chilliwack cowgirl back riding broncs

Colt Starting Part 2 — Developing communication

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Going Down the Trail .......... 7 Horse Heroes ........................ 9 Doing it my way .................. 8 In it to Win it....................... 14 Inspirations .......................... 6 Looking Back........................ 4 My Tunes .............................. 27 Our Way of Life.................... 7

Riding out of your Mind ..... 28 Talking Back ......................... 5 The Mercantile ..................... 23 Two-Bit Cowboy .................. 4 Time to Chill ........................ 27 Where are they now? ........... 10 Women of the West ............. 20

MEANDERING HOME Behind the cover Front cover artist profile By Cindy Bablitz

ooking at a Gena LaCoste’s watercolour is seeing the world through her eyes. “I only paint from my own experience,” Gena says. “It doesn’t mean anything to me if I didn’t take the reference picture.” Gena sees the world in pictures, and growing up on the open prairies near Bassano in southeastern Alberta, she has a lifetime’s worth of imagery in memories, kodachrome and digital. She’s always drawn, and painted, and in the last 15 years, has brought her art to the forefront of her focus. “I was tired of doing other things to make a living and wishing I was painting. I was tired of putting it off.” Her devotion to developing her unique style in watercolours has taken even a greater conviction in the last year, as she’s committed to completing at least one painting every day. She was already a prolific artist, and the daily 5” x 7”s have

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added a discipline that, she says, has changed her life. “I am absolutely an artist now: it’s pretty much the first thing I think about every day and the last thing I think about before I go to sleep at night. I’ve done 375 pieces; the daily commitment means there’s none of this shilly shallying around...I just get up in the morning and make a decision and get on with it.” This month’s cover art, Meandering Home is a classic scene celebrating her lifelong love of horses and the rolling prairies of her Bassano, Alberta childhood home. Polly, the sorrel Quarter Horse in the middle, is Gena’s 25 year old mare. “I bought her for my son when he was in 4-H, when he was 12. He’s all grown up

now, and she’s still fit as a fiddle.” Meandering Home is sold, after being featured at Medicine Hat’s arts and heritage center, the Esplanade, but Gena has some 90 original pieces — in addition to her dailies — available for sale. “I don’t make prints of my work. I did for a while, but now I think, every print you put out takes up some wall space that could be hanging an original. “I don’t know how to explain my art. I just know, I see pictures everywhere and I’m compelled to try to reproduce them. I think if you’re supposed to paint, there’s no peace until you do.” To view more of Gena’s work, surf to www.genalacoste.com. 

Two-bits from a two-bit cowboy

Looking back

Craig Couillard – Editor

Images from yesteryear

s I was reading about all the trainers attending The Mane Event in Red Deer, I wondered how the heck I had made it this far with my horses. When I bought my first horse TJ in 1984 as a two-year old, she wasn’t green broke and neither was I. I sent her out for a month to a trainer and brought her home to Bow Island, Alta. To be honest, I wasn’t quite sure how to even tack her up. My Dad had an old high-backed association saddle hanging in the rafters in a shed. I found an old headstall and bit in a box and was ready to be a cowboy. Soon after, Pat Stearns, a community pasture rider at the time, happened upon me and TJ on a road near town. We must have been quite the sight...bit slopping around in her mouth...saddle tilted to the left…jigging down the road singing God Must be a Cowboy. Fortunately Pat quietly adjusted my tack to fit my horse. I also suspect he didn’t want his friend looking like a goof! Off I go that summer, riding ditches, summer fallow, coulees, and roads by myself. Green horse. Green rider. Lucky for me, TJ was a good-minded and forgiving horse. My first real training experience was volunteering on the Bow Island Community Pasture.

A breed apart Horse breeder profile

Friends Louis Schmidt and Nestor Johnson took me under their wing. These guys were top-hands and demanded a lot from their horses. Over those 10 years I learned a lot watching them work cattle and their horses out on the bald-headed prairie. I loved every minute of it. Attending a Pat Parelli course in Calgary led me to trainer Minor Becker at Bindloss, Alta. He had a young quarter horse mare for sale that came from the Longmuir Ranch near Empress, Alta. Minor helped me start that horse and the experience provided me with a solid foundation in natural horsemanship. My little Grulla mare that was rescued from a horse sale four years ago has been a wonderful experience. I did all the ground work and took the first 10 rides on her. Trainer Jesse Thomson near Longview, Alta. helped me after that and I’m happy with how she is going. Looking back, I’m thankful for those that influenced my horsemanship skills. But I wish The Mane Event and other clinics would have been around 28 years ago when I bought TJ. It would have been a whole lot easier for her. TJ she is still with me, 30 years old, and gets pampered like hell! She deserves it. See you at The Mane Event. t

By Aimee Benoit, Calgary Stampede Archivist

oday the Calgary Stampede is known world-over for its rodeo, midway, and massive street parade. But the most talked about feature of the event in 1924 was a 32-horse team — the world’s largest — driven by famed teamster Ralph “Slim” Moorehouse. Hitched to eight wagonloads of wheat, the team of 22 horses and 10 mules trailed 80 kilometers overland from Gleichen, Alberta to perform at the Calgary Stampede. Slim’s horsemanship was praised during his daily performances, and it was remarked that he could turn the outfit on an ordinary street corner without allowing the eighth wagon over past the centre of the intersection. Slim returned in 1925 with a 36-horse team, this time all matched black Percherons, pulling 10 wagons full of grain. The ranch horses, unused to city noises, had to be outfitted with rubber shoes to avoid frightening them when their hooves hit the pavement. With extreme dexterity, the driver held four lines in each hand, wound between his fingers, and managed to direct the team along crowded and narrow downtown streets the entire length of the parade route. Slim and his 36-horse team also staged

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Slim Moorehouse driving record team to 1924 Calgary Stampede — 32 horses and 8 wagons.

an impressive show on the final day of the Stampede, making four figure eights before packed grandstand crowds. It is difficult today to appreciate the skill that would have been required to manage such a large outfit. However, horses were still routinely used to haul grain at the time, and people were much more horse-conscious even in the city. Slim Moorehouse put on a spectacular show — a tribute to the teamster’s art before it gave way to the motorized truck. Despite largely mechanized farms today, draft horses are still in use on some farms where draft horse enthusiasts work to keep

their traditions alive. Every year at the Calgary Stampede, these giants of the equine world can be seen in a variety of shows and pulling competitions, demonstrations, and hands-on exhibits. Draft Horse Town returns this year — on Saddledome Lane — for the Centennial Stampede, from July 6 to 15th, with two daily performances of “The Big Shoe” in the Northern Lights Arena. The live show presents the history of draft horses and their contributions to building the West in a fun and entertaining format. For ticket information, go to www.calgarystampede. com. t

Generations of farmers, postmen, ranchers, and horsemen

oday, Rocking Heart Ranch Ltd. is located near Waterton Lake National Park, Alberta. The Garner family breeds quarter horses and the whole family and their traditions, which were passed down from three previous generations, are involved in the operation. Marc Garner comments about the horses his family currently breeds, “We believe most people want that same kind of horse that my granddad Bill, and my dad Jim used for almost everything. They want the ability to work cattle one day, go for a trail ride the next, and then even show their horse the next day. Wouldn’t you know it, for over 100 years the Garner’s and Rocking Heart Ranch have not altered the core foundation of what we believe is important in a good horse.” The Garner family has a long history with horses and western Canada dating back over 100 years. The current generations involved in the operation are comprised of parents Angel and Jim and sons and daughter Marc, Brad and Melody as well as their children. They all recognize the long standing history from which their ranch evolved and live their ranches motto: “Where Foundation and Reputation Matter.” The foundation for the ranch and their values began in 1905, when 20 year old Joshua Garner and his wife Isabel moved from Nottingham, England, to Canada to help his sister. She had just lost her husband, who perished after falling down a water well. At that time, the family homestead was near Red Pheasant, Saskatchewan. With the help of their neighbours, Joshua and Isabel built a sod shack. It took 48 wagon loads of sod to complete. Their children Bill and Jesse rode the family’s horses to school every day. They were the same horses that moved cattle, pulled haying equipment and tillers. Joshua and Isabel sold the farm at Red Pheasant with the sod shack in about 1932. At that time, Joshua’s son Bill moved to Wilkie, Saskatchewan, which was just 25 miles from the original Garner homestead, and started a garage.

36 horses pull 10 wagons full of grain

Rocking Heart Ranch: 100 years on the Canadian prairies

By Robyn Moore

Gleichen cowboy sets new world record in 1925

In 1935, Bill began delivering the rural mail with his two best blue roan horses Buster and Babe. He delivered his route for 5 years with 6-7 different horses. To deliver the mail, explains Marc, “He used a homemade sleigh with a stove inside for heat during the winter and his cart that he invented when breakup occurred in the spring. His wife Lillian along with hired help ran the garage while he was away delivering mail.” In 1956, Bill purchased some additional land and began farming again. He had six to seven Appaloosa and Mustang type horses purchased from the nearby reservations. The lighter horses were easier to maneuver for general ranch duties but Bill also kept two draft crosses for the heavier jobs. After Bill suffered two serious heart attacks in 1959, his 15 year old son Jim dropped out of high school to run the farm. They sold the garage and exclusively ran the farm. Rocking Heart Ranch was not officially founded until 1967 when Jim married Angel. Together, the couple raised Aberdeen Black Angus cattle and later Texas Longhorn cattle. In 1982, Angel and Jim took a vacation in the Fort McLeod area of Alberta. Marc says, “without a doubt, they fell in love with Alberta and the possible life that could be built.” They purchased a parcel of land a few years later with the southern border being the Waterton Lakes National Park and the northern border being the Waterton River. There, they continued raising cattle. In 1984 at the Canadian Western Agribition, Jim and Angel purchased their first pure-bred quarter horse mare, Smokes Holiday. That mare was the high selling horse and would begin their horse breeding program. The family’s previous experience using horses for the many jobs required by the terrain of western Canadian provided them the inspiration for their breeding operation. Marc says, “As a family, we recognized the changes in how horses were used and who were using them over the past 20 years. Gone are the days where most horses are being used on ranches. The dawning of the urban cowboy is here.” Rocking Heart Ranch keeps two herd stallions, Guns N Pep and RW Ames Blu. Marc says, “both stallions come from the same bloodlines that have proven to be dependable and

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Rocking Heart Ranch’s two stallions — Guns N Pep and RW Ames Blu. Dependable and versatile.

versatile for over 80 years. They produce offspring that that exemplify what our ranch is about: versatility and dependability.” The ranch also keeps 15 to 18 broodmares. Angel and Jim currently maintain the ranch and the horses. Marc keeps the horses that are in training on his property in Lethbridge. Melody is a marketing professional, Brad is a production accountant for an oil company, and Marc is a master electrician. They all share the passion for foundation quarter horses and contribute professional skills to the ranch. Every September, three generations of Garners meet for their annual tradition of freeze branding their colts. Marc says, “I believe my Grandpa Bill would have been very proud of the skills that he passed on to my Dad who then passed them on to us.” t Robyn Moore is the Manager of Horse Industry Association of Alberta. If you own or know of an exceptional horse breeding operation in Alberta, email rmoore@ albertahorseindustry.ca, and we’ll chose one that stands out from the herd to feature each month. www.horsesall.com | APRIL 2012

In it to win It

Canadian jockey to ride in racings richest event

Competitor profile

Young woman from Winnipeg off to Dubai World Cup

By Amie Peck

hantal Sutherland has never let the fact that she is a woman in a typically male profession hold her back. When the young woman from Winnipeg, Man. decided that she wanted to ride racehorses, not even her father could convince her otherwise. Sutherland quickly shot to fame as a highly successful jockey on Canadian turf, competing at the Woodbine track in Toronto where she was ranked third in the country after just two seasons of racing. Following years of success in her native Canada, Sutherland relocated to the Santa Anita Park racetrack in California to further her education. After a few slow years, struggling to maintain a foothold in one of the most competitive racing scenes in North America, Sutherland started to post some impressive wins — proving that her success in Canada was no mistake. Sutherland was raised on her father’s horse farm, and competed in various equestrian events throughout her school years, including dressage and show jumping. At thirteen, she attended her first thoroughbred race with her father and was immediately enchanted. “That was the first time I had ever seen a jockey,” Sutherland remembers. “I asked my Dad, ‘Girls can be jockeys?’ He took a while to answer but eventually said yes,” she laughs. A few months later one of her father’s friends, who was also a jockey, visited their house and Sutherland bombarded him with questions. “I asked him if he thought I could be a jockey, and he said ‘You can be whatever you want,’” Sutherland fondly remembers. Sutherland graduated from York University and then embarked on her career at Woodbine Racetrack in 2000. She quickly climbed the jockey rankings and proved to have tremendous talent in the saddle. In October of that year Sutherland claimed her first victory at the racetrack and by 2001 she had won the

Sovereign Award as Canada’s top apprentice jockey. In 2002 she repeated that honour, as well as becoming one of the highest paid female athletes in Canada, with her mounts winning $5.7 million dollars in purse money. By 2003, Sutherland had become one of the best jockeys in Canada and was a regular in the winner’s circle at Woodbine. In 2005, Sutherland decided to race at the bigger tracks in the U.S. for the winter months, to better hone her skills and compete against a higher calibre of jockeys, yet still return to Canada for the summer race season. It was difficult to acquire good horses to ride, as she was still an unproven rider in the eyes of most American trainers. By 2008, however, she was riding future Kentucky Derby winner, Mine That Bird, in the gelding’s two year old season and claiming victories in some prominent stake races. In 2011, Sutherland faced off in the Breeder’s Cup Classic, labelled the “Battle of the Exes,” against her ex-fiancé, and veteran jockey, Mike Smith. Sutherland was leading into the stretch on her mount Game on Dude when she was passed by Smith who rode on to win the race. Undeterred, Sutherland came back to claim victory in the biggest race of her career so far — the $750,000 Santa Anita Handicap — also becoming the first female jockey to ever win the Grade 1 event. However, Sutherland is known to her fans for more than her skills on the track. Labelled the ‘Danica Patrick’ of horse racing, she is also a successful model and actress. Sutherland has been featured in Sports Illustrated; had a four page spread in Vogue magazine with famed photographer Annie Liebovitz and was one of People Magazine’s “100 Most Beautiful People.” She is the face of Ontario cosmetic company Mistura, modeled for an Esquire watches television commercial, and has recently created her own jewellery line labelled “Haute Couture.”

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Chantal Sutherland is a successful jockey, model and actress from Winnipeg, Man. She will be the first female jockey to ride in the Dubai World Cup aboard the talented gelding, Game On Dude.

Sutherland also became a household name when she was profiled on Animal Planet’s show Jockeys, which premiered in 2009 and ran for two seasons. The reality show covered the lives of jockeys during the 30 day Oak Tree Meet at Santa Anita Park in California. One of the dominant story lines centered on Sutherland’s relationship with Mike Smith, who rode racing sensation Zenyatta to multiple victories. It appears that 2012 will be the most exciting year for Sutherland yet. She has been cast in a new HBO horse racing drama, Luck, with Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte. In order to secure the role, Sutherland enrolled in private acting lessons during her limited spare time. “I did it to better myself as

an actor,” Sutherland explains. “This show is totally different than Jockeys. It is more money, more serious and intense. They want you to get the shot done in one take, where on Jockeys we could take as many takes as we needed. It is much more high intensity on Luck, but the other actors are good at helping me out.” (Unfortunately, this series was recently cancelled.) Sutherland was also recently featured in Playboy magazine, conspicuously holding not much more than a racing whip. Sutherland’s most exciting prospects for 2012, however, remain on the racing track. It has been announced that Game On Dude will be racing in the Dubai World Cup, racings richest event including a $10 million dollar purse, with Sutherland in the irons.

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This marks another historic event in Sutherland’s career, but also a first for the esteemed race in Dubai. Sutherland will be the first woman to ride in the Cup in the race’s history. To say that she is excited would be an understatement, and she has total confidence in her mount. “I think Game on Dude is one of the better horses that will be there,” Sutherland says. “To me the horse is just so unbelievable. He has the heart of a lion and he is doing so well right now. As for the World Cup, I will concentrate on just riding my race and listening to my horse.” It will be an excellent chance for Sutherland to prove that yes, girls can be jockeys too — and darn good ones. t

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Canada, but especially in Alberta, said Canada Post media relations spokeslberta cowboy John Ware person Keisha McIntosh-Siung. Black was about as big and tough Canadians were a crucial component of as they come. A former South Canada’s history. “They helped to found and build Carolina slave, he was hired in 1882 to bring one of the first large many of our earliest settlements, and cattle herds to Alberta from Idaho, they created flourishing communities,” earning the respect of top horsemen. McIntosh-Siung said. “John Ware was a He had learned his skills by breaking colts, cowboy who helped establish the ranchand working on other drives, moving ing industry in the part of the prairies thousands of cattle from Texas across riv- that would eventually become Alberta. ers, through brush, and over sun-scorched His mastery with horses inspired many of plains to Montana. The 1882 drive took the events of today’s Calgary Stampede.” In 1885, Ware got his own registered four months to cover 1,200 kms, but by September the herd of 3,000 arrived at the cattle brand. He then went to work at the Quorn Ranch west of Okotoks, Bar U Ranch, south of Longview. training their qualPart of the ity thoroughbreds and N o r t h We s t C a t t l e Cleveland Bay horses. company, this was one By the early 1890s, of the largest and most he had saved enough successful operations The 1882 drive took four money to begin his established in the area. own outfit along Ware was kept on as a months to cover 1,200 kms Sheep Creek, west of top hand, beginning Millarville. He married, his new life in Alberta. and had a family. He befriended cattle When homesteaders barons, and was feared arrived and the open by cattle rustlers. He met blizzards head-on, saving the Bar U ranges began to disappear, he moved cattle while other big ranches lost thou- to the Duchess area along the Red Deer sands. He was a strong imposing figure, River. He built up his herd to more than a 1,000 head, and began raising horses. and as honest as the day is long. He was generous, always willing to Sadly, in the fall of 1905 — two weeks give neighbours a hand or advice. Able to before Alberta was declared a province — wrestle ornery steers to the ground, out- he was killed while working cattle on his ride the toughest broncs, endure racism, horse named Flaxie. It tripped in a badger and beat back killing blizzards, he became hole, falling on top of Ware. His funeral was one of the largest a part of Alberta’s rich history. More than 100 years later, Canada attended in Calgary, as tribute was paid Post has honoured Ware by issuing a to one of Alberta’s greatest pioneers. stamp with his image against a copy Though he has been dead for 107 years, of his land purchase agreement. It also Ware remains an integral part of Alberta, features a lariat and a silhouette of Ware his name attached to such locations as on a bucking horse, set against a scene of John Ware Ridge, Ware Creek, Mount his Sheep Creek Ranch, near Millarville. Ware, and Calgary’s John Ware Jr. High  The stamp has been popular across School.

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I know she may not look like much the mare is gettin’ old. But I’ll feed her ‘til the day she dies ‘cause Cinny can’t be sold.

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I broke her in to saddle Back when I was twenty-three. Took my time and did it right ‘cause she was for my bride to be.

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A little horse with a lot of heart the kind that never quits. The kind that’ll work her way through A wreck without throwin’ shitter fits. In a blizzard up on Deadman Creek She damn sure saved my hide And as the mare got on in years She taught my kids to ride. On a workin’ ranch there is no place for pets, we’ve all been told But the little mare has earned her rest and Cinny can’t be sold!

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Making a living with horses By Cindy Bablitz

practice that began as a devotion to healing from a series of challenging life events has turned into an entrepreneurial lifestyle Margaret Burns Vap wouldn’t trade for anything. Big Sky Yoga Retreat is the lovechild of Margaret Burns Vap and it’s taken her from a fast-paced corporate exec life in New York city to a serene life on horseback and on the yoga mat in Bozeman, Montana. “I spent most of my career in marketing with L’Oreal, and my identity was largely tied up in being part of a thriving corporation,” explains Margaret. When she met and married her husband David, who lived and worked in Washington, DC, the pair navigated a long distance relationship, for a while. Then, Margaret’s younger brother suddenly discovered a debilitating congenital heart defect — having open heart surgery in 2001 — and about a month later, 9-11 happened. “I thought someone was trying to tell me something...so I quit my job and moved to DC. I was happy to have my husband and me together, but I struggled with the loss of my corporate identity. It was then I really got serious about my yoga practice, as a way of helping me cope with everything.”

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I did it my way Personal profile

On the trail with Corb Lund Home-grown Alberta talent finds second home in Colorado and Texas

By Wendy Dudley

orb Lund kicks the dirt with the toe of his boot, a puff of dust rising in the yellow stubble. A thin layer settles on the faded leather, like the prairie earth that clings to his music. This Alberta-grown talent may hang his hat in city bars and urban concert halls, but his ranch roots run deep. No matter where he travels, he cannot hide from his past of riding rutted cattle trails.   He grew up in southern Alberta, not far from where the prairies meet the mountains, this tapestry of scenery seeping into his music like the fragrance of sage blowing through an open kitchen window. One of his more recent songs, This Is My Prairie, has become an Alberta anthem. The tune, on his Losin’ Lately Gambler album, praises the province’s open ranges which he fears are being destroyed by zealous oil riggers.   Indeed, it would be impossible for Lund to turn his back on his upbringing; it’s in his blood. It is who he is. He comes from four generations of ranchers and rodeo cowboys, many who moved to southern Alberta from Utah. His grandfather Clark Lund was the wild cow milking champ at the Calgary Stampede in 1936, and the all-around cowboy champion in 1939. His mother raced barrels in 1959, the first year the Stampede staged the women’s event. “That was a big deal,” said Lund. “She just rode grandpa’s rope horse. She and grandpa are both in the Calgary Stampede’s Pioneers of Rodeo.”   His father, D.C. Lund, was a professional steer wrestler, rancher, and accomplished water colour artist. He earned his living as a veteri-

“If you go to Texas, they’re familiar with the same cowboy songs we know up here” — Corb Lund

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Corb Lund may hang his hat in city bars but his ranch roots run deep.

narian, as documented in Lund’s song Talkin’ Veterinarian Blues.   Lund moved to Edmonton to kick-start his music career, but he often retreats to his cabin an hour away. “To write, I usually need a big chunk of unmolested time.” His tunes are drenched with the scent of sweat-soaked saddle blankets, a passion for the prairies, the thunder of charging cavalry horses, and the angst of addicted gamblers.   Whether performing in Alberta or Texas, Lund packs the halls, as the cowboy cultures are similar. “There isn’t much difference between the cowboys of Canada and the U.S. Just some of the language and lingo,” he said. Outside of Canada, Lund’s biggest markets are Colorado and Texas. In fact, this interview was but a pause before a trip to the States, where he began the new year performing in Colorado.   Ever since cattle were driven from Texas to northern stock yards in the late 1800s, people in the West have had more in common along the north-to-south corridor than with people in the East. “If you go to Texas, they’re familiar

with the same cowboy songs we know up here,” he said.  Lund grew up with the rhythms of Marty Robbins, Wilf Carter and Willie Nelson. The first song he learned was Carter’s Strawberry Roan. But he isn’t about to do covers of that material. “They are great old songs, but I don’t find a lot of energy in re-treading, so I try to write songs where the old days meet modern life. So I have a bit of reverence, and a bit of tongue-incheek, so they present differently.”  He salutes the days of Longhorns pounding the dirt trails from Texas to Kansas, but the reality of today’s ranching has left that era to the stuff of legends.  “For me to write straight-up about going down the dusty trail wouldn’t be right. I’ve been on horseback since I could ride, but that’s not what I do now, so I sometimes feel like a bit of a sod. My style is reflective of having that past, but I’m not under any delusion that it’s coming back. That culture is done.”  For those who still use horses instead of ATVs, it’s a lifestyle choice, he said. “It’s become a labour of love, instead of a labor of economy.”  While there’s a chasm between

their musical styles, Lund thanks Alberta’s Ian Tyson, who still ranches and rides cutting horses, for making it cool to write about Canada. “He made it acceptable to refer to Canadian places in a song. It’s easy to put Houston, Nashville or New York City into a song, but it’s tricky to put in Moose Jaw. Ian was the first guy I listened to that used our regional references in a tasteful way. I think regionalism is important, otherwise all songs are distilled to a common denominator.”   A self-proclaimed “nostalgia history nut” — Lund owns a pair of Crockett spurs and a 60-foot rawhide reata — he considers himself first and foremost a storyteller, whether it be about borderland whiskey runners or the yet unwritten story about his grandfather running wild horses along the skirts of Montana’s Chief Mountain. “Writing is the thing for me. I am not a great guitar player or great singer.”   An avid reader, he grew up digesting James Michener’s novels, considering them a “painless way to find out about history.” He is drawn to the dark side of Cormac McCarthy, and feels at home with the likes of Annie Proulx’s Close Range: Wyoming Stories.  “And I like the dusters,” he said. “I have the complete Louis L’Amour collection.” And like most cowboys, he didn’t leave his youth without reading Will James’ Smoky the Cowhorse. To satisfy his interest in

thought-provoking ideas, he turns to author Jared Diamond and his books Guns, Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies, and Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. He doesn’t consider himself political, preferring to present both sides of an issue, whether it be about war or loss of ranchlands to oil and gas development. And so far, so good. He hasn’t been tossed off stage yet for singing about borders closed to Canadian beef, or drillers ripping up productive pastures.   Having won numerous awards for his music, it’s hard to believe Lund has any regrets. But his shortcomings were in the cowboy world, he said. “I wish I could rope better. I would like to have ridden saddlebronc. It’s sort of romantic. But it didn’t work out.” Still, he now finds himself drawn back to his childhood home where his roots are tangled in the ridgetop pines and among the cottonwood bluffs. “The land has been in the family forever,” he said. “So I am attracted to it. It gives me a sense of belonging. The foothills terrain is close to my heart.”   To be able to write songs while looking out the window at grassy hummocks rising to the raggedtopped Rockies is the ideal, he said. “Just like my friend Ian Tyson. He has the model of how to do it.” And who knows, for Lund the future may yet hold a coiled rope and a snorty horse. Some where in a dusty corral, a saddlebronc waits. t

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Horse heroes

Two year search pays off

From the field

Profiles of exceptional horses

Alvesta Picasso turns out to be champion stallion

Snapshots from our Field Editors

id you know that Sandy Ridge Stallion Station has stood over 55 stallions including World Champions, sons of Easy Jet, a son of Three Bars, even a Standard bred stallion that won over a $1,000,000 dollars?

By Robyn Moore

or two whole years, Tracy Dopko searched f o r a s p e c i f i c We l s h Pony named Alvesta Picasso. Little did she know, he was living in a pasture with grass up to his knees with a small band of mares not too far from her stable. It all started in 1997, when she started purchasing pony hunter prospects for her hunter/ jumper stable Daventry Equestrian in Darwell, west of Edmonton. In 2000, she purchased her first purebred Welsh Ponies. Glannant Jackpot and Jumpin’ Jack Flash are both Section B Welsh Pony geldings, and are also full brothers. Tracy started the geldings under saddle and eventually sold them to the U.S. East Coast pony hunter circuit. Tracy comments, “I was so impressed with the super cute ponies, their talent over fences, trainability and kind nature that I decided to try and find their sire, Alvesta Picasso, and see if I could purchase him.” She knew Picasso was born on May 3, 1990 in Jarvie, Alberta, and that he was bred by Brenda Podolski of Alvesta Farm. Finding where he went after that would take time and detective skills. The hunt was on. Tracy tried to track down Picasso, not even knowing if he was still in Alberta. Every lead seemed to turn up a dead end. Finally, in 2004, Tracy and her boyfriend Tim, now her husband, were contacted by someone who knew the whereabouts of Picasso. And the current owners lived only 15 miles from their stable. Tracy and Tim hooked up the trailer, stopped at the bank, and drove down the road. Tracy says, “He’d been living out on 20 acres with grass up to his knees and was as fat as a hog. But as we watched him come running from the other end of the pasture at a full extended trot, we had already seen enough. We paid the asking price and gladly took Picasso home to begin his new career!” But they were presented with another problem; Picasso was 14 years old, extremely overweight, and hadn’t been groomed in many years. “After receiving a full body clip, mane and forelock pulled and a new diet and exercise program,” Tracy comments, “Picasso looked like a million bucks. Just three months after purchasing him, we took him to the 2004 Parkland Welsh Pony show at the Westerner Park in Red Deer. Picasso was a complete gentleman to show, despite living in a pasture his entire life. He won his Section B 3 and Over Stallion class, was named Champion Section B Senior Stallion, Grand Champion Section B Stallion and then went on to win Supreme Champion.” The talent and temperament that Tracy first saw in Picasso’s

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atalie attended the Billings Livestock Commission “Sons and Daughters” sale in February. Great horses were presented with a top 50 sale average of $9,146, up $1,000 from 2011. Brad Howe of Empress, Alberta brought Lil Pepto Pistol back home to Alberta after he was brought to the sale by Pekisko Ranch from Red Deer.

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two offspring Glannant Jackpot and Jumpin’ Jack Flash came straight from Picasso. Those two geldings earned enough points on the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) Pony Hunter circuit to put Picasso on the USEF Leading Pony Hunter Sire List, a feat, which Tracy says, has been done by only a few Canadian pony stallions over the years. Picasso’s other foals are also making their mark in the show ring. Due to the success of his offspring, such as Daventry’s

Power Play, Daventry’s Overtime a n d D a v e n t r y ’s d a V i n c i , Picasso was named the 2009 Welsh Pony and Cob Society of Canada (WPCSC) Section B Welsh Pony Sire of the Year for Canada and earned 2nd place for the award in 2010.  If you have or know of a horse that is Alberta-bred, tell us why, send us a photo and each month we’ll feature a horse that stands out from the herd. Robyn Moore is the Manager of Horse Industry Association of Alberta, email rmoore@albertahorseindustry.ca

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Where are they now?

Former Canadian novice bronc rider champion now makes Saskatchewan home Lee Sinclair finds life and faith after rodeo career

By Dianne Finstad

eing a pro rodeo competitor can be allencompassing. But real life often requires balance, and for some, that leads to a choice away from the sport. Lee Sinclair was introduced to rodeo at a young age, travelling with his father, Jerry, a two-time Canadian Saddle Bronc Champion. As so many cowboy kids do, he got started as a steer rider, with his grandparents a regular fixture at rodeos across the country, proudly logging the long miles from their home in Lloydminster to take him on the trail. Lee went on to compete in high school rodeo, trying the various events, but settling on what was in his genes — saddle bronc riding. Sinclair tasted success as a novice bronc rider. But even at a young age, Sinclair was making important choices for his future. He took two years at Lakeland College in Vermilion, and then went on to Montana State University in Bozeman, as a member of the rodeo team there. Sinclair qualified for the Canadian Finals Rodeo in 1990, and then considered going pro. But he opted to finish his studies and his novice career. It proved to be a good decision, because in 1991, Lee Sinclair earned Canada’s novice bronc riding championship. “It was the neatest thing walking onto that stage as the novice winner, in that spotlight,” recalled Sinclair, now 41. “It’s a high you get because you made it, but then it’s over already. You kind of feel like ‘is that all there

is?’ I thought there would be more to it.” “I really felt that, but couldn’t put it into words until I heard (eight time world bull riding champion) Don Gay talk about it. He said you’re always chasing, and you’ve got to do it again. It made sense, and put words to what I was feeling.” And so Sinclair embarked on the chase, turning pro in 1993, and being part of the national men’s championship college team at Montana State in 1995. But he was also putting his animal science degree to work, embarking on a career in the animal health world. In 1998, work took him from Alberta back to Saskatchewan, and then rodeoing, even parttime, became much more difficult. Eventually Sinclair turned his pro card back in, and did ride on the Canadian Cowboy’s Association circuit in Saskatchewan for a few years, making the CCA Finals twice. “In 2005, I was leading the standings, but I broke my leg in Warman, Saskatchewan in June. It was broken in five places, and that was the end of it for me.” By that time, Sinclair had married his college sweetheart, Natalie Chubb, and their family was growing. It only made sense to put the bronc saddle away permanently, even after healing up. But it still wasn’t easy. “My identity was shattered, as I tried to work out ‘who am I now?’” Sinclair admitted. “My identity had always been around rodeo. There was some depression, and it was a big strain on my marriage. I started going through some stuff.” It was around then that Sinclair attended a Promise

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Lee Sinclair having fun at Wild Ride during the 1999 Calgary Stampede.

Keepers event, and his faith became more real to him. His focus changed, and he was able to find new peace in who he was, without rodeo. Sinclair is living a fulfilled life these days. He and Natalie are on the run keeping up with the soccer, wresting and softball activities of their children; Dakoda who’s 16, Teal, 14 and Cooper. They are all active in the Celebration Lutheran Church in Regina. Sinclair has been the Technical Sales Representative

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for Saskatchewan for the animal health firm of Merial Canada for some twelve years now. He enjoys a career he set his sights on at an early age. “When Dad was working at a feedlot when I was a kid, I’d seen some reps coming, and I thought ‘that looks cool.’ So I had always had in the back of my mind that was what I wanted to do.” “We carry products for everything from swine to small animals. I provide technical expertise on them to vets, and go to trade shows, and make producers calls to diary barns, arenas, and feedlots.” In the equine health area, that includes products like the deworming paste Eqvalan, and a gastric ulcer prevention called GastroGard. Sinclair also been a long-time volunteer on the Agribition Ranch Horse committee. In his spare time, he also does some cowboy art sketching. “I’ve been sketching ever since I was a lad. I had actually planned to go to MSU in art, but it took me about half an hour in the art department before I

was saying ‘show me the animal science building,’” he chuckled. “I actually did take one art class and learned a lot, but overall it just wasn’t a fit for my Western style.” Since then he’s taken some classes with a pencil artist in Regina, and has sold some pictures, as well as done some commission work. But Sinclair has also gone out of his way to talk with young people at high school rodeo events and rodeo schools. “I tell them to keep in school. It can help them get an opportunity to go on to college with rodeo, but it’s also important to have something when they’re done.” “I had a great opportunity in rodeo with my Dad as a Canadian champion. I was around a lot of champs, like Mel Coleman, Clayton Hines, and guys like that. I saw what to do, and what not to do. I saw a lot of those guys when they were done their rodeo careers, didn’t have anything else. It spurred me on to get my degree, to have a backup plan.” t

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I did it my way Personal profile

Wild horses need management Part two of this feature looks at the other side

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ild horses — or feral horses, depending on who you ask — are romantic icons evoking an emotional pride in the very pioneering spirit that founded this continent. So, it’s pretty common...and pretty hard to avoid the fact...that a conversation about horse populations living in the wild evokes a compassion and support that often renders any suggestion of wildlife management, and culling, heartless at best, malicious at worst. Last month, (March 2012, p. 12) we shared a personal profile of Bob Henderson, advocate and founder of the Wild Horses of Alberta Society, WHOAS. We were so intrigued at his passion for horses living in the wild that we decided to dig a little deeper and run a second story this month to flesh out the issue of wild horses living in Alberta, and what is being done to protect their population, and the other populations who share their habitat. “There doesn’t have to be controversy between stakeholders who are sharing the use of the allotments with the horses and the advocates looking to protect them. We are all stewards of the land looking to do what is ecologically best for the sustainability and biodiversity of the land and the animals that inhabit it,” says Ian Mason, vice chairman of the Rocky Mountain Forest Range Association, RMFRA and head of the RMFRAs subcommittee on horses. “All the populations on crown land are managed, from the cattle that graze there on lease allotments we purchase from the government to the deer, the elk, the moose, the bighorn sheep...and any other

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wild animal...because there’s a set number we know the ecosystem can sustain,” Ian explains. “Right now,” he says, “Horses are being left to run free and are not being managed in their numbers at all.” The question of the numbers of horses roaming wild in Alberta is but one matter of controversy. WHOAS states there are around 500. The government of Alberta Ministry of Sustainable Resource Development, SRD, states there are twice that number. The discrepancy appears to be a matter of the viable procreation rate of population growth based on SRDs own published figures from an aerial census of the wild horses conducted in 2005 contrasted with the fact that certain numbers of domestically held horses are released into the wild by errant horse owners.

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“As an organization we’ve spent a lot of money researching the horses living in the wild in Alberta. It’s not a biased research; we have a lot of scientific knowledge,” explains Ian. “Because there is so much romanticizing of horses living in the wild, some people who can’t look after their horses, for one reason or another, instead of selling them, or adopting them out, or putting them down...if they plain don’t know what to do with their horse...some people have this romantic idea of letting their horse run free, letting them ‘return to their natural state.’” Ian continues, “But there are horses in the wild population of this province that aren’t native. Last time I checked, Belgian studs weren’t native to Alberta.” When domestic animals are released into the wild, a Pandora’s

Box is opened, and there simply are no easy answers. “Ask the residents of Canmore living with what some say are cute bunnies adding character to the town...while others call the feral population of domestic rabbits nothing more than an introduced nuisance. “There are those who feel such a strong emotional attachment to the equine species they want to save every horse that’s ever existed, and at the other end of the spectrum there are those who want every wild horse on crown land eliminated,” states Ian. Ian abides neither extreme. “That’s why they kind of put me in the middle,” Ian says, calmly. “I have ranched and raised and lived with and worked with horses and cattle my whole life. I don’t think we’ll settle the matter of any wildlife management — including the wild horses of Alberta — from a romantic ideal nor an emotional place. I’m attempting to think rationally and bring everyone to the table and say, here’s where we have a problem, and ask how are we going to come to a solution?” Ian is spearheading an effort to bring together all the stakeholders — the ranchers, the timber interests, the wild horse advocates, the SPCA, the Alberta Veterinary Medical Association, the SRD, the municipalities...“everyone who

has a vested interest in these horses needs to sit down and have a grown up talk with one other to look at the science as opposed to the emotion to come up with a workable management plan that everyone agrees with,” he asserts. This approach is being modeled off one successfully implemented in Australia by Dr. David Berman, an Australian mentor Ian and other members of the RMFRA met in February at the 65th annual general meeting of the American-based Society for Range Management held this year in Spokane, Washington. “What I learned from David is that instead of both sides fighting with each other and bad mouthing each other in the media, a very good management plan is achievable when all interested parties work together. This way, at the end of the day no one can get mad and say, ‘I wasn’t consulted.’ I’m inviting everyone to the meeting, so all input can be heard. This way, your input can be part of the solution. It’s much harder for people to argue they don’t like the solution when they were a part of making it,” Ian says. To talk about or learn more about the management of wild horse populations in Alberta, contact WHOAS by surfing to www. northernhorse.com/wildhorses, or the RMFRA at farmerian@hotmail. com. 

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Women of the west

Amber Marshall shares similar interests to her character Amy Flemming Heartland star talks about role of horses in her professional and personal life

Personal profile By Anne Fullerton

mber Marshall stars in the CBC series Heartland as Amy Flemming, a young woman who trains horses on an Albertan ranch. After chatting with the 23-yearold actor, it is clear that much of her character’s performance is gleaned from Marshall’s own experience. Marshall is a serious horse enthusiast with a passion for and knowledge of animals. Marshall’s equine interests began long before she acquired her role on Heartland. She first leased a pony when she was five, and started showing when she was 12. She was involved with Western pleasure and English hunterjumper, and although these lessons taught her a great deal about the technicalities of riding, she didn’t enjoy the structure of showing. “I never got into showing too much because I didn’t like the competition of it. I felt that it was a little bit too stressful. So I thought, I just like to ride and have fun, and take lessons.”

Her experiences as a wellrounded rider were a major factor in landing the Heartland role. The horses that are on the Heartland series are clearly welltrained, competent animals. Marshall loves working with the horses on set, and is continually impressed with their abilities. She explains how they are trained specifically for television: “The main horse Spartan has been on the show for the five years, and he’s been desensitized to all the lights and everything else. New horses that we bring on aren’t necessarily trained for the movies, so we have to be extra cautious with them. We have to move slower, and we have to set up lights not as close to them, just because they’re not used to it. But the horses that have been on day in and day out, that’s their training — just being there, experiencing it, and now most of them just go, ‘oh yeah, that’s old news, I know all that.’” Marshall recently moved from her home in London, Ontario to Alberta where Heartland is filmed.

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This is where Amber has begun her own farm, where she keeps and trains her three horses. Tango is a black, easy-going quarter horse: “I was going to rope with him, but at ten years old he doesn’t want to, he thinks ‘I’ve never done that before,’ so I decided, ok fine, you can be my trail horse. We go out, and he’ll cross any river, cross any bridge, he doesn’t care.” She has a young buckskin quarter horse, Cash, who Marshall is just beginning to train. “He’s the quietest horse I’ve ever been around…and he is happy doing whatever — he’ll walk over tarps, he’ll let me swing on his back bareback, so my hope with him is to start him roping. And I just do it all for fun.” Marshall recently purchased Hawk, a four-year-old black quarter horse, who she also hopes to train as a roping horse. Her role on the television series has supported Marshall in her personal horse life, as the trainers on the show are always challenging her and teaching her new aspects of riding and horse care. This is a collaborative relationship, as the actor also incorporates what she has learned from her own horses into the show. “I’ll tell the writers things all the time that have happened to me personally, and they’ll elaborate on it and write something on that. And I do things on the show that I think would be a really fun thing to do with my own horse…like this year Amy is doing liberty work, which is something new, and she teaches her horse how to bow. Well, I learned the steps, and I thought it was really cool, so I taught my horse in real life Tango how to bow as well.”

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Being this industrious is no oddity for the young woman. Marshall is always eager to learn anything she can about horses to help her in her professional and personal life. She sometimes stays after the 15-hour day of shooting Heartland to learn or perfect a trick. If that’s not enough, she will often take a course on her own to help shoot a particular stunt on the show. After she was trained to rope for the show, Marshall has been practicing and training her own horses in roping. Although she has two longhorn cows on her farm, they are reluctant candidates: “They’re more my lawn ornaments I guess. I don’t really do anything with them…they’re 1,500 pounds, and they move at about two miles an hour,” she jokes. Her farm is a menagerie of sorts, including a collie cross that helps herd Marshall’s freerange poultry. Although Marshall grew up

around horses she did not have much experience with farming, so her success with the endeavour is especially notable. When she decided to raise animals she began researching and picking up tips from anyone and anywhere she could. There is no doubt she has a passion and natural propensity for animals, though her background and past work experience also prove to be great assets. Marshall has worked at a veterinary clinic, and took care of injured animals at an animal rehabilitation centre. Marshall feels that she has landed a dream role on Heartland. She gets to practice her craft of acting, but also to work with and continue to learn about horses, which is her other passion. Will she continue with farming and horses in the future? “Of course. I live on a farm, and I will always live on a farm, and horses will always be a part of my life.” t

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Cutters off to new Black Elk Classic By Amie Peck

lack Elk Ltd., a company created to produce and host cutting events in Alberta, has announced that they will be holding their first show in Ponoka, Alta. on May 24 – 27, 2012. The NCHA approved event will be the first of its kind here in Alberta — and even Canada — due to the large amount of added purse money. “There will be $25,000 in added prize money,” explains Kevin Baumann, part owner of

Black Elk Ltd. and a full time horse trainer and cutting competitor. “There will be $4,000 added to both the open and non-pro, and $1,000 added in all other classes — on top of the regular prize money from entry fees.” Baumann believes that the added money will be a huge draw for cutting competitors in the area, as purses of this size are usually only offered south of the border. The Black Elk Classic will be utilizing the brand new agricultural facility in Ponoka, which

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e l c o m e t o Backcountry Tr a v e l s . W h e n asked to be a monthly contributor, I quickly responded “YES” as I think everyone should ride the backcountry. My backcountry is the foothills and mountains of Alberta. I hated leaving so I stayed. But your backcountry may be wide open prairie, green valleys, creeks and rivers, or a snow swept meadow. If you are sitting there and have always thought about riding in the mountains but haven’t taken the plunge, this is your summer! If you don’t have horses and want to try it out first, check out the outfitters in your area and go for an hour ride or a several day pack trip. If you are in Alberta, go online to the Alberta Outfitters Association or Alberta Country Vacations website to check out the folks that can get you into the backcountry. If you have been invited by someone who rides in the hills, take them up on their invite and make this summer the year you pull out the calendar and pick a date. Life get’s busy so if you plan now in April, you will be out in the west country this summer. If you have your own horses and have never been, research the area and staging areas you would like to go. Print out maps and figure out how long a ride you would like.

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Alberta, the right size of pen will be crucial to draw competitors from the United States. To offer the attractive added purse money, the event will host a stallion auction with all fees being donated to the purse money. Baumann has donated his own stallion’s services and confirmed that two U.S. stallions would be included. Sponsors will also make up a large portion of the added purses, and Baumann is adamant about ensuring that it will be worth their money. “Our spon-

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In it to win It Competitor profile By Amie Peck

ifteen years ago, Tammy Evans decided to take a vacation to Calgary, Alberta during the Calgary Stampede. It turned out to be one of the most pivotal moments in her life, as she fell in love with the western lifestyle and culture of the city. Evans returned to her home

Call of the west: Alberta corrals new team penning talent in Montreal, Que., packed up her belongings, quit her job, said goodbye to her family, and was Alberta bound — for good this time. Although she had loved horses her entire life, Evans had never owned one or had many opportunities to ride before moving west. After watching friends compete in team penning, she knew she had to try the sport for herself. “After seeing how much fun

that rare Stampede buckle makes it that much more of an accomplishment,” Evans gushed. As it turned out, the win in Calgary was just the tip of the iceberg. “In 2011 I had an amazing year,” Evans says. “I finished as high point rider in the #7 class and won a saddle. Plus my teams finished first, second and third for high point teams. I went on to win the #7 class at the National Finals

“…no matter what — winning or losing — that’s what life is about, having a good time with people you like.” — tammy evans and placed third as well.” Part of Evans’ success was finding the right horse, which proved to be an arduous task. “When I first started penning I went through horse after horse trying to find the right one,” Evans explains. Three years ago she tried out a young Quarter Horse gelding named Squeek and they immediately clicked. “Squeek was only four when I bought him but he took to penning right away and always gives me his heart and soul and then some. He is an amazing athlete that loves his job. He is just as stubborn as I am so we make a good pair.” The fact that Evans is still on a comparatively green horse gives her even more hope for the competitive seasons to come. “Most

penning horses don’t get seasoned until they are about eight or 10 years old,” Evans says. “I can only imagine how much better Squeek and I will get together.” Evans describes her perfect penning horse as one with a lot of heart. “I look for a horse that is cowy, athletic and will never quit on you. I can take Squeek out run after run and he gives me 110 per cent all the time. You may have the best horse in the world but if he doesn’t love his job and have the heart to get there you won’t do well.” As team penning is all about cutting out the right cows in the fastest time possible, the horse needs to react immediately to any cues from the rider. “Team penning is hard on horses — sometimes you are chasing the right cow, other times you are stopping the wrong ones. The horses can’t read the number, they have to trust you and listen to your cues,” Evans explains. Although Evans is thrilled with her success in the arena this year, she is looking forward to achieving even more in the years to come. “I would like to win the Calgary Stampede again but this time in a higher class,” Evans says. In the sport of penning, the other members of your team are critical to your success as well. “I look for aggressive team mates that want to win,” explains Evans. “Ultimately you have to have luck on your side — you can pick up the best teammates and not even make it to the pen end if you don’t have some luck. When it comes right down to it, I pen with my friends because no matter what — winning or losing — that’s what life is about, having a good time with people you like.” t

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Extreme trail riding with Mitch and JoLinn Hoover Clinics will showcase growing equine sport By Heather Grovet

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lenge. “We’ll take the various horse and riders where they’re at, and then build on them,” Hoover explains. “For example, if someone comes on a green two-year-old, we’ll have them start working over the obstacles in-hand. Once they’re comfortable with their groundwork, we’ll let them try the obstacle in the saddle.” “Several years ago we had an inexperienced rider come to us with her young Paso Fino gelding,” Hoover says. “The horse had been abused before she got him, and had some problems. In time they started to do well at extreme trail, except for one thing — they simply could not sidepass. This woman lived hundreds of miles from us, so she could only attend lessons sporadically, and they

oes the idea of trying extreme trail frighten you? JoLinn Hoover, one of the upcoming 2012 Mane Event clinicians, feels people should consider trying the sport. “A lot of people can enjoy trail, whether it’s a Mountain Trail class, a traditional trail show class, an Extreme Cowboy Trail class, or recreational trail riding,” Hoover says. “Trail is fun for the horse, and it’s an obtainable skill for all disciplines, including English and Western riders. And best of all, almost any horse can do extreme trail. We’ve had horses of every imaginable breed compete successfully whether ponies, light horses or draft horses. In fact, miniature horses and donkeys can even succeed, because they will compete in-hand.” Mitch and LoLinn “Mountain trail is not based on Hoover reside in Oregon, which is home speed...it’s judged on the horse and to some of the nation’s biggest Mountain Trail rider’s ability to work over natural competitions. Hoover explains Mountain type obstacles.” Tr a i l i s s o m e w h a t different from the extreme cowboy trail classes we may have seen. “Mountain trail is not based on speed,” she struggled to sidepass for almost says. “Instead it’s judged on the two years. This lady was very horse and rider’s ability to work discouraged; she talked about over natural type obstacles. Our selling her horse and getting courses will feature bridges over completely out of riding. Then running water, waterfalls, brush she came to one of our clinics, and deadfall, and other natu- and everything finally clicked! ral obstacles. Judges look for Here in the Northwest people horses that can navigate these at the extreme trail events had gotten to know this woman, obstacles precisely.” Hoover explains that some and imagine their surprise riders arrive at their clinics and when she started assisting us at are shocked to discover there some of the big clinics, helping is more to extreme trail than teach the sidepass! She went scrambling over the obstacle. from struggling and discourage“We might have the horse and ment to being a master at the rider cross a brush pile,” Hoover skill because she stuck to the says. “But there will be a specif- program.” “At the beginning of our clinic place where they must stop, sidepass over a log, and then ics we always ask the participants carefully back through a clear- if they would like to compete ing. It isn’t just rushing over in extreme trail,” Hoover says. “Normally about 30 per cent the brush.” Obstacles at the 2012 Mane raise their hands. But when we’re Event won’t be as elaborate finished, the other 70 per cent as running streams and steep almost always want to compete, banks, but the Hoovers are too. That’s because they’re now planning to provide interesting excited about extreme trail, and  obstacles that will be a chal- know they can do it!”

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World-class clinicians to mentor youth at Mane Event Special presentations geared towards 4-H and Pony Clubs By Heather Grovet

o paraphrase Winston Churchill, there is something about the outside of a horse that’s good for the inside of a kid. With that in mind, the 2012 Red Deer Mane Event will be hosting something new this year — special presentations aimed for 4-H and Pony Club youth. “We’re still in the planning stage at this point in time,” Mane Event host Gail Barker explains. “But our goal is to provide extra activities for youth on Saturday and Sunday, April 28th and 29th.” “We have world-class clinicians from all around the world coming to the Mane Event, but normally their clinics are aimed at an adult level. This year many of these trainers have agreed to do something extra; they’ll have short talks, or question and answer periods targeted directly at the youth. Where else would a young person be able to talk one-on-one with this quality of equestrians?”

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“Talks on topics such as helmet fit, equine nutrition and parasite control.”

Clinicians Christy Landwehr, from the certified Horsemanship Association will be doing a presentation on safety tips in tack and attire. Dressage clinician Cindy Ishoy, jumping/equitation clinician Scott Hofstetter and Western Pleasure trainer Tobin Gollehon will also do presentations. “And we have some of our experienced exhibitors and trades people doing talks on topics such as helmet fit, equine nutrition and parasite control,” Gail continues. “And while these sessions will be aimed at the youth level, parents and club leaders are also welcome to attend.” Special door prizes will be offered to club members. These presentations will be held in the upstairs meeting rooms, and there will be no extra charges for the youth activities. APRIL 2012 | www.horsesall.com

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Okotoks tack store specializes in English tack and quality service Heartland Saddlery just one of many exhibitors at The Mane Event By Heather Grovet

n Britain a saddle shop isn’t just a store, it’s an all-round meeting place where you can have a saddle custom made, a bridle repaired, your horse clipped and his mane braided, your helmet professionally fitted and, yes, even have your gelding’s sheath cleaned! Heartland Saddlery, located in Okotoks, strives to provide all these services themselves, and brings them with enthusiasm to this year’s Mane Event at Red Deer. “We’re a full service English tack store,” co-owner Becky Snow says cheerily in her strong British accent. “I’ve recently earned my Master Saddlers U.K. Qualified Saddle Fitter certificate, and therefore will be assisting people with any saddle fitting questions and problems. Our store has three people on staff; myself, Sue Brown, the other co-owner, and Velma Warring. Between the three of us we have 90 years of horse experience!” “Plus I’ll have a colleague from Nova Scotia helping us at the Mane Event. Rachel is a Qualified Saddle Fitter, as well as a Master Saddler. Rachel will be making bridles, repairing tack, doing bridle fittings, and offering advice on bits. I’m not completely certain what we’ll bring with us to the Mane Event, but at our store we carry

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The topic of saddle fitting fascinates Snow, who spent five years of hard work and effort achieving a 100 per cent score on the topic. “There’s a lot to look at when it comes to saddle fitting,” she says. “It takes me two hours on average to fit each horse. I need to consider their conformation, action, movement, and feet. And then I need to look at the rider’s influence. Did you know that 80 per cent of saddle fitting problems are due to the rider’s influence? So we do a lot of work trying to find ways to help horses be comfortable.” Snow relates the enormous difference properly fitting tack can make to the life of a horse. “A while ago I saw a Thoroughbred exrace horse with huge saddle fitting issues,” Snow says. “He had atrophied behind the shoulder from wearing a saddle that wasn’t working well. Three months after I saddle fitted him he went from moving like a robot, to moving like a dream. He’s now jumping at the 1.20 metre level.” “And then there was a little Appaloosa horse I saw recently. The trainer said ‘You’ll never get a saddle to fit this horse.’ He had atrophy behind his shoulder, too, and was sore and miserable. We found a saddle that fit him properly, and a few

weeks later the owner phoned me. She was shouting over the phone ‘This horse is completely different, I can’t believe it!’ The horse is now competing in dressage. So whether it’s a big Thoroughbred or a little Appaloosa, saddle fitting can make magic changes to their lives.” Snow notes that saddle makers must be willing to adapt

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No ‘nose to tail’ on this 7th annual foothills trail ride Colourful fall ride supports Fetal Alcohol Society By Heather Grovet

magine this. You and your friends are mounted on your favourite horses at a scenic staging area near Longview, Alta. You’re about to ride off into the fall foliage with Mount Armstrong looming over you. Your own personal guide and wrangler are nearby, ready to assist if necessary. What could be better? Well, just this — you’re having all this fun in the support of the Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society! At this year’s Mane Event, be sure to stop by the Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society’s booth for more information on their seventh annual trail ride occurring Saturday, September 8th near Longview, Alta. “This is one of the most beautiful places you’ll ever ride,” Community Response Manager Shelley Willard exclaims. “The view is incredible; rolling hills, cattle grazing nearby, pine trees, all back-dropped by mountains and foothills. The ride will appeal to seasoned horsemen of all ages.” A lot of worthwhile charities host yearly trail rides, but the Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society’s ride has a unique twist. “We do things a bit differently than most other groups,” Willard explains. “We start by

breaking riders into groups of 10, sending them with their friends and other horsemen with similar abilities and interests. Each group will have a guide to lead the way, and a wrangler to assist with any problems. The group will have two distinct rides they can choose from; they can take the Hill Ride, where they’ll climb into the foothills and ride to the base of the mountains, or they can choose the River Ride, where they’ll meander along the water’s edge. Each group will leave in 10 to 15 minute intervals, so you’ll spend your trip in the quiet of nature.” “Some people picture group trail rides as being a nose-to-tail process, but that isn’t the case here,” Willard says. “Although some years we’ve had up to 125 people on the ride, by spacing everyone out we’re able to keep everything very intimate, sociable and fun.” “Groups start out at 10:00 a.m. and are allowed to travel at their own pace, stopping when they want,” Willard says. “We provide everyone with water bottles and a nice bag lunch. Most groups will take an hour long break for lunch, and then continue traveling. And if some riders are tired by lunch, we provide trailers to haul them and their horse back to camp, so no one has to be overwhelmed

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or exhausted. By 4:00 p.m. everyone is gathering back at the staging area.” After the horses have been fed and watered, their riders cross the highway to the Highwood Inn, where they will enjoy a barbeque and entertainment including native dancing and a silent auction. “We hope to raise $25,000 through the trail ride this year,” Willard says. “We have a registration fee for each rider, plus we encourage them to get pledges and sponsorships, although this is optional.” “The Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society is based out of High River, and we have strong rural roots,” Willard concludes. “We host this trail ride each year to remember International FASD day and to honour healthy pregnancies.” But exactly what is Fetal

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“After the horses have been fed and watered... (riders) will enjoy a barbeque and entertainment including native dancing and a silent auction.” Unfortunately this is also true of alcohol, which can easily cross to the developing child and cause damage to the brain. According to Statistics Canada one in 100 births in Canada will be Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. It is difficult to tell for certain how many people

You can be assured you’ll feel good in two ways when trail riding with the Foothills Fetal Alcohol Society’s fundraiser. For one thing, you’ll be supporting a very worthwhile cause. And for another, you’ll be having a great time in the company of your friends and your horse. 

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Marian Hoffman: firmly rooted in Alberta’s horse industry 72 years young and running a successful equine business By Cindy Bablitz

dad, ever the pragmatist said, ‘Hear that bloodhound barking a r i a n H o f f m a n in the distance? That’s where l i v e s o n t h e Marian is. It’s getting dark; r a n c h s o u t h - she’ll be home soon enough.’ “We didn’t have much. My west of Nanton, Alberta where she spent her dad thought if I had a good childhood and though it’s been horse, a good hand sleigh and a a few years since she’s been pair of skates, we were set.” And about horses, the man called “bush bunny,” there’s no doubt a bit of the wild still who loved them almost as much as his daughter said, spurs her on. Marian’s mom and dad “Ride a horse with some looks. bought the ranch for the “mon- He doesn’t have to be ugly to umental sum” of $11 an acre get the job done.” Shortly after first learning in 1943, when post-Depression caution meant mortgages were to ride on her own, she rode a pony named Tony who, though hard to come by. “I remember driving to the beautiful, had an ornery streak. money lender down on the One afternoon in deep winter, flats every year after the cattle and deep snow, Tony bolted sold to make the loan pay- with Marian on his back. Her ment,” Marian recalls, with a father saw the runaway pair from a distance and threw open nostalgia that is clearly fond. “We used to say we lived the gate to lure the errant Tony on 15th and Plum...because we home. “My dad said, ‘That horse were 15 miles from town and was running away with you, plum back in the brush.” This dedicated horsewoman wasn’t he?’” recalls Marian. “And I said, ‘Yes dad, but is a treasure trove of stories, complete with the requisite two that’s ok: I can ride him as fast and a half miles on bareback to as he can run.’” It’s that kind of matter-ofand from school. And a classroom that was so cold in the fact attitude that has steered winter, Marian and her class- Marian throughout her 72 mates — sometimes as few as years, so far. And you do get three others — would sit all day the sense that Marian’s life will in their winter coats with raw always be a tale of, so far… She sheep’s wool stuffed in the toes never stops...well, she never stops being open to the balof their felt boots. She remembers the simplicity ance of what is and what may of her childhood with wistful come. For three years, the little counenthusiasm. She always loved animals, and one day came try school she attended had no home with a stray bloodhound. teacher, with supervisors overseeThe pair promptly went out to ing the correspondence courses the woods, him to hunt what the students would complete in bloodhounds hunt and her to the classroom and so, when she hunt him. When the dinner graduated from high school, (as hour came and went, 10/03/12 Marian’s 1/6_10,16X15,25 17:41class Page 1valedictorian, of course) Marian to university...to mom wondered if it was time to 1/8_10,16X8,5725 10/03/12 17:38 Page went 1 go fetch Marian back home. Her become a teacher.

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“Nothing bad ever comes from a relationship with your horse.” — MARIAN HOFFMAN

“There was such a shortage of teachers, so the University of Alberta, (then with a campus in Calgary) offered a short seven month course. I was teaching before my 19th birthday.” It was while she was teaching in Carmangay, Alta. that she met her future husband, Lorne Hoffman. Their first date was on horseback. “ H e w a s a f a r m e r ’s s o n with a cowboy’s heart,” smiles Marian. This July, the unstoppable duo celebrate 52 years of marriage. From their children, Judy and Michael, Lorne and Marian adore three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Meanwhile, Marian’s also the matriarch of the wildly successful Hoffman’s Horse Products, an entrepreneurial venture she and Lorne launched at an age many people begin winding down toward retirement. “I’ll probably be working this business, and working with horses, to my dying breath,” she says, with vigour. Marian is one of those Women of the West you just can’t help but admire. She is a champion of horsemanship, having left her mark on the pedigree of the

beloved Quarter Horse sire line of Skip Zan Parr in a breeding program that spanned some 15 years. Literally thousands of horses and horse owners have been touched in one way or another by Marian’s devotion. “One of the things I feel is that nothing bad ever comes from a relationship with your horse. I say to people, if you’re considering getting a horse for yourself or your child, just do it! Building a relationship with a horse teaches you things you just can’t learn in this day and age of machines doing everything. I see young people coming out of youth clubs like 4H, and they’re mentally so much better prepared for life than kids that don’t get to work with horses. They learn they need a

relationship with that horse to know when and how much and what it needs to eat; they have to watch that horse to know when it’s sick or suffering in some way. It’s such an education, valuable all through life, to build a good relationship with a horse...one that is easily used to understand people too!” After a chat with Marian, if you’re not a horse owner, you want to be one, and if you already are, you want to be a better one. For more information about Hoffman Horse Products, surf to www.hoffmanshorseminerals. com. You can also see Marian and Hoffman Products at The Mane Event in Red Deer, April 27-29. 

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Liberty horsemanship with Australian Dan James

“There are a lot of things everyday people can apply to their own horses”. — DAN JAMES SPEAKING ABOUT HIS CLINICS

James will be working with Niki Flundra at the Mane Event By Heather Grovet

raining horses in Japan, being responsible for the breeding, breaking and general maintenance of hundreds of horses in Australia, riding at the opening ceremonies of the 2010 World Equestrian Games; these are just a few of the equestrian highlights of Dan James’ fascinating equine life. James will be a horsemanship clinician at this year’s Red Deer Mane Event, bringing a unique twist to horsemanship by focusing on liberty work. “I’ve always been interested in movie horses,” James says. “A guide in Australia gave me some direction on working horses at liberty, and since then I’ve been putting my own flare on it. Liberty work is eye-catching and fun, but it’s also the basis for good horsemanship. A horse that responds to you and trusts you is a pleasure to be around.” James points out that liberty work is an actual discipline, especially in the film

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and movie industry, with real structure and goals. During the Mane Event, James will work with clients at several different levels, at first with individual horses at liberty, and then with a combination of ridden and liberty horses. “I think people will enjoy watching our clinics,” he says. “They’re unique and entertaining. But more than that, there are a lot of things everyday people can apply to their own horses. For example, let’s consider one of the most difficult equine situations; handling a breeding stallion when he covers a mare. With good liberty work I’ve seen stallions become so easy to manage they could be completely controlled with hand cues. They have learned that when you cue them with the whip in the air, they must wait quietly. When the whip is lowered they can then approach the mare.” Show exhibitors can also benefit from liberty work, James believes. “A show horse’s day is full of rushing someplace, and then waiting for long periods of

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dle. I think everyone can appreciate a well rounded and well mannered horse.” Although James considers Australia home, he currently is residing in the United States, where he partners with Taylor Dan James, left, celebrates his 2012 Made Agencies. “Taylor Road to the Horse International win with Made is a full-service teammate Guy McLean. Thoroughbred boarding, breeding and sales time,” James says. “This means agency located in Kentucky,” that show horses need to learn James notes. “Taylor Made sells to be patient and controlled. more Thoroughbreds at public By teaching these horses solid auction than any other agency cues from the ground they will in the world, and they’ve sold be easier to control in the show over $1 billion worth of horses. pen, whether you’re standing Every year they prepare 400 beside them, or in the sad- yearlings for the major sales. I

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Professional Kentucky clinician excels at Western Pleasure Robin Gollehon to showcase her talents By Heather Grovet “

w a s n ’t p l a n n i n g o n a career as a show horse trainer and coach,” Robin Gollehon, Mane Event clinician, explains with a laugh. “But the job found me! I had other career plans, but after I had success with my own horses people started asking for help. Before long my hobby turned into my profession.” And showing horses is a profession that Gollehon and her husband, Roger, have excelled in. The couple specialize in Western Pleasure and Yearling Lunge-line, with horses and riders competing at top shows across the nation.

They stand a stallion, raise quality young horses, run their training program and coach students from their ranch in Kentucky. “Our main focus has been on Quarter Horses, Paints and Appaloosas,” Gollehon says. “But I’ve also had a few students riding non-stock breeds, and they’ve done very well. So any intermediate rider is welcome at our clinics, as long as their horse is safe and well started.” Gollehon is an experienced horsewoman, but more than that, she’s a teacher with the unique ability to break things down and explain them to her students.

“Recently I’ve been working with a woman who grew up riding hunter/jumpers,” Gollehon relates. “She quit riding as a young adult, and just recently decided she’d like to start showing Western Pleasure. She was completely new to Western riding; she’d never ridden one handed, or on a loose rein. Last week she entered her first AQHA show and won first place under all three judges! She was thrilled, and so were my husband and I. We raised and trained her horse, which is only three-years-old. It’s especially exciting to have someone succeed on a horse you made from conception to the show ring!”

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Kaila Mussell hoping to qualify for Canadian Finals Rodeo

Competitor profile By Wendy Dudley

he will always remember that first ride. The pounding hooves in rhythm with her throbbing heart. The kick of adrenaline as the chutes opened, and the bronc rising beneath her, four feet in the air, hind end kicking to the sky. “It was just amazing to be doing what I wanted to be doing. It’s a big adrenaline rush. I’m just happy to make a great ride on a great horse, even if the score’s not that great.” T h a t ’s K a i l a M u s s e l l o f Chilliwack, B.C., the only female to ride saddlebroncs on the professional rodeo circuit in North America, recalling her first days going down the rodeo road. That was 10 years ago, and it made more than a few headlines as she began blazing a trail in a maledominated sport. She didn’t set out to break gender barriers. She simply loved a sport that ran thick in her blood. Her father rode the bulls and broncs, her mother and sister circled the barrels, and her brother was a saddlebronc rider, steer wrestler and calf roper. As a youngster, Kaila was more familiar with a saddle than she was a chair. She competed in threeday eventing, jumping, vaulting, barrel racing and was a trick rider at the Calgary Stampede from 1996 to 1999, riding her Quarter Horses Katie and Sumas. Only five-foot-two, she is an athlete from head to toe, keeping her body fit through power lifting, martial arts and marathon running. She is a certified personal trainer, and a graduate of rodeo schools. Before turning pro, she competed three years on the ama-

teur and semi-pro circuit, beating a lot of the field. In 2002, she tied for fourth place at the Indoor Championship Rodeo in Prineville, Ore., and then won in Enumclaw, Wa. While the media made a fuss over her, her male competitors were always supportive. “If she wants to do it, she can do it,” bronc rider Cody Thomson of Black Diamond, Alta., said in her debut year when she rode at the Guy Weadick Rodeo in High River. “She has got lots of try in her.” And, despite a series of injuries, she’s still got a lot of try. Catching up to her by phone, she talked about a philosophy instilled in her by her family. “I was raised to believe that you should try and do whatever it is you want to do, that just because you are a girl, nothing should stop you.” Saddlebronc riding appealed to her, with its fluid form of rhythm and timing. Because there is no saddlebronc riding in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association, she turned to the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, earning her card in 2003. She was always in the top third of the competition. But those first few years were tough ones, as she racked up credit card charges on fuel and travelling expenses, endured an explosion of media attention, and underwent three shoulder operations. A perfectionist, she began to question herself and her path, beating herself up for all her mistakes. About two years ago, she moved back to Chilliwack, and was about to give it all up. “I put so much pressure on myself, and there were all the expenses. I had no sponsor.”

Armed with an oilfield certification, she planned to head north for a lucrative job in the energy industry. And then, like a spinning equine daredevil, she pivoted, deciding she had to give it one more chance. “I wasn’t done yet. There’s a lot more I want to accomplish.” And there was a musical impetus, a tune called Saddlebronc Girl, written by Alberta’s Ian Tyson who tips his hat to her in the song. Last May, he drove out to meet her, and six months later the song was released. To top it off, her aunt purchased for her the domain www.saddlebroncgirl.com. “The song really helped me. It inspired me. I still had the burning desire,” she said. Today, at age 33, Kaila is essentially living a line torn from Tyson’s song, “Hey Kaila, how far are you going to go to make the dream come true?” Back touring the southern U.S. rodeo circuit, she says things are beginning to go her way. She came second in February in Davie, Fla., and then was asked to join Team Phoenix, an all-native rodeo team. Mussell is a member of the Sto:lo Nation. “The owner was impressed with me, and they didn’t have a saddle bronc rider. They’ll be helping out with entry fees and travelling, and that’s huge.” She had her saddle altered, moving the cantle back and narrowing it to accommodate her short legs. “The difference has been like night and day.” She’s also adjusted her attitude, more sure of who she is. “I’m listening more to myself. I’m listening to what I want and like,” she said. “I never try to draw attention to myself. I am serious about what I am doing. This is not a novelty. I get

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Female bronc rider Kaila Mussell gets cart wheeled at the Nicola Valley Pro Rodeo in Merritt, B.C. in 2010.

satisfaction in winning over people’s attitudes.” Once in the chutes, she blocks out any extraneous thoughts. She has visualized the ride over and over. When the gate opens, she and her bronc are in a duet. “My dad said it was sort of like a dance between the rider and the horse. You just follow its lead.” Her dreams remain big, aiming to qualify for this year’s Canadian Finals, and to one day win a world title. She didn’t set out to show the world a woman can ride with the best of them. What she wants to show is that it’s worth it to follow your dreams. “I want to be on top of my game. I made it this far, so why settle for less?” Follow Kaila’s rodeo journey on her website: www.saddlebroncgirl.com 

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Mussell on a clean ride at the Deadman Creek Rodeo held every Easter Weekend at Savona, B.C.

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n the March article of starting the young horse we talked mainly about building confidence and acceptance of ourselves and our tools. The tools we use and how we use them help them with more than just that particular piece of equipment; it spills over into many things and the horses overall confidence. Whatever it is we show our horses must be consistent to have it last. I find four to seven sessions in a row and the horse will remember a year later. It might be a bit rusty, but they haven’t forgot. As I progress with the horse I use a rub with the flag, stick and string and/or my hand to reinforce all good things they do or try to do. Waving the flag or swinging the stick and string actually gets to the point that they realize it is rest and relax time; it becomes a reward. In this article we are going to ask for more yields from the horse, which will create more understanding and respect. The more they understand and the more respect they have for us as the leader, the more confident they become. If the role of who is leading is a gray area, the horse is not comfortable following or taking suggestions from someone that is not clearly capable of the job. There ends up being a constant bickering or arguing going on and in some cases the horse just does whatever they like, no bickering or arguing — the horse is leading. He loads if he wants, stops when he wants, goes as fast or

slow as he wants, picks up his feet for a while or not and so on. They may do one, all or more of these behaviors. So we need to start a way of communicating to the horse that shows we do know how to move their feet, and we do have a definite plan. We need to prepare them for trimming and shoeing, leading better, following a feel, moving off of pressure, and start to let them know that they have some responsibilities, now that we have this little partnership starting. Everything as always is taught in progression with rewards for all attempts, try’s and steps in the right direction. With their confidence and their acceptance of us high, teaching a horse to allow you to hold and trim a foot, move the forequarters, hindquarters and back them is much easier. There are two types of pressure most commonly needed. One is to have them understand how to move from a steady pressure where I actually touch them with my hand or stick and the other is to move away from a rhythmic pressure. Steady pressure is used when close to the horse and rhythmic can be used from a distance. Be sure you know the difference between rhythmic pressure and rhythmic motion. Pressure is used to ask the horse to move and you direct the pressure towards the zone or part of the horse you want to move. Motion is used to build confidence and relax the horse and is not directed at them. I want the horse to know how to move backwards, move the forequarters and hindquarters using both types of pressure. I also start getting particular

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about what foot moves and where. If all four feet are going everywhere then there isn’t really much communicating going on. I also want to start teaching them to back up while I stand in one spot by shaking my rope. Another very important skill is to be able to circle my horse around me. They need to begin to learn to circle without me chasing, waving, clucking or smooching them around the circle. This is where they begin to learn that it is their responsibility to walk, trot and then canter, hold the gait that I have asked for. Again this will transfer to the saddle. I would like the horse to maintain whichever gait I’ve asked

for without me having to continually be prodding them along or holding them back with the reins. This is very understandable for a horse if we ask and then get out of their way and trust they will respond. If not, ask again making it as comfortable for them as possible when they do. The next thing I start to play with is asking for sideways on the ground. Start by having them face the fence and then use rhythmic pressure to move the feet. Once this is working somewhat I send them between the fence and myself and have them turn and face, stand and wait, then send them through again and stand and wait on the other side. Can you stand still and send

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your horse somewhere, have him stand, wait, and how comfortable can you get him with going through tight spaces? The more the horse and handler knows, the more challenging all these exercises can get and the more depth and preparation you have with your horse. These exercises help you start a language with your horse, builds respect, understanding and is a great way to see how much control and influence you have with your horses feet. If you have control of the feet you are in pretty good shape. When they take control, those feet could end up doing a lot of things you may not be real happy about. Somewhere in here, usually near the end of these things, I start to play more and more with their feet, asking them to pick up their feet for me rather than pulling them of the ground. All of these yields need to rewarded for the slightest try in

the right direction. Make sure you have broken down each maneuver into many little yields to look for and reward until you get to your goal. Ask yourself how many yields could there be on the way to picking up a horses foot? For example he is probably standing on three legs if he is relaxed so the fourth foot might be a place to start. Can you rub it and he is fine with that? If you squeeze the chestnut can you cause him to lift it a little then rub again? Can you teach him to lift it a bit higher each time until it is level with the ground? Then put it back down rub and start again building on how long you can hold it and how much you can do with the foot without getting them worried. Each of these exercises for best results and efficiency needs to be looked at as a series of yields or try’s to get to your end goal. Horses enjoy progressive learning, it keeps them exuberant and looking forward to the next session. A more in-depth explanation and look at these exercises can be found in the six DVD Master Horsemanship Series or the three DVD Colt Starting Set. For more in-depth perspective on the concepts contained in this article, you can view a special video-clip enhanced version at www.thehorseranch.com/ articles/ Enjoy the video clip, good luck, and stay safe! t Glenn Stewart travels extensively conducting clinics, demonstrations, and colt starting sessions, and also offers Camps and a 3-month Horsemanship Course at his home, The Horse Ranch. There are also two Horsemanship Learning Adventure Series - High & Wild in the Northern BC Rockies, and Working Equitation with Lusitanos in Brazil. Glenn is a former Champion of the Cowboy Up Challenge at the Calgary Stampede and was chosen as one of the Canadian representatives in the 2012 Road to the Horse, the World Championship of Colt Starting in Murfreesboro, TN.

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Time to chill

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Hard At It In Old Town

Book and movie reviews

Music reviews

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Dennis Brouse on Horse Training: Bonding With Your Horse Through Gentle Leadership by Dennis Brouse with Fran Lynghaug Reviewed by Carol M. Upton

ou’ve got a couple of youngsters you’d like to start right or maybe you’ve got a more mature horse that’s been pastured all winter and you want to tune him up for the summer’s work. Time to saddle up with Dennis Brouse on Horse Training. This effective new book is laid out differently from many in its’ genre. It is not a how-to or one-size-fits-all. It is more of a clinic by Brouse on what has worked for him, what problems he has overcome, and how to achieve the best results with a continual focus on cooperation, encouragement and partnership. In some training books, the lessons are endless and almost too much to plow through. Here, they are divided into five easy chapters that cover all the basics — The Roundpen, Control Techniques, Problem Solving, Despooking, and Trailer Loading. According to Brouse, confidence and trust are established between horse and handler through these basics.

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The premise of my training is to get horses to do anything I ask as long as there’s no hurt or pain involved. I don’t “break” horses. I train them to be participating partners ~ Dennis BrouseBook

Once they are mastered, you can then take almost any finishing path with your youngster. Dennis Brouse on Horse Training is packed with excellent colour photographs. The accompanying training footage DVD will help the lessons sink in. Brouse has dedicated his life to working with horses and his expertise is evident in this book. It will definitely give you the leg up you need with your young horses this spring. Soft Cover, 2011, $24.99 ISBN: 978-0-7603-4060-8 Available on Amazon. 

t’s not your regular country music album. As soon as you hear their music coming out of the speakers, you know their message is different. Their sound is dark, gravelly and soulful. And it fits with what they are singing about. The Coal Creek Boys out of Lethbridge, Alberta have dedicated their first album to coal miners, past and present. When asked why, frontman JohnPaul Smith says, “my daddy was a coal miner, my brother and I did it for a time too. When we decided to do a country album, we knew it had to be real since I don’t come from a ranching background.”

Smith grew up in B.C. in the Elk Valley town of Elkford. The new album is called “Hard At It In Old Town” which was an old coal miners saying for when you were heading into town for a night of fun. And what about the unique name for their band. Smith says, “There was a town called Coal Creek that used to be near Fernie. There was a major mining disaster there you never hear about. It was becoming forgotten history.” For the past several years, he and bandmate Dino Scavo had been in a rock band. When they were in the studio recording their

3rd album they felt the pull to go towards country. Smith says “my daddy was always into Waylon Jennings and those guys, and my mom was pushing me to do country. She said I always looked good in a cowboy hat.” Smith and Scavo joined forces with brothers Devin and Dustin John Gergel and Ali Stuart (the lone female). They have several tour dates including two April shows — April 5th at Average Joes in Lethbridge, Alberta and April 10th at the Ironwood in Calgary, Alberta. You can see a full line up of shows at www. coalcreekboys.com. Or you can find them on Facebook. 

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Riding out of my mind

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Equestrian sport psychology By April Clay, Psychologist

Gremlins, fear mongers, and other little nuicances….

rem·lin NOUN: An imaginary gnomelike creature to whom mechanical problems, especially in aircraft, are attributed. A real lover of both mischief and horses, the gremlin has recently expanded its services to include your mind. Ahh...that little voice in your head. Just when you are trying to concentrate, just when you are trying to accomplish something important with your riding it shows up. An insistent, uninvited and unappealing visitor. Everyone knows this inner critic, it goes by many names. Your gremlin, the devil on your shoulder, the dragon waiting to rear up around some corner. It represents your natural inclination to self-correct. But correcting yourself by berating yourself is only punishment. And that particular tactic does not teach!

As you have likely already experienced, this voice will not be ignored so don’t even try. The more you attempt to avoid it or argue with it, the more it will up the stakes. “What resists, persists” as they say. So how do you cope? This is where a good horse analogy comes in handy. All competent horse people know that you cannot coerce a thousand pound animal into doing what you want. A similar approach must be taken to your gremlin. You need him to “join up.”

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JOIN UP: You and the critic actually have a common purpose, ensuring your success. That’s right, it is on your side but doesn’t always have the best methods. There are valuable things your critic can alert you to, you just need to manage their presence in a way that is useful to your riding. The key to the critic is that it is usually based in fear. It wants to protect you from some kind of harm. Figure out what kind of harm that is, and there might be a way to placate your buddy. Is it afraid of mistakes? Why not negotiate about the benefits of errors, then promise you’ll learn skills to move on from them quicker? Become

The key to the critic is that it is usually based in fear.

the pacifier for your gremlin; reassure it that all is well and well under control. There are other ways to join up with your critic, just remember it will always be there but you can control how loud and how often.

TREAT THE CRITIC AS A DISTRACTION: When your gremlin gets running off at the mouth, try dealing with him as just another distraction. Remind him you are doing something that you love, that is important to you both, and that afterwards you promise to review whatever is on its mind.

BE THE LEADER: You must be in charge, not the critic. That’s like allowing fear to make decisions for you. Not wise. Don’t get into an argument with your critic, be the leader. Hear its concerns, then make a decision about your focus.

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Association News World Champion Percheron — Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules WILD ROSE DRAFT HORSE ASSOCIATION

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are welcome at the door at $30 a day. Contact Marlene Quiring at 403-783-5210 or find the form on our club site or at www.jerrytindell. com May 26-27, Strathcona Horse Showcase. Contact Russ Shandro for more information at 780-6327510. We hope to have a booth and some members come out to demo with their mules or donkeys. June 16-17 A new equine show at Nanton, Alta. This promises to be a fun, exciting event, with classes for mules, horses and donkeys. Come and spend a weekend in Nanton and enjoy all breeds and all sizes in one show! Contact Show Chair Alice Todd at 403-646-2624 for more information and also our website. For a small club, we seem to be able to get a lot done and the reason for that is we have good members, willing to give a hand when they can. Also we love and are proud of our longears and really hate it when people totally misunderstand them because they’ve heard too many negative (and untrue) tales about them. For this reason, there is always much work to do but in doing so, we sure do know how to have a ton of fun while we are at it! Come join us — you don’t even have to own a mule or a donkey, just a willingness to be open to the  world of the longears.

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orld champions in the equine world are few in number. Only the best of the best achieve that stellar honour. One such champion can be found in Alberta — Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules. Sean & Meggin Phillips and Son (Diamond Echo Percherons) of Didsbury, own Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules, World Champion Stallion at Lexington, Virginia’s 2002 World Percheron Congress. Purchased from Wishe Bush, Red Oak Percherons of Kanawake, Quebec, the 18-year-old sire’s first Diamond Echo foal crop arrives in April. Every female the veteran horse has covered since his arrival in the province is due to foal. A high energy horse, it took a skilled horseman to show Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules. Turned out at the Missouri, Iowa and Minnesota State Fairs in 1996, he was Grand Champion Stallion, an honour won at Calgary’s Exhibition & Stampede in 1997. Shown again in 2001, he was Grand Champion Stallion at the National Percheron Show (Indianapolis, IN), the Keystone International Livestock Exposition (Harrisburg, PA), the Michigan Great Lakes International Draft Horse Show (Lansing, MI), and the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair (Toronto, ON), four of North America’s largest draft horse shows. Fielded at Lexington, Virginia’s 2002 World Percheron Congress, Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules concluded his stellar tanbark career as World Champion Percheron Stallion. Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules was bred by Albert & Karen Cleve, Blue Ribbon Farms at Farmington. Missouri. Sired by the Ontario-bred horse, Blackhome Duke, Premier Percheron Sire of America from 1990 to 1998, his dam, Bittersweet Cheri Dragano, was a Highview Dragano mare. Alberta-bred, Highview

lub memberships are due and need to be sent into our Secretary/ Treasurer Alice Todd. Check our website at www.albertadonkeyandmule.com for a membership form. Membership is only $20 a year for a family. On March 4 at 2:00 pm we held our Annual General Meeting in Ponoka, Alta. As usual there was a lot to discuss in regards to firming up our many plans for exciting events this year. Make note of these events coming up in the next few months. On April 27-29 we will again have a booth at the Mane Event in Red Deer, Alta. It’s a great opportunity for us to get information out to the public and to meet other mule and donkey owners and lots of ‘wannabe’ owners. We will have some longears there also for daily demos and for the public to meet if they like. It’s always a great way to begin the year. May 4-7, we will again be hosting a clinic (for all equines) with Jerry Tindell of Oak Hills, California. This clinic will concentrate on safety and groundwork when working with young, green or problem animals. Limited registration. On May 10-13, Jerry will move into a riding PHOTO BY TANIA MILLEN clinic geared for those While we have many events planned for that can safely walk, trot the summer, some members also like to and lope their stock. All Jerry Tindell Clinics take to the mountains. Left to right: Steve Potter on Bud with a pack mule and then will be held at the Lakedell Arena, Westerose, Alta. brother James Potter and Jose’ with two pack mules heading from the Summit and will run from 9 a.m. – cabin to the Hardscrabble Pass in the 4 p.m. daily. A hot lunch will be available. Auditors Wilmore Wilderness last summer.

C Dragano was Premier Percheron Sire of America from 1985 to 1989. Needless to say, Blue Ribbon Farms is a genetic giant. Blue Ribbon Farms Prince, World Champion Stallion at the 2006 World Percheron Congress, is his maternal brother. He sold to South Africa in 2011 for $30,000. They are the only brothers ever in breed history to win this honour. Their ninth dam, Zaza, was World Champion Mare in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair. When told Don Strandquist of Stettler had few equals schooling stallions, the Cleve’s shipped Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules to Alberta. In Strandquist’s care, the exciting colt became a gentleman, albeit an athlete fired with energy. Bred to a few Percheron mares, the 3-year-old was shown at Calgary’s Exhibition & Stampede, where he lifted the purple ribbon. Bred to a larger court of Alberta mares the following spring, Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules left the province following the breeding season. Rod Derrer of Milan, Illinois, took charge of the superb athlete that soon had American breed pundits talking. Derrer bred mares in America’s midwest to Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules for three years. In 2001, Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules was placed with Chad & Rhonda Cole, Pennwoods Percherons of Centre Hall, Pennsylvania. They drew semen from the proven sire that was chilled and shipped to Percheron breeders across the continent, as well as to Percheron breeders across the Atlantic and Pacific.

While holding court at Pennwoods Percherons, Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules was shown with inordinate success. When World Champion Stallion at Lexington, the 8-year-old horse’s hocks were clean as hound’s teeth; the lateral cartilage on his heels soft as putty. Breed enthusiasts in number visited the Pennwood Percheron stalls at Lexington, Virginia’s 2002 World Percheron Congress to inspect Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules. The veteran sire, three times an All-American stallion, was the star of the show. Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules was purchased by Wishe Bush, Red Oak Percherons at Akwesasne, New York, in October, 2004. When this Mohawk horseman left America, to take up residence at Kanawake, Quebec, he brought his Percheron stallion with him. In Bush’s possession, Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules continued to cover Percheron mares owned in Quebec and Ontario’s Ottawa Valley. Impressive as his tanbark record is, Blue Ribbon Farm Hercules is best known as a sire. His Albertabred daughter, Lakeview Herc’s Heather, was designated a Premium Alberta Bred Percheron in Alberta Agriculture’s 1999, 2000, 2001 Horse Improvement Program. She was the only Alberta Bred Horse ever, light or heavy, designated a Supreme Alberta Bred Horse in this provincial program. The last chapter in the life of Blue Ribbon Farms Hercules is far from complete. However, it will likely be spent here in Alberta. 

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uly 1, 2011, Happy Canada Day! A week of preparation was over and it was time for Brule Lake Combined Ride. My husband Ken and I would ride Endurance the first day and then manage the Competitive Trail Ride the second day. We knew the trail and our horses were accustomed to the altitude so we decided to aim for our personal best. “It’s 8 am, have a good ride” and we were off. My horse, AD Gangez (Spud) was eager to take the lead so we were the first across the start. Spud was up to the challenge that lay ahead of us, 28 miles of trail with altitude ranging from 3,100-

4,300 feet, mud, bog and a strip of corduroy that earlier in the week had removed one of his shoes. At 12 miles we cleared our vet check and one hour hold, back out for the second half of the trail and we were way out in front. Our daughter, Tabatha and her fiancé, Peter were our ride photographers and had placed themselves at the two mile marker to get some great photos. Ken and I smiled, waved and continued on our way. At 27.1 miles all my summer plans changed. As we entered the curve around a tree while cantering I felt Spud’s feet slip out from under him, my last thought before landing on the quad trail was please don’t roll over top of me. Spud sprang back up, I quickly grabbed his reins and tried to stand. As I sat down we looked at my leg, knee pointing up — foot lying off to the side, not good! But not a mark on Spud, whew! A message was sent to Tabatha to come with the Kubota. Tabatha is an RN and in no time had my leg splinted with sticks, a saddle pad and strings from my saddle. X-rays revealed

4 fractures, so off to Red Deer hospital for surgery the next morning. Although I wished my accident hadn’t happened I certainly learned a lot: healing takes time- be patient, don’t ride faster than your guardian angel can fly, be sure you’re on the correct lead, helmets save heads! One of the most important things I’ve learned is about people. When we drove out of camp we saw Naomi and Leah presenting our horses for their final vet check they then fed and cared for them. Paul and Karen stepped forward to take over managing the ride, Charlene, Laurie and Jane took care of all the paperwork. Many helped Ken to get out of camp and on his way home, people stayed behind when the ride was all done to help our co-manager, Dianne with camp and trail clean up. Thank you to all who helped! After the weekend was over, we asked Peter what he thought about our sport. Peter’s reply explains why we are involved in TRAC. “As a city boy I don’t get the whole horse thing, but what  great people.”

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either rain, nor sleet nor snow shall keep a Chinook penner from attending the Co-Sanctioned Cam Clark Ford & Trailers two day show. On February 25 and 26 at the Olds Cow Palace, 235 teams braved the cooler temperatures and possibility of challenging road conditions for the opportunity to feed their addiction…team penning! Often in this sport, luck seems to breed luck — winning a class often leads to winning or, at the very least, placing in the next class — and this trend is continuing in 2012 as you will see from the

The Hi-Point Teams over the two days were awarded gift certificates from Irvine Tack and Trailers and they are as follows: • Open Class: JT Bell, Lesley Marsh, Dusty Wigemyr • #10 Class: Hope Poole, Devin Antony, Barb Doran • #7 Class: Ray Antony, Josie Abraham, Carther Rice • #5 Class: Drew Parker, Dale Glover, Clayton Glover

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Riding and driving for life: 2011 AEF annual report ALBERTA EQUESTRIAN FEDERATION www.albertaequestrian.com

By Sonia Dantu

011 marked an important milestone for the AEF. In the just released 2011 AEF annual report: riding and driving for life, AEF members and Alberta’s equestrians can read about many accomplishments in programs and overall management of the association and its relationship with its diverse membership. This is the first time that the AEF has developed a professional annual report document that highlights the year’s accomplishments and financial statements. This document will be available shortly on the AEF website under Business and Bylaws. The AEF offers something for beginner riders to non-riders, for the

competitive spirit to the recreational soul. We are pleased to have numerous individual, business, organization and government partners in these ventures. In 2011, the AEF continued to build relationships with major partners, such as Olds College, Spruce Meadows, the Calgary Stampede and

Equine Canada. These partnerships hold the promise of mutual benefits and the advancement of AEF goals. The AEF responded to the request for a 16-month membership, running from September of year one to December of year two. This new membership plan was successfully introduced in 2011.

The AEF’s signature publication, Alberta Bits, grew in 2011. It became even more attractive to our readers and our advertisers as it shared a wide variety of articles and promotions about riding, driving, rider well-being, equine welfare and community activities. The magazine paid for itself in 2011. At December 31, 2011, the AEF was on a solid budget footing by ending the year with a balanced budget and modest surplus. The AEF has recovered the significant deficit that it was facing at the end of 2010. In 2011, members had the option to designate $1.50 of their membership fee to an area of interest. The large majority of members delegated that amount to any area that would benefit the AEF. Recreation amounts were used to develop capacity for the first ever Wild Rose Trail Ride in 2012, and education amounts went to background preparation for the Annual Conference in 2012. Sport contributions went toward continued mediations with Equine Canada, while Breeds and Industry was used for continued industry research and

projects and the small amount for Promotions was used for AEF marketing initiatives. To support riding and driving for life, more attention is needed for resource development — volunteer and financial — and membership promotion. These areas, among others, are captured as major objectives of the 2011-2013 AEF Business Plan, which is available for viewing at the AEF website under Business and Bylaws. To build on the foundation for life-long learning and active living, the AEF must be fiscally responsible and financially prudent. The Finance Committee and the Board of Directors will continue to tighten the budget process to improve financial accountability, and the AEF staff will continue to pay attention to office efficiencies. Riding and driving for life is about a passion for equines. We extend our wholehearted thanks to our AEF members and volunteers, our donors and sponsors, the Government of Alberta and our community partners for helping develop this passion in  Alberta for Albertans.

Standardbreds gearing up for The Mane Event PERFORMANCE STANDARDBREDS www.p-standardbreds.org

By Jackie Golightly

pring is officially here! It was a pretty good winter — hope you and your equine companions all made it through relatively unscathed and are ready for summer riding. Have you checked out the Performance Standardbreds Facebook page? It’s worth a look — lots of great pictures and ideas. I especially enjoyed the posts and pictures featuring Kelly Stasiuk and Prime Time Scooter. This talented pair appeared at our annual

Donna Wyse and Buck explode into the demo ring at last year’s Mane Event. Chaos to Collection Schooling Show where they really cleaned up in the ribbons department. Looks like Prime Time Scooter is well on the way to becoming an eventer. Good for you,

Kelly. You and your Standardbred will go far and Performance Standardbreds will be cheering for you both all the way. The first big Performance

Standardbreds event of 2012 is coming up at the end of April. Please set aside some time to visit Red Deer for the Mane Event, April 27 through 29. This great horse exposition along with the Calgary Stampede in July represent the club’s prime opportunities for promoting non-racing Standardbreds to the public as versatile and athletic partners for sport or pleasure. It’s also an opportunity to spend time with fellow horse-lovers, learn lots, be entertained, and do a little shopping (okay, a lot of shopping). As in past years, Performance Standardbreds will have a booth in the trade fair and participate in the breed demos. We’ll again feature our ambassador horse, Sometime Royal (aka Timmy) along with several other talented breed representatives. The theme this year will focus on the impact our breed has on horse

sport, and answer the question, “Why choose a Standardbred?” I don’t have a full roster of the other participants for the demos at this time but I know they will represent the breed in a positive light. So the call goes out for Mane Event volunteers. If you’re planning on attending anyway, perhaps you could spare a couple of hours to man the booth. It’s a great way to make contact with other like-minded individuals and if you have friends or family attending, what better place to meet than at the booth? Kathy Sunberg will be emailing club members a list of available shifts and she’s looking forward to filling up all the time slots. Alternatively you can contact Kathy via the Performance Standardbreds web page. If you can’t offer your services as a volunteer, please offer your support by stopping by the booth and by cheering us on at the  demos. See you there!

Exciting equine programs to be featured at Farmfair 2012

ith the successful completion of the Northlands Farm & Ranch Show, farmers and ranchers can look forward to the next agriculture show at Northlands. Farmfair 2012 will take place from November 2-11 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. Farmfair is Canada’s premiere agricultural showcase with top quality livestock shows, sales and competitions. For more than 35 years, Farmfair has held the reins as a top destination for the international livestock industry and a hub for agricultural business. In 2012, equine enthusiasts can expect to see some new programming including a Mounted Shooters Competition as well as many familiar favourites including: HERITAGE RANCH RODEO Returning in 2012 is the Heritage Ranch Rodeo for its 8th season. Once again, 16 working ranches will display the lifestyle and skills associated with the cattle ranching industry. In 2011, Gang Ranch Ltd. from British Columbia was able to beat out 15 Western Canadian ranches including the second and third placed ranches, High Plains Ranch and Douglas Lake Cattle Co. The top eight ranking teams from last year will be invited back to compete. The remaining eight teams will be selected by a committee, and bas-

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ing their selection on required criteria, and past participation. Interested ranches can contact Northlands to submit applications to compete.

Bit Futurity which will be at Northlands again for Farmfair 2012.

RANCH HORSE COMPETITION AND SALE The Ranch Horse Competition and Sale is back. As in previous years, this will only be open to a limited number of horses, as emphasis is on quality and not quantity. Competitors compete by completing a prescribed pattern, are judged on a variety of factors including roping ability, athleticism and overall suitability to perform ranching duties then sell the later the same day. DRAFT HORSE PULLS The audience favourite Draft Horse Pulls are back! In 2011 winning horses King and Chris owned by Dennis Weinberger pulled 6,377 pounds! In addition, an auction was held to give businesses the opportunity to support the teams competing, while at the same time promoting their business to one of Canada’s largest agriculture and rodeo audiences. Ten per cent of the auction proceeds were donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation Northern Alberta. BLOODSTOCK 2012 In its inaugural year, Northlands teamed up with industry partners, Northern Bloodstock, The Canadian Supreme, and The Alberta Quarter

Horse Breeders Group to gather bloodstock from across Canada for a new performance horse auction. Bloodstock 2011 — a premiere horse sale brought together some of the top bloodlines in the industry and was a high calibre auction and a prime marketing opportunity for horse breeders. In its second year, breeders and consignors can look forward to many changes to help make Bloodstock 2012 even more successful! THE CANADIAN SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY The popularity of reined cow horse events are growing worldwide but in Alberta there is a significant amount of interest in the Canadian Snaffle

TEAM ROPING FUTURITY Northlands will host the fourth annual Team Roping Futurity. Watch as a team of ropers work together against the clock to successful rope and immobilize the steer. One ropes the head and another the heels. They are judged not only on the time but on their ability to rope the steer without causing injury or undue stress. At Farmfair 2011 Jeremy Buhler was the top heeler taking home nearly $4,700 while Keil Wilson from High Kelly Ranch was the top header with prize money at more than $4,900. CANADIAN FINALS RODEO The top rodeo contestants in the country will compete for bragging rights, national titles, and more than $1.4 million in prize money at the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR) at Rexall Place from November 7-11. Don’t miss the heartpounding excitement and entertainment of the CFR. This isn’t just any rodeo — it’s the Canadian Championship! For more information on the Canadian Finals Rodeo please visit CFR.ca. For more information on Farmfair, please visit farmfair.ca. 

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Clinics & Seminars APRIL March 29-April 1 Dawson Creek, BC Dena Kirkpatrick Barrel Racing Clinic at Lakota Center Arena. For details, contact Katrina Favell: 780228-3392 or email: katrinafavell@ hotmail.com March 30-April 5 Ladysmith, BC Equine Massage Therapy Course. Instructor: Sidonia McIntyre. For details, call: 1-888-EQUINE2 or visit: www.equinerehab.ca March 31-April 1 Hope, BC Natural Horsemanship with Glenn Stewart, Stage 1 Clinic at the Twisted Terrain Horse Park. For details, call: 604-869-1411, email: thompsonlaurie@telus.net or visit: www.thehorseranch.com 5-6 Valleyview, AB Non-Invasive Chiropractics #2. For details, email: horses@laodas-way. com 6-7 Carsland, AB Ted Robinson Clinic at Clay Webster Performance Horses. One day Open Riders, one day Non-Pro. For details, call: 403-861-2609 or email: cwperformancehorses@hotmail.com

6-7 Regina, SK Dena Kirkpatrick Barrel Racing Clinic at Dallas Valley Ranch Camp. For details, contact Tanis Klippenstine: 306-533-2070, email: t_klipper02@hotmail.com or visit: www. dallasvalley.com 8 Stavely, AB Alberta Reined Cowhorse Scribe Clinic at Silver Slate Arena. Clinician: Tom Sawatzky. Free. Classroom & practical instruction. For details, call: 403-556-2640, email: info@cowhorse.ca or visit: www. cowhorse.ca 10-11 Nanton, AB Dena Kirkpatrick Barrel Racing Clinic at Silver Slate Arena. For details, contact Lisa Kohut: 403-6463117 or email: lrhaida@hotmail. com 13-14 Smithers, BC Natural Horsemanship with Glenn Stewart, Stage 3/4 Clinic. For details, contact Anika: 250-846-5494, email: gattiker@telus.net or visit: www.thehorseranch.com 14-15 Reining Clinic with Terry-Lee Sapergia. $120+GST. Maximum 12 people with 3 people/group. For details, contact Karen: 780-967-5630 or email: perry6@xplornet.com 19-21 Saskatoon, SK Natural Horsemanship with Glenn Stewart, Stage 1 Clinic. For

details, contact Wendy: 306-4924995, email: w.eliason@xplornet. com or visit: www.thehorseranch. com 21 Reining Alberta North Branch Clinic at Heatherdown Hills Arena. For details, visit: www.reiningalberta. net 21-22 Williams Lake, BC Equine Class. For details, email: horses@laodas-way.com 22 Dawson Creek, BC Equine Class. For details, email: horses@laodas-way.com 27-29 Lac La Hache, BC Clay Webster Clinic. For details, call: 403-861-2609 or email: cwperformancehorses@hotmail.com 27-29 Putting Your Team to Work clinic at Fort Steele. Invitation open to teamsters interested in helping to horse farm their fields. For details, contact Tyler Setzer: 780-420-7166 or email: tyler.setzer@fortsteele. bc.ca 28-29 Clyde, AB Rayel Robinson Barrel Racing Clinic at Squair Ranch. For details, contact Angela: 780-490-8539 or email: aoveranchor@live.ca 28-29 Stonewall, MB Natural Horsemanship with Glenn Stewart, Stage 1 Clinic. For details, contact Penny: 204-467-8789, email: pfidler@rainyday.ca or visit: www.thehorseranch.com 30-May 1 Stonewall, MB Natural Horsemanship with Glenn Stewart, Stage 2/3 Clinic. For details, contact Penny: 204-467-8789, email: pfidler@rainyday.ca or visit: www.thehorseranch.com 23-May 1 Calgary, AB Equine Body Worker Certification presented by Hoof and Paw Body Workers Ltd. For details, contact Lyndsey Deutsch: 403-556-0716 or email: info@hoofnpaws.ca

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HORSE ERA ANTIQUES AND OTHER ITEMS: The late great statesman and horseman Grant McEwan said “the fortunes of harness makers and vehicle makers rode on the backs of working horses”. How true that was in the days of early pioneer settlement. But so many other items of that era were necessary to survive those tough times. We will see and marvel at their ingenuity and skill as we present a very interesting display of the varied items built by these indomitable settlers.

March 31-April 1 Calgary, AB Rocky Mountain Show Jumping Winter Training Series – Jumper III. For details, visit: www.rmshowjumping.com

EQUINE EVENTS APRIL 7-8 Small Spurs Rodeo. For details, contact Dusti Whiteside: 403-819-6614 or Travis Whiteside: 403-815-0395 or email: smallspursrodeo@yahoo.ca 13-14 Big Valley, AB Big Valley Rodeo. For details, visit: www.canadiancowboys.ca 19-21 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Canadian Horseshoeing Championships. For details, visit: www.calgarystampede.com/ag 20-21 Pierson, MB Pierson Indoor Rodeo. For details, visit: www.canadiancowboys.ca 20-22 Medicine Hat, AB Broncs & Honky Tonks Indoor Pro Rodeo. For details, visit: www.mhstampede.com 20-22 Williams Lake, BC 21st Annual Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo. For details, visit: www.rodeobc.com 21 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Clock, Stock & Barrel Stock Dog Arena Trials. For details, call: 403-261-0127, email: tfoster@calgarystampede.com or visit: www.calgarystampede.com/ag 21-22 High Prairie, AB Wild Rose Rodeo Association Rodeo. For details, visit: www.wrarodeo. com 27-28 Hamiota, MB Hamiota Rodeo. For details, visit: www.canadiancowboys.ca 27-29 Red Deer, AB Mane Event at Westerner Park. For details, visit: www.maneeventexpo. com 27-29 North Battleford, SK North Battleford Kinsmen Indoor Rodeo. For details, visit: www.canadiancowboys.ca 27-29 Coleman, AB Kananaskis Pro Rodeo. For details, visit: www.kpraprorodeo.com

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7-8 Calgary, AB Spruce Meadows North American. For details, contact Joanne Nimitz: joanne.nimitz@sprucemeadows. com or visit: www.sprucemeadows. com 14-15 Edmonton, AB Amberlea Meadows Dressage Schooling Show II. For details, contact Gerald Drews: Gerald@amberleameadows.com or visit: www.amberleameadows.com 21 Cochrane, AB 4th Annual QHAA All Novice, All Breed Fat & Fuzzy Show. Judge Lyle Jackson. For details, visit: www. qhaa.com 21-22 Ponoka, AB AEVA Spring Fest 2012 Equestrian Vaulting Competition. For details, contact Melanie: 403-559-6877 or email: mgmatt@airenet.com 27-29 Edmonton, AB Amberlea Meadows Spring Welcome Horse Show. For details, contact Gerald Drews: Gerald@amberleameadows.com or visit: www. amberleameadows.com

Western Performance APRIL 1 Carstairs, AB Mounted Shooters KJEN Jackpot Series. For details, contact Bob Sinclair: 403-601-8000 or email: shooterbob. sinclair56@gmail.com 7-8 Airdire, AB Alberta Cutting Horse Association Show at Thorlaksons Feedlot. For details, visit: www.acha.ca 7-8 Kamloops, BC Zirnhelts Spring Cutting. CCHA & BCCHA approved. For details, visit: www.ccha.ca 8 Stavely, AB Alberta Reined Cowhorse Fun Show at Silver Slate Arena. For details, visit: www.cowhorse.ca 13-15 Claresholm, AB Alberta Reined Cowhorse Show at the Claresholm Agriplex. For details, visit: www.cowhorse.ca

APRIL 14 Vermillion, AB Lakeland College Working Cow Horse Sale. For details, contact Ron Hoffman: 780-853-8598 or visit: www.lakelandcollege.ca 20-21 Saskatoon, SK Prairie Quarter Horse Breeders Sale at Prairieland Park Ag Centre. For details, visit: www.prairiehorsesale. com 21 Bridger, MT Montana Ranch Horse Association “Real: Ranch Horse Invitational Sale at the Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch. For details, call: 406-446-2203 or visit: www.realranchhorses.com

Shows & Competitions APRIL March 31-April 1 Edmonton, AB Amberlea Meadows Indoor Jumper Tournament III. For details, contact Gerald Drews: Gerald@amberleameadows.com or visit: www.amberleameadows.com

13-15 Olds, AB CCHA Finals. For details, visit: www. ccha.ca 21-22 Nanton, AB Alberta Cutting Horse Association Show at Silver Slate Arena. For details, visit: www.acha.ca 22 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Spring Extreme Cowboy Race. For details, call: 403261-0127, email: tfoster@calgarystampede.com or visit: www.calgarystampede.com/ag 22 Saskatoon, SK Extreme Horsemanship Canada Competition. For details, contact Wendy: 306-492-4995, email: w.eliason@xplornet.com or visit: www.thehorseranch.com 22 Reining Alberta North Branch Show. For details, visit: www.reiningalberta.net 28-29 Quesnel, BC Quesnel Cutting. NCHA, CCHA & BCCHA approved. For details, visit: www.ccha.ca

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Goat Tying 8 & Under Crombez, Justise . . . . . . 13 .86 60 january 2010 Statham, Kenda . . . . . . . 14 .14 50 McAllister, Terris . . . . . . . 21 .55 40

Kelly, Kyla . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 .7 30 Aleman, Avery . . . . . . . . . 22 .93 20 Barrels 6 & Under Borsy, Kasha . . . . . . . . . . 22 .06 60 Day Chief, Jayton . . . . . . 22 .87 50 Dingreville, Morgan . . . . . 24 .27 40 Scheller, Shayanna . . . . . 24 .46 30 Day Chief, Makeisha . . . . 24 .51 20 Barrels 7-8 yrs Kelly, Kyla . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 .98 60 Statham, Kenda . . . . . . . 17 .04 50 Aleman, Avery . . . . . . . . . 17 .88 40 Day Chief, Jake . . . . . . . . 18 .83 30 Day Chief, Kale . . . . . . . . 18 .88 20 Breakaway 13-14 yrs . Koehler, Colten . . . . . . . . . . . .3 60 Aleman, Austin . . . . . . . . . . 3 .9 50 Seitz, Kashley . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 40 Penner, John . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .3 30 Seitz, K .C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .9 20 Breakaway 11-12 yrs . Thomson, K’s . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .6 60 Biever, Shaya . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .3 50 Stevens, Hayze . . . . . . . . . . 7 .4 40 Schlosser, Stran . . . . . . . . . .12 30 Breakaway 10 & Under Smeltzer, Grady . . . . . . . . . 6 .2 60

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APRIL 28, 2012

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Come visit us at the Mane Event April 27-29/2012 Standard Features:

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HD Well Pipe Panel with Gate 24’, 4 bar with 10’ gate $479. 30’, 5 bar, with 10’ gate $549. other gate sizes available

HD 5 Bar Swinging Gates: 16’ $179. 12’ $159. 10’ $149. Also 6 Bar Bison Gate

5’ High, 10’ long, 5 Bar $69. 6 bar $79. Quantity Discounts Available

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Sheep & Lamb Panels 7’ long,4’ high, 7 bar, $69.

Freestanding 21’, Corral Panels with chain connectors for cattle, bison, horse and sheep 4’ high, 7 bar sheep panel $169. 5’ high, 6 bar, lightest weight $179. 5’ high, 6 bar, low pressure $199. 5’ high, 5 bar, heavy duty $239. 6’ high, 7 bar, Bison or stallion panels $289.

Tombstone Round Bale Feeder $369.

Hay & Grain Haysaver 6’ long, 4 horse, $389

Round Bale Feeders $349

Windbreak Frame made with 2 7/8” well pipe 30’ long, 10’ cross leg, less boards $399.