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SPECIAL SECTION: ROAD to the OLYMPICS

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INSPIRATIONS Inspired by people and horses

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OUT FRONT Welcome to Ho rs e s A l l CHANGE IS GOOD

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TEAM WORK Meet the Horses All gang TWO-BITS FROM A TWO-BIT COWBOY Craig Couillard - Editor

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his issue is the launch of our new format… our new layout… our new design. Some of the changes are significant… some more subtle. Overall it gives us a crisper, more professional look and feel.

What has really impressed me though in my first few months as Editor is the quality of our team.

I didn’t realize how many people were involved.

A big ‘yahoo’ goes to out Ron White and Jim Emerson at our head office for coming up with all of the great design changes.

Brilliant work!

Our boss is Tom Mumby who has advocated tirelessly on our behalf with head office to affect meaningful change. Like Tom, our Publisher Bob Willcox is a long-term media guy and has supported us with the necessary resources to get the job done.

Natalie Sorkilmo and Crystal McPeak play due roles. One moment they are presenting our great advertising opportunities to clients, the next they are in the field at various events snooping out interesting stories for us to write about.

They are skilled horse woman, and passionate and committed to their roles.

I’m so proud of the freelance writers who work with us. They have been helpful and patient as I’ve learned the ropes.

Cindy Bablitz has a charming way about her that instills trust and confidence in those she interviews. In doing so, she gets beyond the surface and reveals in her stories the emotion behind those who chose the horse lifestyle.

Wendy Dudley has an impressive journalistic resume, working for years with big city daily papers. She now lives quietly by herself on her own little ranch in the foothills with her mules and other critters. Her writing reflects

that inner peace and confidence.

Heather Grovet is a selfdescribed horse nut. She is totally immersed in riding and driving, English and western. She’s always up for a new horse adventure. She is skilled in writing more technical pieces that require a certain knowledge of our industry.

Dianne Finstad needs no introduction. Anybody that has followed agriculture and rodeo knows her impressive media background.

She was raised ranch right… and you can see that honesty and integrity in her work.

Aime Peck is a real sparkplug.

Educated in both journalism and horsemanship, she is living out her dream working on a ranch, and writing about things that she loves — people and horses.

GOINGS ON

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Notes from the field Snapshots from our field editors

Horses All Field Editor Natalie Sorkilmo attended The National at Spruce Meadows this June and was proud to see how far Orlando, a horse bred by her father, had made it since he left High River, AB as a 2-year old. Orlando is currently owned by John Van Dongen and ridden by his granddaughter Kimberly Van Dongen (shown at right).

A special congratulations to Femke Van Den Bosch of Red Deer, AB for placing 4th in the Nexen Cup Derby!

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Natalie also attended the Cowtown Derby and Stockhorse Show in Claresholm, AB in May. After an exciting competition, Don Edey was proud to award Donna Smith with the Championship cheque and Memorial Gist Champion Buckle in the Marci Edey Rain Box Championship event. Shown in photo below (L to R) — Brianna Goucher, Megan Smith, Terry Smith (standing), Donna Smith, Don Edey (Standing), Kelin Dorin (Standing), Zac Stracker, Claire MacMillan, Jean Carruthers, and Coreena Carr.

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Our other writers are equally as qualified and I’m always personally interested in seeing their work show up in my in-box.

There are a whole gang of people at head office that support us — too many to name. But they all help each month and we appreciate them.

Thank you to all of our readers who follow us each month, the many associations that keep us up to-date on their activities, and our pipeline partners that keep feeding us quality story ideas.

As for me, I’m just a two-bit cowboy living on a Two-Bit Ranch in the foothills of the Rockies… and loving being the Editor of the re-energized Horses All magazine. Hope you like what we are doing.

Talking back

Wendy Dudley likes her equines with long ears, tin-can voices, wispy tails, and lots of attitude. That’s why donkeys and mules are her beasts of choice. She’s owned horses, but they weren’t a match for her brayers. But equines are in her blood, as her grandfather was a jockey, and her dad trained western horses on the Circle M Ranch in Ontario. She’s been telling stories for over 30 years, turning to horse-related fodder after two decades in news reporting. She is the author of Don’t Name the Ducks, a book about living in the hills.

Cindy Bablitz has been weaving words since she began her career scripting speeches for one of Alberta’s most infamous of cowboys, then Mayor Ralph Klein. She has a heartfelt appreciation for ordinary people and an uncanny knack for eliciting their extraordinary stories.

Cindy is a published author — School’s Out Forever: The Art and Science of Our Unschooled Life, So Far, and mom to three boys.

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Editor Craig Couillard and his wife Kim had a great time at Doris Daley’s ‘Shed Party’ in Turner Valley, AB. The cowboy poet, along with singersongwriter Bruce Innes, Calgary author Wendy Bryden, and award-winning photographer Neville Palmer launched their collaborative new CD 100 Years of Thunders — a tribute to the Calgary Stampede (see review on page 24).

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Heather Grovet lives on a farm near Galahad, AB — population 150. She currently has one husband, two adult daughters, four Paint horses, an overweight pony and two dogs. “I love my horses, but I also know what it's like to be yelled at when chasing cows, crash when cross-country jumping, and lose my Western Pleasure class!” She is the author of 13 children’s books, plus hundreds of magazine articles.

Dianne Finstad Chasing cows on horseback was the best kind of work Dianne Finstad enjoyed growing up on a ranch in southern Alberta. But she found another great way to combine her passions — as an agriculture and rodeo reporter. She’s been able to work in her boots and jeans for three decades, covering rodeo and farm stories across western Canada from a home base in Red Deer, on TV, radio and in print.

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profiles Stories from People who Live, Work and Compete with Horses BACK IN THE SAD D L E

Hall-of-Fame Steer Wrestler Resurfaces in Rodeo Circles In a year when World Champion Mark Roy enters pro rodeo’s Hall of Fame, the Alberta cowboy finds himself back on the rodeo trail WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

“You never really get away from rodeo.”

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By Dianne Finstad

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owboys with a pro rodeo career as accomplished as Mark Roy’s have a hard time leaving the sport that’s done so much for them. But while this champion steer wrestler has been away from the trail for a few years, he’s finding a new lease on rodeo life this year.

Roy, who makes his home in Dalemead just outside of Calgary, is among the star studded crew to be inducted into the Canadian Rodeo Hall of Fame this year. He was the first Canadian steer wrestler to win a World Championship. He did that in Las Vegas in 1992, becoming a Triple Crown rodeo champion because he won the Canadian, World and NFR titles all in one year.

It was his second straight Canadian championship. The summer before, he was given the prestigious Guy Weadick Award for sportsmanship and ability at the Calgary Stampede.

“Even though a guy’s retired, you always think you might crack out again,” admitted Roy. “I told Lester Gurnett (Rodeo Hall of Fame President) when he called me about the Hall of Fame, I guess that meant I was ‘officially retired’!”

Although it’s been four years since he’s bought a card and entered rodeos as a steer wrestler, Roy has never been very far from the sport, concentrating on developing some new bulldogging horses.

“I bought a young horse out of Texas that was kind of a problem horse, but he’s really coming around. He’s 12 now — a little black horse with a lot of run,” described Roy. “This guy had that look about him. It’s been two years, but I took it real slow.”

“Then I’ve got another horse I

— Mark Roy

Mark Roy setting up to throw his steer at the 1996 Canadian Finals Rodeo. photo: Mike Copeman

bought from Mel Coleman seven or eight years ago. I hazed on him for two years, but he was bad in the box. Just recently I had his hocks injected and he’s really turned around. I think we’re on to something, and he’s headed in the right direction. My plan was to get him working good, and then hit the trail and be in the mount business.”

But Mark Roy’s plans got altered slightly, when out of the blue this winter, his 19-year-old son Denver decided he wanted to steer wrestle.

It didn’t take much convincing to get Dad into action mode.

“I went and got some steers, and we started practicing. He went to a lot of rodeos with me when he was growing up. It doesn’t take long for rodeo kids to pick it up. They’ve heard lots from us about what went right and wrong when we were competing.”

So the father-son team has hit the road in the Foothills Cowboys Association circuit, giving Denver and the horses some valuable experience. The elder Roy is excited about such an opportunity.

“I never won any of my titles on horses that I owned. I was close, but I’ve always been looking for

background

Mark Roy reflects on some of the highlights of a winning steer wrestling career.

“I was 3.3 seconds at Lacombe one year. That was pretty much a highlight. I couldn’t believe a guy could be that quick.”

“Winning a go-round at the Calgary Stampede was a highlight, because I had hell there. But I won Rodeo Royal (Calgary’s former spring rodeo) three times. That was one of my favourites. It was always good to get back in front

of the hometown fans after the hectic winter run in the States.”

“Yea, I won Ponoka. That (long run) set-up was a tricky deal. I was always glad when it was over. I’d be nervous from the time I entered the rodeo till the time I got there.”

Facts: Mark Roy was born in Fir Mountain, SK. While he was the first Canadian to win the gold world buckle in steer wrestling, he was the second Fir Mountain man to win a world title. Carl Olson won the saddle bronc riding buckle back in 1947.

that one. If I take my time and do things right, the younger horse could be that one.”

“You never really get away from rodeo. Now I have the time to stay home and train, and I’ve got a pilot… a young pilot who likes to run a lot of steers,” chuckled Roy. Roy very nearly had two jockeys in the practice pen. His older son, Bryn, was seriously considering taking up rodeo now as well, as he

began to approach what he thought might be the end of his college football days in the U.S. But then came a call from north of the border. The 6'1", 225-pound outside linebacker was selected in the fifth round of the Canadian Football League draft in May by the Montreal Alouettes, and was off to training camp to see if he could make the team.

“It’s a good opportunity for him, because the team is into a rebuilding stage.”

Mark and his wife Audi would love nothing more than to be able to watch their son at some CFL games this year. But in the meantime, Mark has a lot on his plate.

His other business is as a commercial hauler of high end horses, mainly cutting and reining ones, although he’s hauled barrel horses as well. While hitting the road with

a truck and trailer is the last thing many cowboys would want to do when they’re done with the sport, Roy is happy to be making the miles.

“The road never did bother me.

I end up staying at a lot of rodeo grounds when I’m hauling. The only difference is now I get paid when I leave. It’s a guaranteed cheque!”

Roy has often been seen helping out Audi with her Classic Cowboy clothing marketing as well. They had booths at the NFR and CFR for years, but have cut back on the labor intensive shows to focus mainly on her retail store in Nanton, AB. But this summer, job one for Mark Roy has become re-surfacing in rodeo circles.

“I’m happier than heck, Denver has decided to bulldog, so I can get back and see all my friends. I made a lot of good friends over the years.

I guess I’m not done with this rodeo thing yet!”

Dianne Finstad has covered the sport of rodeo and the farm beat for three decades from her home base in Red Deer, for print, radio and television.

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P ROFILES training hard

World-class show jumper and trainer excels at young age Jenn Serek has competed at international levels and now training her students to do the same OUR WAY OF LIFE Making a living with horses

By Cindy Bablitz

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t’s been a remarkable ride for show jumper Jenn Serek. Ballet lessons, piano lessons and basketball clubs notwithstanding, it was Jenn’s early love for horses that won out, and although this consummate horsewoman is only 29 years old, it’s still not too early to say, “and the rest is history.”

“Jenn’s love of horses came from somewhere... not from us,” laughs Jenn’s mom, Erika Serek.

“It started when she was four or five years old. We were living in Germany at the time and we would take her to the zoo. They had pony rides and she loved that. Then when we moved to Ottawa, we found a barn that would take riders as young as Jenn; she was six at that time. She just loved riding... it didn’t matter whether she fell off, she still wanted to get back on and ride more.”

Three years later, Jenn’s dad David — nicknamed Davey by his close friends — died, quite suddenly. Later, when Erika bought nine-year-old Jenn her first horse, a nine-year-old Appendix Quarter Horse, providence seemed to favour them, as Jenn’s first horse was, to their surprise, named Davey.

“When my husband passed away, I felt even stronger about this and focused: if you have a passion you

have to follow it! So I supported Jenn and her love for riding every way I could. And I still do to this day.”

That support has translated into a career that is both accomplished and compassionate. Jenn earned her Level Two teaching certificate from Equine Canada when she was just 18 years old.

She began competing in the international Grand Prix ranks in 2005. She won her first Grand Prix at Bolton in Toronto in 2006 and recently won back to back Grand Prix events including the Milbroc World Cup Qualifier in Langley, BC. And, she teaches show jumping riders, and trains show jumping horses. Right now, she has 12 riding students from six to 64 years of age and 30 show jumping horses under her training expertise. Not many elite athletes competing at Grand Prix levels find the time to train students of such varying levels of skills.

“I enjoy kids, and I enjoy all levels of this sport. I feel very fortunate that I can be very selective, working with students who have a high level of commitment to improving their skill. I’m animated, and I get very excited working with ponies.”

One of Jenn’s students, 15-yearold Amelia Vernon has been training with Jenn since she was eight years old. In May at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto, Amelia became the first western Canadian to win the Jump Canada medal finals. She is the only Cana-

dian to have won the Shalanno Style of Riding award from the HITS Desert Circuit (Horse Shows in the Sun) in Thermal, California.

“Amelia’s been with me the whole way — I taught her to canter, to jump, all the basics — so her achievement feels like a personal triumph for me too,” Jenn says.

Jenn is a charming juxtaposition of proficient business woman – just like her mom is — and childlike enthusiast who clearly, simply, loves horses and everything to do with a horse-centric lifestyle.

“One day, I would love to ride for Team Canada at the Pan Am Games or the Olympics.”

Jenn won her most recent Grand Prix event riding 11-year-old Eleonora, a Belgian warmblood mare owned by the Shin Shin Group. She also rides and competes with Brown Thomas, a nine-year-old Irish gelding owned by Kim Nixon.

“Brown Thomas is a great warrior,” says Jenn.

“In this business, you’re always looking for that next superstar, and though I don’t necessarily think there’s “The One”... that one-andonly horse made just for you... I do know there are horses that come into your life that are special. Brown Thomas is one: In any weather, any class, he performs. He’s just stepping into Grand Prix ranks now... he won two in 2011.”

Jenn has developed a great eye for good fits between horse and rider.

Jenn Serek aboard Eleonora sails over a jump at Spruce Meadows. photo: Doug Sinclair, Cansport Photo

“She’s very focused,” says Jenn’s mom Erika. “I realized she was pursuing a higher risk sport, and so one of the first things I said when we bought her first horse when Jenn was ten was, ‘It has to be a safe horse.’ That focus on safety has stayed with her as even now I see how carefully she matches horses for her clients. She wants to be safe, and she wants her students to be safe too.”

Jenn adds, “I wear many hats. It’s not just about the riding. I am the competitor, the equipment manager, the scout, the business administrator. I’ve been so fortunate to do what I do and to mentor with great teachers; I try to surround myself with really great people to work with.”

Currently, Jenn leases space at Brenda Riddell’s Silverstar Farms near Priddis, Alberta. For much of her early years’ development in show jumping, she was under the tutelage of trainer Debbie Garside.

For the last eight years, Jenn has been mentored by Olympic silver medalist Jill Henselwood.

Serek’s success has definitely been influenced by her Mom. The pair have navigated a champion partnership of respect, encouragement and trust.

“Becoming a widow and being a single parent, my job was even more paramount,” says Erika. “I really wanted to make sure she was happy doing what she loved doing.”

It seems, mission accomplished.

barrel racing

Laci Suitor wins Barrel Racing World Championship The long trip to Pascal, Washington pays big dividends for Albertan barrel racer YOUNG GUNS Up and coming stars

By Heather Grovet

lacing in the top twenty at the Brand 4D Barrel Racing Championship at Pasco, Washington is a major achievement. But recently 23-year old Laci Suitor of Lindon, AB, hauled three horses to the event, and came home with three top twenty placings!

“I earned money on all my horses,” Suitor explains with a grin. “I’d estimate there were a total of 900 runs at the event. I brought home money on my mother’s gelding, Wizard, when we placed 13th. Then my horse Friendly (Swift Machine) and I placed 4th, earning a paycheque and saddle stand. But my biggest success was on Bugs (Coloursomebugsonme), my 14-year-old AQHA gelding. We ran a 16.83 time on a regulation pattern, and ended up as World Champion, earning a trophy saddle, buckle and $4,000 cash!”

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Laci Suitor with her three geldings (Bugs, Friendly and Wizard) that helped her win a world championship title at the Washington Brand D4 Championship. photo: submitted

Suitor describes Bugs as docile, quiet and mellow. “My boyfriend, Colby, says Bugs reminds him of Eeyore the donkey when we’re warming up,” Suitor explains.

“He ambles around, with a ‘I guess I’ll do this’ attitude. He has no vices; in fact, I can’t think of a single thing he does that annoys me! But when he gets in the arena, he’s all business, and does his job.”

Bugs and Suitor began working to-

gether several years ago. “I’d been barrel racing a good mare, but she was getting old and arthritic,” Suitor says. “So in 2010 I was in transition, looking for another horse. I was able to lease Bugs that year, and we really clicked. Eventually I was able to work out a deal for the horse, and now I own him.”

Suitor keeps Bugs fit by riding him on a daily basis at home. “We do slow work on the barrels three days a week,” she says.

“On the other days I just allow him to be a horse. We take a lot of long trail rides, or we’ll ride through the cows. I think horses are much happier if they don’t do the same thing all the time.”

“Even when we’re racing I tend to do things a bit differently than most barrel racers,” Suitor continues. “Before I make a run, I always stick a treat in my pocket.

When we’re finished I take my horse into the alleyway, uncinch him, and give him the treat. I see a lot of horses with gate issues, and I don’t want that for my horses.

My goal is to make them happy and secure at their job.”

Suitor admits that travelling is one of

the most difficult parts of barrel racing.

“It was a twelve hour drive to Pascal,” she says. “Colby and I drove straight through, with only one brief stop to let the horses out to stretch. The horses travel well, and we didn’t have any problems at the border, but it’s still a long trip for all of us.”

Last winter Suitor spent several months in Arizona, where she was able to train and compete on her own horses. “That’s how I qualified for the Brand 4D Championship,” she explains. “Plus I trained a few horses for clients when I was there.” Now that Suitor is back in Alberta, she keeps occupied with her own equines, which include a young horse project.

Competing as a professional barrel racer isn’t an easy life, but it’s one that Suitor enjoys. “I grew up on a ranch and was riding before I could walk,” she says.

“My mom barrel raced, and my dad team roped, so rodeo has always been part of my life. This year I hope to make it to the Canadian Finals rodeo. One way or another, barrel racing has become my passion, and I hope to be doing it for years to come.”

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P ROFILES seni or artist

Horsemanship meets craftsmanship Lena Endicott combines her artistry and love of horses to create unforgettable works WOMEN OF THE WEST Personal profile

By Anne Fullerton

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orking with various mediums, Lena Endicott’s work captures the movements and essence of the horses that are her favorite subject matters.

And there is no wonder she can capture them so truthfully — she has been riding horses for over 60 years.

Lena’s involvement with horses evolved from a young age, spurred on by her older brother: “He fancied himself a cowboy... and I got to thinking I was a cowboy too,” she says.

When asked how she learned to ride she replies, “Well, I jumped on, and it just sort of happened.”

Like all riders, Lena has had her share of exciting stories of the trail to share — from being tossed into a water trough, to coming across a rare Zodiac bear, to scaring a deer from a well. But none of these hindered her love of horses.

Lena grew up in British Columbia, and started frequenting The Flying U Guest Ranch when she was 17

Just one of the many works of art created by Lena Endicott at the Flying U Guest Ranch in British Columbia.

after she was able to fund these week-long visits by working summer jobs. “It was my one objective,” she says. Although she and her husband now live in Toronto, she still manages to return to the ranch every year.

Located near 70 Mile House, BC, The Flying U is Canada’s oldest working guest ranch, dating back to the mid-1800s. It rolls over 32,000 acres of range permit, and is home to about 100 horses, which help tend their growing heard of Texas Longhorns. Of course, these horses’ other job is to tour guests around

ple, one would think a horse would be a tougher subject, but that is not always the case. When creating anything from a sketch on a napkin to a sculpture, she often recreates horses from memory: “And because of my knowledge, my feeling for horses, it comes from my head. If you know horses then you get the rhythm.”

She certainly has the rhythm.

The prospect of getting back in the saddle stimulates Lena, serving as an excellent incentive to heal her recent knee surgery. “I’m going to be happy,” she says, allowing nothing to hold her back from her horses. Lena goes on to say there is something therapeutic about horses. “I think there’s no question about it. And for me, I think it’s a communion. Communing with nature.”

Lena is now 83 years young, and is planning another trip to the Flying U this summer. “There is nothing like being back in the saddle to shed years from your age, if you are an ‘oldie’ like me.”

Lena’s work has been exhibited on numerous occasions in Ontario, and has been captured in a book entitled Chance Encounters. For more information on The Flying U Guest Ranch, go to www.flyingu.com.

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The freedom provided to its guests is what sets this guest ranch apart. Guests can roam the trails alone with a horse all day if desired.

It also offers rustic cabins, great fishing and canoeing on Green Lake, and a saloon, which owner Robert Fremlin says creates “an old fashioned ambiance, like an old western town.”

The Fremlins look forward to Lena’s visits, noting that The Flying U is a “special place for her — it’s a special place for a lot of people.”

In her early visits Lena reveled in the privilege of joining a rancher to bring in the horses from the vast fields. “Everyone who loves horses should experience this once in their lives,” she advises.

The Flying U is certainly a special place for Lena: “There are wagon rides, and sometimes group campouts, but mostly I can just go out on my own and ride,” which fits perfectly with what Lena is after — to get away on a horse, and sketch, draw, or paint one.

When at the ranch she often packs a satchel with art supplies, and tacks her chosen horse with an extra halter so she can tether it to a tree, position herself on a log, and get to work capturing her horse and surroundings through a sketch or painting.

There is no question that Lena is passionate about her craft, and also holds a great passion for horses.

These go hand in hand for the artist, who recalls particular horses or artworks as though reminiscing about old friends.

There is no wonder, then, when she explains, “one of my favourite subjects are horses. Animals in general, but horses in particular.”

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Competitive trail rider gallops past pain Ruth Perkins overcomes long-term illness to win twice in 2011 WOMEN OF THE WEST Personal profile

By Cindy Bablitz

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t an age when many women (and men) are thinking about slowing down, planning for retirement and taking up gardening, Ruth Perkins decided to take up competitive trail riding.

Here’s a woman of the west who doesn’t let a little fibromyalgia and osteoarthritis get in her way. She managed ten minutes on horseback her first training session. Her first 25 mile race was scheduled for ten weeks hence.

“I absolutely love horses, and have lived on a farm with horses for eight years, but just hadn’t had the time or the skills to enjoy them to the fullest,” says Ruth, currently healing from a partially torn tendon in her rotator cuff, an injury she sustained

working with a new recruit to her competitive trail and endurance riding team.

The idea to take up long distance trail riding was Ruth’s daughter Shauna’s idea, who thought this physically and mentally demanding competitive sport could be a hobby she and her mom nurtured together.

“When my daughter showed me TRAC (Trail Riding Alberta Conference) online, I was like, ‘25 miles?!

How am I going to ride 25 miles?!’

Shauna said, ‘You just get on a horse, and ride it a long time. It’ll be good for your health!’”

And it has been. Ruth made that first 25 mile ride — the Sundre Competitive Trail Ride in August 2009 — ten weeks after her first ten minute training session and “the feeling of accomplishment I felt after that ride was something I don’t think I’ve ever felt before,” she says.

“I was just grinning from ear to ear.”

One turned out to be not enough.

Ruth and Shauna rode a second event in 2009, the Rattlesnake Roundup in Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park southeast of Lethbridge, AB, in September. Ruth rode Echo, the Quarter Horse Paint that was bred and raised on her own farm from the mare Dixie, the very first horse Ruth’s husband rescued for her from auction; Ruth’s daughter Shauna rode Echo’s mom. Mom riding daughter, daughter riding mom.

In 2010, Ruth trained and competed in another two competitive trail rides, and decided to get really serious in 2011. In support, Ruth’s husband Bob gifted her a 13-year-old Polish Arabian mare rescue named Angel of Haarlem. Ruth and Angel set to work, training, a lot. (Shortly after, Shauna bought Angel’s rescued daughter, Artemis, completing a full circle moment with now, mom riding mom and daughter riding daughter.) Last year, in her 58th year of life, her 20th year living with the chronic pain of fibromyalgia and her 4th year living with osteoarthritis, Ruth participated in not less than nine long distance events competing as both a competitive trail rider and an endurance rider.

“My goal for 2011 was to place top five in at least one ride,” beams Ruth.

She placed top five in all nine rides, winning top billing twice, and earning two second place showings and three third place showings. In fact, at the end of her 2011 season, Ruth proudly accepted from TRAC the 2011 Intermediate Heavyweight Best Competitive Trail Horse award for Angel, the TRAC Intermediate

“The feeling of accomplishment I felt after that ride was something I don’t think I’ve ever felt before.”

— RUTH PERKINS

‘Top 5’ award and her own 250 mile patch.

Humbly, Ruth insists, “Angel was the one who did it all. I just did a little steering and hung on.”

Indeed, at times, she hung on so hard she emerged from the race with blister-covered hands. It was at the Prairie Winds ride after her friends heckled Ruth and Angel in the Novice registration lineup to switch to Intermediate.

“A bunch of my friends were in the stands hooting at me, ‘Your horse is too good for Novice!’ I thought, well, this isn’t super rough terrain... and it turned out to be the best thing I’ve ever done! I discovered I actually love speed, and the faster pace was just easier on my body.”

Mostly easier. Blisters notwithstanding.

One of the more challenging aspects of living with fibromyalgia is that living with chronic pain can spin sufferers into psychological distress that’s incredibly difficult to

shake, because there is no pain-free light at the end of this tunnel.

“I can suffer from depression very badly... but last year, I had no depression!” exclaims an obviously-relieved Ruth who, through the course of her marathon 2011 season also enjoyed a 30 pound weight loss.

“I love the friends we’ve made, I love my horse, I love camping, I love the whole experience of competitive trail riding. It took a lot of mental fortitude, for sure. I’d get up in the morning and say, ‘I know I’m hurting, but I just gotta get back out there, and I gotta get back on this horse.’ I just decided I had to tough it out because I wasn’t ready to quit.

“And my daughter... I can’t say how much of an inspiration she’s been. She’s been a great coach, a great support, a great trail companion and the best daughter a mother could want.”

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The small horse with a big heart knows who’s riding him

After making money at rodeos for Ed Wedman, Homer is now making his grandkids into future cowboys and girls HORSE HEROES Profiles of exceptional horses

By Robyn Moore

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n 2000, Ed Wedman pulled out of the driveway with his truck and an empty trailer headed to look at a horse in Viking, AB. When he returned to the family farm in Leduc, trailer no longer empty, his family was surprised.

However, they weren’t surprised because a new horse had appeared, “It was Dad’s habit to take the trailer any time he goes to ‘look’ at a horse after all,” comments Ed’s daughter Carrie. But they were surprised at the size of the new horse Ed brought home.

In the pen stood a little grey gelding measuring only 14.3 hands.

Carrie says, “He certainly wasn’t what we were expecting when dad was looking to replace his heading horse.”

It’s was the Ghost Walker’s “really kind eye,” not his size, that sealed the deal for Ed. AQHA registered Ghost Walker, also known as “Homer,” was bred in Red Deer in 1993. In 2000, when his old heading horse was deemed too old for the game, he was shopping around for a heel horse and came home with Homer.

Ed and Homer successfully heeled for 3 years. Homer was a ranch horse during the week and then

loaded into a trailer and he became a roping horse on the weekend. Carrie says, “Although we’ve never tallied up the rodeos and jackpots to calculate his lifetime earnings , we know it would be impressive.

“With over 40 years of experience in the horse industry breeding, showing, and roping on Appaloosas and Quarter Horses, we have come to understand the value of a great horse. The money earned is only one aspect of that. Homer has not only paid for himself in roping winnings, he is also a rare animal able to adapt to whoever is riding him.”

The Leduc property has been the family homestead since 1892 and has been home to five generations of Wedman’s. Farming beef, dairy, grain, and hay for over one hundred years, it was Ed who started breeding horses.

His dad bought him his first horse when he was three. At age 16 he got his first mare and has been buying, breeding, and selling ever since. “But I’m a horse collector, not a horse trader,” he states, laughing.

And Homer is not going anywhere in the near future. “My grandson took him away from me,” Ed says.

Lane is seven years old and is already swinging a rope off of Homer.

In fact, their website, Crossbell Performance Horses, states Homer as “Sold to Tate, Lane and Teah (as long as Opy can borrow him).”

Homer is still the go-to heeling horse but has also become the go-

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to horse for beginners. Ed explains, “He can read people. He ignores beginners but if you know what you’re doing, you’d better hang on!” At the 2004 Innisfail Pro Rodeo, Homer went from a roping saddle to a barrel saddle to run the Pee Wee Barrels for a six year old girl on the same day.

Carrie says, “He may not be the biggest boy in the pen, but if all horses were judged on heart and intelligence instead of stature Homer would tower over the others.”

Ed remembers when the grandkids were younger, he bought them a pony, who turned out to have a little too much attitude. So, Ed

sold the pony and tried to give his grandkids the money. Tate and Teah wanted to use the money to buy Homer from their “Opy,” but Lane disagreed, saying why should they pay money for Homer when they already had him.

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What’s happens to the Trainer’s Challenge horses?

Some people think these young horses are pushed too hard for mere entertainment purposes IN IT TO WIN IT Competitor profile

By Cindy Bablitz

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ne of the most educational and entertaining aspects of equine expos like The Mane Event — held annually in April in Red Deer and in October in Chilliwack — is the Trainer’s Challenge. Three green two-year-old colts are brought into the arena to work with passionate and skilled horse trainers in an interactive demonstration of horsemanship and education; the horses leave the ring saddled up, comfortable being mounted, and ready to work.

But, some say, these young horses are pushed too hard, too fast, in the four days of the Trainer’s Challenge... and some wonder what happens to these horses once they leave the performance stage.

John King, a second generation rancher on Diamond K Ranch, near Corning, Saskatchewan, who supplied the fillies for the 2012 Saskatchewan Equine Expo’s Trainer’s Chal-

lenge held in February in Saskatoon, says the Trainer’s Challenge isn’t a machismo man against beast circus act: it’s a respectful, informative collaboration between horse, trainer and the audience.

“The trainers were very good at reiterating, time and again, that this is a time-restrained competition of professionals that isn’t necessarily indicative of what — and how fast — you should try at home,” John explains.

“Only because the horses were so curious and so keen to learn and try new things were they as cooperative as we saw at the Expo. The more the horses gave them, the more the trainer’s they’d ask.”

The colts selected for participation in the Trainer’s Challenges are halter broke, and have shown in their two to two-and-a-half years a curious willingness, an innate disposition suggesting their good fit for the competition.

Stan Jacobs, cow boss at Douglas Lake Ranch located south of Kamloops, BC, agrees.

“We try to select colts we feel will benefit from an experience like the

Trainer’s Challenge. We don’t want to send horses that might not be ready for it. We look at their personality, and how they’ve reacted to what contact they’ve had so far. We believe in the educational value of Trainer’s Challenges,” Stan says.

He adds, “It’s not uncommon for us to be up riding on green horses in the first day here at home on the ranch.

It’s all in the approach. We’ve seen horses showing a lot less stress with good cowboys up riding on them in the first session, than some horses experience with trainers who put pressure on the horse in four or five days of groundwork before asking him to accept the saddle.”

Stan says that while some people think four days to mount a green horse is too fast, the reality is that five days of training a halter broke horse is about all most working cow horse colts get in real life, outside the glare of the Trainer’s Challenge performance arena. Stan and John agree that the Trainer’s Challenge is about educating the viewing audience about the cues and signals horses will give to their trainers more than it is about

Two-Time Mane Event Trainer’s Challenge champion, Ken McNabb. Only top professional trainers are invited to participate in colt-starting events like these.

self-aggrandizing glorification of “horse whispering.”

“Approached properly, being saddled and ridden in the first session is not necessarily stressful for the horse.

We’ll ask them to accept the saddle, and there can be as much or as little pressure in that as the trainer puts into it. People who don’t understand and don’t know the methods that the trainers are demonstrating may think, ‘Oh my gosh, that poor horse,’ but if they were under such pressure, we’d see them bucking,” Stan says, matter-of-factly.

And if the stimulation of the crowds, the trip into the city and the collective unfamiliar experiences of the event manifests in undue negative stress on any of the participating horses, that horse is removed from the competition and replaced with another. Typically, five colts are brought to Trainer’s Challenges; three to participate and two as standbys.

Sometimes colts from Trainer’s Challenges are sold to all-too-willing buyers after the event... which has led some critics to suggest a staged marketing ploy. However, just as often, colts brought to participate in Trainer’s Challenges were never intended for sale after. Colts from Douglas Lake Ranch, for instance, are never offered for sale; the ranch is a working cattle ranch, and all the horses on the ranch are bred to stay on the ranch, to work with the cowboys.

The colts at February’s Saskatchewan Equine Expo Trainer’s Challenge weren’t for sale either; they were brought back home as part of Diamond K Ranch’s brood mare band.

If you’d like to read more about the trainers at the Trainer’s Challenges at the Mane Event and the Saskatchewan Equine Expo, surf to www.maneeventexpo.com and www.saskatchewanequineexpo.ca.

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P ROFILES eating place

Feeding one rancher at a time has paid off After 19 years, Huckleberry’s Cafe still knows how to rope them in with a great food and western hospitality OUR WAY OF LIFE Making a living with horses

By Darla Rathwell Hay Lakes, AB

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ucklebery’s Cafe is a clear reflection of who owner Paul Kalke is — a meticulous man that loves fine cuisine, agriculture and a western lifestyle.

He has taken these passions and turned them into a thriving business.

Kalke treats every patron special which is just part of the passion that has built Huckleberry’s reputation over the last 19 years.

The other passion that has spread like wildfire in the western community is the fine cuisine. And when big name country stars like George Fox, Gord Bamford, or Alabama come to Big Valley Jamboree in Camrose, they are sent to Huckleberry’s Cafe in Wetaskiwin where they know they’ll get some of the best food in Alberta.

“Every person that comes into Huckleberry’s is treated the same, no matter who they are,” ensures Kalke.

Though Huckleberry’s is renowned for their AAA Angus prime rib burgers, they are mindful that

ranchers have an adventurous side so they venture beyond everyday dishes. Items like dill pickle soup, “to die for” huckleberry pie, and river back roasted ribs are staples on their menu.

The summer menu features salad topped with chunks of watermelon sprinkled with walnuts and drizzled with dressing.

Kalke takes pride in the fact that most everything on his menu is made from scratch. “All our dressings and sauces are home-made, there are no preservatives or MSG added to our food. The wild organic huckleberry pies are all made by my sister Ruth in her certified country kitchen,” boasts Kalke.

He’s also quick to give credit where credit is due. “I couldn’t do any of this without my daughter Tasha, my two dedicated managers Casey Stejskal who has been with me 10 years and Craig Lamoureux for seven years, and my head chef and son-in-law Jeff Chambers.”

Even with all that great help, a day in the life of Kalke is still jampacked. It normally begins with early morning meetings or errands followed by arriving at the restaurant for the lunch hour that usually lasts a couple of hours. Kalke

is always on standby and ready at a moment’s notice to jump in and lend a hand to his staff.

After the lunch rush, it’s back home to his farm near Millet, AB. With quick change of clothes, he heads out to catch up on chores around the farm.

Then a few short hours later, and one more wardrobe change, he’s back in Wetaskiwin in time for the supper crowd.

It sounds like a typical business owner but it’s horses that really makes Kalke tick. And it’s why the restaurant reflects the same western décor and lifestyle he surrounds himself with in his personal life.

Owner of a half dozen wellbred cutting horses, Kalke gets his daily fix. “Time with my horses is my way to unwind and recharge. I believe in Sir Winston Churchill’s quote ‘there is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man,’” Kalke says with a smile.

In his home he surrounds himself with some of the same art work you’ll see in Huckleberry’s, created by such artists as Shannon Lawlor or bronzer Gena McDougall-Cohoe.

Kalke also gives back to the western horse industry. Each fall for

A warm smile on Paul Kalke's face as he greets customers at Huckleberry's, his 160 seat steak and prime rib house. photo: Darla Rathwell

the Canadian Supreme in Red Deer he packs up over 50 pies to treat exhibitors and competitors to a sweet indulgent.

He sponsors Ponoka Stampede announcers, and helps to organize cattle sorting practices and cutting clinics.

It’s a full life for sure. Kalke is not in it for the fame or fortune.

He just loves serving people with genuine western hospitality.

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Linda Leggette is one amazing horsewoman Has dedicated 14 years of her time, talents, and horses to therapeutic riders I DID IT MY WAY Personal Profile

By Melissa Martz

ir Winston Churchill once said, “The outside of a horse is as good for the inside of a man.”

This statement especially holds true when you are talking about therapeutic horseback riding. The horse’s body temperature supplies passive massage to rider’s muscles allowing to relax spastic muscles as well as stimulating lax ones, helping to activate better flexibility, balance and muscle strength.

The increased mobility and contentment of the rider is what Linda Ok with people approaching them in Leggette has the pleasure of wit- wheelchairs, walkers, etc.

Leggette knew she had horses that nessing on a weekly basis. Leggette is one of the amazing volunteers at fit those required attributes. She Mount View Special Riding Associa- brought them in for testing… and they were in! tion (MVRSA) in Olds, AB. Fancy was a pony that was a favou“My experience with the riding program came about when my son, rite by the youngest riders. A child Donnie needed volunteer hours as a had been instructed to put little white requirement for 4-H. Upon inquiring stickers that had parts of the horse’s about the special riding program, I body printed on them to be placed on was disappointed to find out he was the appropriate place on Fancy. In the too young to volunteer. But, on the end, Fancy had stickers everywhere: other hand, I got excited about the tail, hooves, hocks, knees, neck, prospect of getting involved myself,” mane, forehead and muzzle. Fancy Leggette shared. That was 14 years did the whole class wearing the stickers… even on her muzzle. ago.

There are days when Leggette gets Not every horse is suited to be used for therapeutic horseback rid- home exhausted, but when she thinks ing. The characteristics needed in- about the smiles on the faces of the clude being extremely calm, gentle riders, or watches them accomplish and laid back. They have to get used something for the first time, it makes to standing at a mounting ramp, get all the loading, grooming, leading and used to different adaptive equip- running all worth it.

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It has two seasonal spring and fall sessions at facilities provided by the Olds Ag Society. Every “disability” is welcome: cerebral palsy, spina bifida, autism, Down Syndrome, arthritis, learning disabilities, Rhett syndrome, visually impaired, muscular dystrophy, and dwarfism.

Shelene Williams with MVRSA says of Leggette, “Linda has been outstanding in her commitment to Mount View Special Riding Association. Because we are a seasonal program, you are never 100 per cent sure who will be back from session to session. But that is not the case with Linda. She always offers to track down more suitable horses for testing; always offers to bring her horses for an extra night if needed; always stays as long as needed to help clean up on lesson nights; always side walks or leads as requested; and always pours her heart into her riders.”

Leggette’s recalls another favourite memory, “One young lady comes

to mind who would watch my mule, Rudy pull the special wheelchair cart that we have for the riders who cannot physically mount a horse. She expressed desire to learn to drive Rudy.

We strapped her chair to the deck of the cart, and another volunteer stood in the small space beside the chair. She learned to drive… in fact, at our annual fun horse show, she performed a driving demo during intermission.”

Williams said that it was Leggette’s contacts that a custom built cart for their wheelchair clients was donated to the club. It is also her contacts with local riding clubs that brings in numerous donations.

“In essence, Linda is critical to our program for, without her, one night of classes would not have horses to provide lessons with,” noted Williams.

“A typical lesson night for Linda includes catching and hauling 3-4 horses/mule, then unloading and grooming, tacking and harnessing with some of our other great volunteers. She drives Rudy for about 45 minutes for two wheelchair participants. Then unharnesses Rudy and giving him the roll he loves in the sand ring, which never fails to entertain our riders! Then she switches hats and leads a rider, providing support, encouragement and much wisdom, whether working on a leg yield or just picking up the reins. For my third class I try to give her a physical break but she is always chatting with parents or staff, educating a new volunteer, and will step back into the arena at a moment’s notice to assist.

Throughout the night she is cheerful and smiling, receiving hugs and high 5’s as riders come and go.”

“In spite of some personal trag-

edy and griefs, Linda has continued with her dedication to us when it would have been much easier to quit.

She loves the riders so much that the thought of disappointing them keeps her drive and heart for our program strong and growing. We are so blessed to have Linda among so many of our wonderful volunteers.

We could never afford to pay Linda what she is worth and barely scratch the surface in covering some of the many costs she incurs to be part of our program.”

Leggette is humbled by the compliments but counters, “There are times when I think I volunteer more for myself than the riders I GET so much out of the time I spend with these riders who have taught me so much. I could do all sorts of things with the little spare time I have but I can’t imagine anything that could be more important than this...or more fulfilling.”

Thank you Linda Leggette! Mount View Special Riding Association could do NOT it without you!

For more information, go to Canadian Therapeutic Riding Association www.cantra.ca or www. mountviewriding.com.

SOME HISTORY

The first recorded study of the benefits of therapeutic horseback riding was by a French physician Dr. Casing in 1875. Therapeutic horseback riding was introduced in Scandinavia in 1946, England in the 1950’s, and 1960 in both Canada and the United States.

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LARIAT: Once made of grass, horse hair or buffalo rawhide, the rancher’s rope evolved around the horse. The word is actually derived from the Spanish, la reata, which translates to “the tie-back.” Thus we hear traditional buckaroos refer to the lariat as a reata. A roper becomes attached to his lariat, breaking it in and then coiling it for proper storage. Yesterday’s old ropes have been largely replaced with nylon and polypropylene.

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Australian stock horses thriving in Alberta

McArthur Stud Farms was the first to bring champion bloodlines to Canada A BREED APART Horse breeder profile

By Robyn Moore “

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hat sport do you breed for?”

This is a common question that horse breeders encounter from prospective buyers.

While some breeders do breed for a specific discipline, Jacquie McArthur was looking for a versatile horse breed that suited all types of riders and disciplines.

“Our interest in equestrian sports remains very diversified.

We desire to own competitive show ring quality horses with the genetics and form to compete in various equestrian sports at a high level.

These same horses have to have the temperament and intelligence to adjust, allowing our children to ride these same horses safely and confidently. We knew this was a tall order.” says Jacquie.

In 2003, the McArthur family took an eye-opening trip to Australia, which introduced them to a whole new breed of horses at a Polocrosse World Cup event. They fell in love with the Australian Stock Horse. These horses had the qualities they were looking for to start their breeding program at home in Canada. A return trip in 2007 confirmed their interest, so they began the process of importing the horses to their farm in Okotoks, AB. It took years for Jacquie to set up what is now McArthur Stud Farms.

“It was very difficult to purchase mares from Australia because they covet their mares,” says Jacquie.

The Australian Stock Horse (ASH) was developed in Australia in the early 1800 and was influenced by various breeds including Thoroughbreds, Arabians, Timor and Welsh Mountain Ponies. These horses were bred to have strength and stamina — two qualities that were high in demand to settle the new Colony. In more recent years, the breed’s stud book was briefly reopened to allow select newly available genetics based on merit and performance.

The modern role of the ASH includes performance in disciplines such as dressage, polo and polocrosse, show jumping, wventing, and pony club. They are also excellent at working cattle.

“Some of the qualities that we love about the breed include their athletic ability, trainable disposition and their undeniable eye-apSponsor of A Breed Apart

peal. As a bonus to breeders and owners they have no heritable diseases,” comments Jacquie.

In 2009, McArthur Stud Farms imported their first horses from Australia. Not only was that a great success for McArthur Stud Farms, but also for Canada as it was the first ASH import in the nation.

Between 2009 and 2010, McArthur Stud Farm was the manager and sponsor of Cadabra, an ASH stallion. He travelled around the province showing off his breed’s versatility at the Calgary Stampede’s Extreme Cowboy Challenge, Spruce Meadows, and Mane Event. Cadabra was also shown in the Al-

berta Reined Cowhorse Association for two seasons.

McArthur Stud Farms currently has six broodmares, four of which are foundation ASH. They provide a few horses for sale annually, plus offer access to their mares through an embryo transfer program to select outside performance horse breeders. Currently their main focus has been to offer frozen semen to outside breeders from ASH Stonebrook Finno, who is sired by Lindsay, a household name in the horse industry in Australia.

“Performance horses need to possess a quiet temperament, intelligence and conformation.

Imported mare CONDAMINE GLEN IDOL as presented

by Sarah Linde at Spruce Meadows in 2009. This young mare has since produced two foals for the breeding program. photo: Natalie Jackman

These qualities are essential for a brilliant performance in all events no matter which side of the 49th parallel you live on.”

Robyn Moore is the Manager of Horse Industry Association of Alberta. If you know of an exceptional horse breeding operation, email rmoore@ albertahorseindustry.ca

Western Working Horse Sale 9th Annual

Saturday, July 28th 2012 Showcase at 11 a.m. Sale to follow

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THIS IS A PREMIER ALBERTA HORSE SALE! The Western Working Horse Sale showcases real talent and training in Canadian horses. Consigned horses will be minimum 3 years old & broke to ride, and have up to 3 minutes during the showcase to demonstrate.

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Competitor profiles, events and more p rospects

Eric Lamaze not out to defend Olympic medal Saddled with young horses, Lamaze would prefer more time

By Wendy Dudley Calgary, AB

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ric Lamaze knows there will be help from above when he rides in the London Olympics in August. Hickstead, the horse he called family, will be keeping tabs on the rider he loved.

It won’t be a distraction, Lamaze says. “I think it will be something that will help me. I’ll be looking to the sky and asking him to help me out one more time, and I’m sure he will.”

Hickstead, who carried Lamaze to his 2008 individual Olympic gold medal, tragically died from an aneurysm last November, leaving little time for Lamaze to develop another horse. Still, he is a shooin for the team, as he has already scored a number of big wins on Derly Chin de Muze and Verdi.

But he’s not counting on another medal. “I will be on a good horse, but not a great horse,” he said. “I can be a big help to Canada, to help out the team as best I can, but I am not feeling that I am going to defend my title. Not like if I was on Hickstead.”

His current mounts are too young and inexperienced to rise to the top, he said. “In a perfect world, I would like more time with them, and for the horses to be older.”

He will always wonder if he could have gone the distance again with the mighty little stallion. “At home

I have three trunks of things I received after Hickstead died, and sometimes I take a peek at them. So many letters from people that I just couldn’t answer them all.”

There also were condolences from Prime Minister Stephen Harper who was on hand last summer to watch Lamaze ride Hickstead to victory in the Spruce Meadows’ Queen Elizabeth II Cup. “It was like losing a family member, but all I can do is remember the great memories that we had.”

With those glory days behind him, Lamaze is galloping forward, doing what he loves best which is training and developing young mounts and riders.

“I get a lot of satisfaction out of that,” he said. “And miracles can happen. I am on very capable horses.” But the fire in the belly is gone. “I’ve been there and done it. I’ve had a great career. I’ve done what I wanted to do.”

Lamaze entered this summer’s National Tournament with two mounts, unsure which one he will take to the Games. Verdi, a 10-yearold Dutch Warmblood gelding, has more international experience, but is a mount he is still getting to know. He observed the horse in the past few years when ridden by Dutch equestrian Stephanie Van Den Brink.

“I liked him, and then he came up for sale.” While he rode him all win-

Just like he used to hug his 2008 Olympic horse Hickstead, Eric Lamaze leans down to hug Derly Chin de Muze after the mare carried him to second place in the National Tournament's CN Reliability Grand Prix. Photo: Wendy Dudley

ter in Florida, his first competition was in Madrid in May, where the pair placed third in the Grand Prix.

“I don’t think I am going to have two at the last moment that are nose-to-nose, or else I’d be the luckiest guy alive.”

Verdi, he said, is a funny horse.

“He likes going clear, so he’s careful and scopey. But he can be spooky.

He’s scared of everything so you wouldn’t think that he is brave. But he is when it comes to jumping. I think he could do the Olympics OK.” Derly Chin de Muze, related to Narcotique de Muze, a former mount ridden by Lamaze, is a “very long lanky and dangly mare, and very big. She’s not my kind of horse but we get along great. She’s extremely fast. She likes galloping down to the fence, but she’s careful.”

After riding double-clear to land

Canada's top rider, Eric Lamaze on the stallion Verdi, one of his Olympic prospects. PHOTO: Wendy Dudley

second in the National’s CN Reliability Grand Prix, Lamaze bent forward, giving Derly Chin a big hug, an image we saw so many times with Hickstead.

“She was wonderful. She improved throughout the week, and was less nervous. She’s ready for something big,” he said. “She is going to be a great horse for the future.”

Canada’s Olympic team will be officially announced on July 5th,

at Spruce Meadows. Members will be chosen based on their performances in the 1.6m events at the National and Continental Tournaments as well as in events over the last 18 months. International experience also will come into play.

“It is subjective, and I prefer that,” said the team’s chef d’equipe Torchy Millar. “I don’t like picking someone based on a performance at one show. I like to look at the big picture.”

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man known as “Captain Canada” absent from Olympic show jumping trials Millar a shoo-in for team if horse is healthy

By Wendy Dudley Calgary, AB

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Canada's Ian Millar was missing in action at the Olympic observation trials held at Spruce Meadows in June. Officials said his horse, Star Power, was being managed at home in Ontario. If healthy, the two are considered shoo-ins for the Olympic team. photo: Wendy Dudley

racking down Ian Millar earlier this summer was like searching for Waldo.

While news releases suggested he was developing horses in Europe, the man known as Captain Canada of the Canadian show jumping team was being interviewed by phone by CBC, talking about how he was managing his Olympic mount Star Power at home in Perth, ON. Failing to show at the observation trials at Spruce Meadows had the rumor mill churning as to whether both rider and horse were healthy.

If Millar does make the team, he would break the all-time record of the most Olympics attended by one athlete. Neither co-chef d’equipes would officially say the 65-year-old veteran of nine Olympics had a bye into the Games, and when asked about how Star Power was faring after returning from Europe with tender feet, coach Torchy Millar didn’t want to discuss it, saying it was not supposed to be public knowledge.

He did indicate, however, that Star Power was at his peak, and had proven in Florida and Europe he could jump the big courses.

“So we just want to manage him instead of pushing him all summer,” Torchy Millar (no relation to Ian) said.

So, unless there is something seriously wrong, Millar and Star Power are considered done-deals for the Summer Games. As is Eric Lamaze with either of his mounts, Derly Chin de Muze or Verdi.

While Jill Henselwood, a member of the 2008 Olympic silver medal team, did not turn in a single clear round on George during the National Tournament, Torchy Millar noted the Hanoverian gelding performed well in Europe and won a major Grand Prix at Culpepper, Va. “I look at that more than how they do in this particular ring,” he said.

Henselwood, describing her horse as Superman, a steed “that can leap tall buildings in a single bound,” agreed he is young and inexperienced, but “not shy of the ability to jump at the Olympics.”

Tiffany Foster also is considered a strong

contender for one of the four slots, having been a member of several Nation’s Cup teams since her debut last September at the Spruce Meadows Masters.

That leaves a duel between Mac Cone (also a 2008 Olympian) with horses Capone and Unanimous (neither of which turned in clear rounds at the National), and Yann Candele, who also struggled in the 1.6 m events with Carlotta Singular la Magnifica.

“Her focus needs work, but she’s a fighter.

I think she could be an asset,” Candele said.

While the four riders and one alternate will be selected based on performances over the last 18 months, there also will be input from the horses’ owners. And no owner wants a horse going to the Games as the alternate.

What we do know is that none of the horses from 2008 are going, leaving a stable of young recruits. “It’s totally different.

We’re all starting over,” Henselwood said.

So the gossip and guesswork will continue until July 5, when the team will be officially announced at Spruce Meadows.

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A MOMENT IN TIM E

Painting immortalizes dynamic duo Kim Penner commissioned to paint Lamaze and Hickstead

By Cindy Bablitz

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MOMENT IN TIME, by equine artist Kim Penner, is a stunning rendition of Eric Lamaze and his beloved Hickstead... a partnership that will go down in history as one of the most memorable duos the sport of show jumping has ever seen. When Hickstead died suddenly after finishing a competition with Eric in November last year in Verona, Italy, he made of himself and his top billed rider a legend greater than the pair already was.

The day Kim started A Moment In Time, she and her two daughters almost suffered a tragic fate themselves. A three-quarter ton truck travelling at 120 km/h rear ended the car Kim was driving, with her two daughters as passengers.

“While we were spinning, I wasn’t quite sure we were going to walk away from this.

By the time we stopped, we saw that in another eight inches we would have hit gravel, no doubt flipping the car,” says Kim, with a quiet humility one can only muster when one has walked close to the edge of death.

“They call it a miracle we survived.”

A few months earlier, a prophetic declaration about an unexpected forthcoming blessing was made to Kim from a trusted source.

“I’m not sure how to put it into words,” says Kim, unassumingly. “I just kind of knew I was going to paint Hickstead.”

When John Anderson of Rocky Mountain Show Jumping decided to commission the painting, and invited Kim to do it, he told her, “You have to hit this one out of the ballpark.” So she did.

The result is a stunning 30" x 40" acrylic on canvas unveiled at a gala event held

June 11 at Goby’s Bar & Grill on the Rocky Mountain Show Jumping grounds. The original is expected to be held in trust pending future sale plans.

For now, framed giclées, 500 of them, measuring the same size as the original are available for purchase at $2,500. Fifty limited edition artist proofs are also available for sale at $3,500. A number of giclées were pre-sold, with the original or prints sight unseen, just on the merit of the content of the painting itself. A number of purchasers had their first run prints signed by Lamaze at the June 11 event. Proceeds from A Moment In Time are already earmarked for such charities as JustWorld International and John’s own charity, First Leg Up. Kim and her business partner and husband Glen took daily photographs of A Moment In Time’s progress.

“I usually limit myself to painting four or five hours a day, that’s usually enough.

But to complete A Moment In Time by the deadline we were working toward, I spent a number of weeks where I did a lot of 12hour days,” says Kim. “You look around and you see the yardwork isn’t done... and I love to ride, and I haven’t ridden a lot this spring. But I kept telling myself how honoured I was to have been commissioned for this project. I know a lot of great and skilled artists who could have done this very well... so to have been chosen is incredible.”

For more information about Kim Penner’s equine art, surf to www.kimpenner.com. To purchase a giclée of A Moment In Time, e-mail hickstead@rmshowjumping.com or phone John Anderson at 403 256 8652 or Kim Penner at 403 786 8691.

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Tiffany Foster giddy at thought of making Olympic team After competing in Europe, coach and rider feel she is more than ready to take the big stage

By Wendy Dudley Calgary, AB

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iffany Foster looks to the sky, as if praying. “Oh my God, it would just be like, I don’t know. It’s not often that I am at a loss for words, but really I don’t know what to say. It would definitely be a dream-come-true. Actually it would be even past a dream.”

Foster, 28, is on cloud nine about the prospect of securing a spot on the London Summer Games team.

And she’s proven this past year that she is more than capable of handling the pressure and the big jumps.

She admits she’s been visualizing the possibility, relating how she and Eric Lamaze recently flew together to Calgary after competing in Europe.

“We were talking about what it would be like to be on the team together. And I said ‘If I ride with you, it will be the craziest thing that ever happened.’”

Foster works for Lamaze as his head trainer, and is also his student.

“To ride with him on the same team would be so unbelievably cool.”

Eric Lamaze, left, would be ecstatic to have his student and head trainer, Tiffany Foster on the Olympic team. It would be his first student to make it to the Olympics. photo: Wendy Dudley

The feeling is mutual, said Lamaze.

“It would give hope to every little girl that has a pony and has a dream, and thinks they can’t afford it. She does not come from money, and it would open the door for them all.”

In her teens, she trained with and later worked for Brent and Laura Balisky at their Thunderbird Show Stables in Langley, BC. Foster was with Lamaze in Hong Kong when he and Hickstead won

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the gold medal. She had recently broken her back. “I was still in a brace, so I wasn’t even riding. So to be where I am four years later, the shift is unbelievable.”

The team’s co-chef d’equipe also is impressed with her ability to compete with the big guns. “She’s a breath of fresh air, and in the last year, she has jumped more than admirably,” said Mark Laskin.

Foster, who grew up in Vancouver, made her debut at representing Canada during the Masters at Spruce Meadows last September, when she helped the team jump to a second-place finish. Since then, she has competed for Canada in Argentina, where the team won, and was a member of the squad that in May tied for second in Lummen, Belgium, and came third in Linz, Austria.

The European experience is behind her momentum, she said. “It is so different. You go there with just two or three horses, so you can really focus on them. And every day you are jumping big fences. So you are always on your game. You are always trying, always competitive in every class.”

And when it comes to horses, no steed does it better than Victor, her 10-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, she said.

“Victor is the best. He gives me so much confidence, I feel like I can do anything. We have a great partnership and lots of experience together. He is a young horse with a lot of blood. He’s always perfect.”

And the more cheering, the better, she added. “He loves the crowds. It takes a lot of work to burn off his energy. He likes to have fun on the lunge line.”

Ask her coach and mentor what he thinks and he moves to the edge of his chair when discussing the possibility of her making the team. “To say it would be a dreamcome-true is putting it mildly,” said Lamaze. “It would be my first student that I have ever brought up to the Olympics.”

And few are more deserving than her, he added. “She has worked so hard, and she is so dedicated. She has every right to get this. She has worked beyond what a normal person has. I believe a lot in that horse and in her.”

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Calgary’s Asselin contemplates retirement to help son’s career Rider wants one last Olympics before handing over competitive reins to his son

By Wendy Dudley Calgary, AB

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ooking out across the lush International Ring, Calgary’s Jonathan Asselin wonders how many big rides he has left in him. He’s only 53, but he says it may be time to hand the competitive reins over to his son Ben, a rising star on the show jumping circuit.

“I want to support my son and it’s hard to find two or three Olympic horses for the two of us,” said Asselin who coaches Ben, 18, at their Attache Stables, west of the city.

“It’s not that I wouldn’t be riding anymore, but I would really like to focus my attention on helping him.

So this might be my last year, and I’ll move my horses onto Ben. I can help him train and develop young horses.”

Asselin has great respect for fellow Canuck Ian Millar who at age 65 is most likely headed to a record-breaking 10th Olympics, but to accomplish such a feat is not on Asselin’s bucket list.

“I love the sport and the challenge of jumping big courses, but I’m not an Ian Millar. He’s a freak, when you think of what he can do at his age.”

But this time, he wants to ride.

“I would be honoured to be named, but I would be disappointed if I was the fifth rider. I have to be honest and say that. I want to be one of the four.”

Asselin knows he’s in a battle for that coveted fourth spot, with the likes of Tiffany Foster turning in stellar rides this past year on her horse Victor. There’s also Yann Candele, and Mac Cone dueling it out for a London ticket.

But a last ride in the Olympics —

the pinnacle of the sport — would make for a wonderful final chapter in his competitive career. And there are so many brilliant young riders, including Ben, to pick up the reins, he said.

He names Calgary’s Kara Chad as an example, along with the likes of Samantha Buirs of Langley, BC, and Vancouver’s Brian Morton, all capable of carrying the torch for Canada. “The future is bright.

We’re well poised to continue to do well in the sport.”

Calgary's Jonathan Asselin is contemplating retirement from competitive riding to support his son Ben (right), a rising star in the show jumping world. photo: wendy dudley

“I would be disappointed if I was the fifth rider.”

— Jonathan Asselin

Still, he hopes he gets the chance at making one last big ride. While the Olympic chatter is all about Eric Lamaze, Ian Millar and Jill Henselwood, Asselin believes he’s got a horse that could boldly go where he has gone before.

He’s referring to Showgirl, a 12-year-old Selle Francais that he says is the best horse he has ever ridden. He purchased the chestnut mare, once owned by Canada’s Margie Gayford, about 16 months ago.

“She’s brave, careful and scopey.

She has everything,” said Asselin, who was the top Canadian at the 2011 Pan American Games where he rode Showgirl to a ninth place finish. He also jumped her in last fall’s Nation’s Cup at the Masters.

“Since then, she has more rideability and more confidence. She’s at a high point, right now,” he said, noting recent strong finishes with clear rounds at Vancouver’s Thunderbird Park. “She’s proven that she can jump the big ones.”

With the Pan Am Games, the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2008 Olympics (he was the alternate) on his resume, he doesn’t have to prove he has steady nerves.

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The Canadian Olympic horses will travel in style to London

Canadian team horses must travel almost 20 hours by plane, truck and ferry to compete at the 2012 Olympics

By Heather Grovet Galahad, AB

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The Olympic team horses will fly in a moveable box called a Cargolux stall. The stalls are compact to keep the horse safe and secure. photo: submitted

,058 kilometers — that’s the distance the Canadian Olympic team horses must travel from Calgary, AB, to compete in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. But how do these horses make that long trip? Kenneth Serrien, managing director of Overseas Horse Transport Ltd. (OHT) sheds some light on the process.

“Overseas Horse Transport will be in charge of relocating some of the Canadian Olympic horses to Europe,” Serrien says. “International horse transport has been our business for many years, therefore we understand everything this entails including paperwork, vet checks, booking of flights, assisting grooms and handling horses as they travel.”

Serrien explains there are two distinct groups of people who ship horses from Canada to Europe, and each follows a slightly different process. “If a horse is sold to Europe, then it must go into quarantine thirty days before its flight,” Serrien says. “Competition horses are only in Europe temporarily so they don’t require quarantine, just a vet check and specific health papers.”

“I’d estimate that 99 per cent of these horses will fly without problems. Most will be relaxed and simply eat or sleep during the trip.”

— Kenneth Serrien

Many of the Olympic horses will travel with their own private grooms, but OHT can provide trained flight grooms if necessary.

“Grooms are responsible for caring for the horse as they travel,” Serrien says. “They’ll water horses, ensure their hay nets are full, and most importantly, are prepared to react immediately if any emergency occurs. Some of the private grooms aren’t very experienced, but the good ones are a real asset because they understand how their specific horse loads, unloads and travels.”

To compete at the London Olympics, horses must fly nine hours from Calgary to Luxembourg. “I’d estimate that 99 per cent of these horses will fly without problems,” Serrien continues.

“Most will be relaxed and simply eat or sleep during the trip. A small percentage will be nervous — normally we can tell which

ones are going to be difficult before we’re even off the ground.”

Horses will fly in a moveable box called a Cargolux stall.

“Competition horses such as the Olympic team horses travel two to a box,” Serrien says. “People shipping horses privately will often have them travel three to a box. Loading horses into the Cargolux stall is normally the most difficult part of the trip. Often it will take 30 to 40 minutes to load each horse because they dislike getting into the narrow, dark stalls.”

Serrien explains the narrow stalls actually provide safety for the horses when in flight, with the small space containing them similarly to a seatbelt. Accidents and injuries are rare, especially since the grooms are equipped with tranquilizers to use if the horse becomes unmanageable. “Once in a while a horse will kick in the Cargolux stall, and scrape a back leg,” Serrien says. “But larger injuries are very unusual, especially with the Olympic horses, which doubtlessly will have traveled quite a bit before this.”

Team horses will travel with the basics; a halter and shank, transportation bandages and a blanket. “The competitors will have a lot of tack, which we’ll ship separately as freight,” Serrien notes. “There will be tack trunks, bags of all types and the competitor’s clothing. And many of the riders have their own unique items, for example, Eric Lamaze normally brings golf clubs when he flies.”

Unloading the horses at Luxembourg likely will be uneventful as horses are more than happy to get out of the Cargolux stalls. But the Olympic team’s trip isn’t finished once they arrive in Europe. “The grooms will have to go through customs,” Serrien says. “And the horses will be vet checked and go through clearance. After that they’re picked up by truck, where they’ll have a ten hour drive to London.”

The Olympic horses will travel through Europe in lorries specifically made for long-haul road travel. These trucks can carry up to ten horses at a time, and are equipped with observation monitors, temperature control and their own fresh water supply.

Part of the trip entails the crosschannel ferry from the continent to Britain. The ferry trip lasts 90 minutes, not including the checkin and wait times. To complicate things, the ferry often refuses horses during rough weather so precautions must be made in case of possible delays.

“The journey to the Olympics takes many hours,” Serrien concludes. “And we’ll do whatever it takes to ensure the horses arrive at London in a healthy condition.”

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Olympic equine v e n u e

Historic Greenwich Park in London will be a one-of-a-kind Olympic experience

Imagine a unique equestrian venue near London’s city centre built on raised platforms

By Heather Grovet Galahad, AB

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magine you’re in charge of designing the equestrian facilities for the 2012 Olympic Games.

You need to build a world class facility to handle the eventing, dressage and jumping horses, their riders, support staff, spectators and media. You want this facility to be near London, ideally within easy access of public transit.

One option would be to use Greenwich Park, London’s oldest enclosed Royal Park with a history dating back to the Romans. This scenic area is composed of rolling hills, and offers an impressive view of the nearby city and river.

On the downside, since Greenwich Park is a historical area, the grounds cannot be modified in any way. Grass cannot be ripped up.

Bulldozers cannot lower one area and raise another. Trees cannot be removed. And everything must be returned to the original condition when you’re finished.

With these things in mind, would you select Greenwich Park for the Olympics? Well, Britain did,

and this choice has made for a very unique venue.

Greenwich’s convenient location is one of its main benefits. The park is located only seven kilometres from the Olympic Stadium, so the equestrian teams will be near the rest of the action. This isn’t something to take for granted.

“During the 2008 Beijing Olympics the equestrian teams were in Hong Kong,” Julie Cull, communications co-ordinator from Equine Canada says. This meant a difference of nearly 2,000 kilometers!

Waylon Roberts, one of Canada’s top young eventing competitors, had an opportunity to ride at the Olympic test event in June 2011 at Greenwich Park so can share firsthand his perceptions of the place.

“Greenwich is located in beautiful, rolling park land,” Roberts notes. “There simply are no areas in the park flat enough to build traditional riding rings or stables, so they had to think outside the box.”

Since land could not be moved or leveled, raised platforms were used to create rings, arenas and building sites.

“I was able to watch a stadium jumping competition in their

newly installed Grand Prix ring,” Roberts continues. “One end of the ring was level with the ground; the other end was at least ten feet in the air! In spite of that everything seemed very solid; they used telescopic steel feet as bases. I understand this sort of technology has been done in track and field venues before, but I think this is the first equestrian site created this way. It looked odd but the horses competing that day didn’t seem to notice anything out of the ordinary.”

The stables at Greenwich were also raised to accommodate the rolling hills. “One end of our stable was six inches off the ground, and the other was raised at least four feet,” Roberts says. “When the horses walked inside it sounded a bit hollow.”

Roberts feels confident the dressage and show jumping rings will be first class in spite of their obvious differences. “Britain understands good footing,” he says. “And everything will be top quality. But the park’s setup will complicate some things. For example, there is a really long hack to the dressage ring, and the horses will have

to pass huge crowds of spectators.

This can be quite stimulating for the horses.”

“I suspect the biggest equestrian challenge will be the cross-country course,” Roberts continues.

“William Fox-Pitt called it a ‘BMX course’ because it’s very tight and twisting! I was able to jump the test event last year on Blockbuster III, a horse I borrowed from Chloe Machin. He was a great horse but still a bit green, and the crosscountry course was really challenging. We were always turning, and then going back up and down another hill. And even though it was only a test run, there was a large crowd watching which startled Blockbuster because he wasn’t expecting people at the top of each hill. I can only imagine what it will be like with the Olympic crowds!”

Roberts believes the unique facilities at Greenwich won’t hurt Canada’s chances at the Olympics.

“Several of our top eventers are mounted on nice, nippy horses that can take quick turns without fatiguing easily,” he says. “I think these are the type of horses that will excel when eventing at Greenwich.”

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Equine Canada nominates team Equine Canada has nominated six horse and rider pairs for the Canadian Olympic eventing team. These nominated athletes will be reviewed by the Canadian Olympic Committee and then will be formally announced Thursday, July 5 during a press release at Spruce Meadows. And please note — three of the six horses are Canadian bred!

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— charles M. Russell

Inspired by People and Horses old west

Glenbow Museum re-creates C.M. Russell’s exhibition from 1912 Calgary Stampede Museum researches and brings back Russell’s original art work on the vanishing west

By Wendy Dudley Calgary, AB

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an Tyson wrote one of the most fitting tributes to cowboy artist Charlie Russell when he penned the song, The Gift, a poetic salute to Russell who spent a good deal of time in Alberta, painting its pastel coulees and First Nations peoples.

So it was only fitting that the singer performed at the Glenbow Museum’s launch of its exhibit, Charlie Russell and the First Calgary Stampede, which runs until July 29.

Tyson usually ends his concerts with The Gift, never failing to mention that Russell used to hang out not far from the Tyson Ranch, near Longview. “He’s my guiding light, my patron saint,” he said. “He was the man. He changed my life. He was the gift.”

One of Alberta’s greatest monuments to Russell is the bronze at the Bar U Ranch, a sculpture based on Attacked By Wolves, a Russell painting done for George Lane, then manager of the Bar U and one of the major financiers of the Calgary Stampede. The piece depicts Lane on horseback being circled by attacking wolves.

Yet Russell’s connection to Alberta is not well known as he is considered more a son of Montana where he lived in Great Falls. But it

The Wagon Boss, (detail) by Charles M. Russell, 1909. Collection of Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

was the inaugural Calgary Stampede in 1912 that launched his international career, noted exhibit curator Lorain Lounsberry.

Calgary Stampede manager Guy Weadick invited Russell to exhibit his work as one of the Stampede’s highlights. Back then, there was no midway, just the rodeo and parade, so Russell’s work made headlines.

He exhibited 20 paintings of which 17 are on view at the Glen-

bow. It took two years to track down the originals and arrange the loans.

Most came from the States, found in private collections and galleries.

Russell's show was so successful that he exhibited again at the second Stampede held in 1919. He also showed in Winnipeg and Saskatoon.

“He sold 13 paintings at that first (1912) show, which is incredible.

Calgary was special,” said Russell scholar Brian Dippie, the exhibit’s

consultant. “He was the emotional heart of the first Stampede,” added Lounsberry.

Several of those works featured in the Glenbow exhibit are signature Russell pieces, including the Wagon Boss depicting a train of oxen climbing out of a coulee from Fort Benton en route to Canada.

In Without Knocking, considered by many to be one of the best-ever western paintings, depicts rowdy cowboys whooping it up outside a frontier saloon.

The other pieces cover Russell’s broad canvas, from bears and buffalo to First Nations and the Northwest Mounted Police. The 1912 Calgary Stampede poster, featuring a Russell sketch, is also included, and is the only existing poster.

Russell’s trip to the Stampede 100 years ago was not his first time north of the border. In 1888 he rode with three buddies up from Helena, MT, crossing the Belly and Oldman Rivers, then stopping over in High River.

Russell, already known as the Cowboy Artist, bunked up in a cabin on the Bar D Ranch, just west of town along the Highwood River.

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After returning to Montana, he continued to paint Mounties and Red River carts, his backgrounds of prairie and hills bathed in sunset pastels. He returned north several times, researching backdrops for commissioned works.

Over the years, two other Stampede backers — Pat Burns and A.E. Cross — also purchased major pieces, and in 1919, Lane presented one of the works, When Law Dulls the Edge of Chance, to the Prince of Wales after he purchased what he named the EP Ranch next to the Bar U. When Russell died in 1926, A.E. Cross, penned in a letter to Russell’s widow Nancy: “You have not only my entire sympathy, but the sympathy of all the old cow men in this country, many of them who knew your husband in years gone by.”

And Canadian cowboy artist and author Will James, who came from the same era, captured Russell in his words: “There’s no man that can talk of the cow country and the happenings there like Russell has done with his brush. His paintings, to my way of thinking, stand by themselves, all by themselves and away up above any others that tell of the west.”

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he old adage, necessity is the mother of invention, has stood the test of time because it’s true.

When Trish Grzyb’s 15 year old niece, Beth was in 4-H six years ago, and wanting to enter the Western Pleasure show ring, off the rack performance wear wasn’t cutting it. The ready-made rail shirts she could find didn’t fit and flatter her long arms and torso. She was made for the catwalk, but the performance wear she could find, was not.

In stepped Auntie Trish. And, much to her surprise, shortly thereafter, the birth of Clothes Horse Designs out of her Calgary home.

“People who saw Beth’s shirt started asking where she got it, and I started getting a lot of encouragement to make more rail shirts, for more people,” says Trish.

“So I decided to give it a whirl, and bought a booth at the Mane Event six years ago. My main goal was to earn enough to pay for my booth and my travel expenses; I figured, if I made that, I’d be a happy camper.”

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Her years of being a home seamstress for herself and her two daughters gave Trish the space and luxury of honing a fine attention to detail that would later become a hallmark of her custom Clothes Horse designs.

What started as a hobby is quickly growing into the potential for a full time career: as many shirts, vests, jackets and pants as she can sew are bought up every year at her, ah, main showcase event at the Mane Event in Red Deer.

“I have a philosophy that when you look good, you feel good, and when you feel good, you’re going to do good in the show ring,” Trish beams.

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She doesn’t buy her fabric in bolts; she buys just enough for two or three shirts, “and when they’re gone, they’re gone.”

She sews with only the top quality spandex and strives to make the adornment of the satin or suede French collars and cuffs as individual as one-of-a-kind.

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I NSPIRATIONS western art

Western Showcase promises to be best ever Calgary Stampede showcases western art, quilts, metal art, and more GOING DOWN THE TRAIL Places and events of interest

By Cindy Bablitz Calgary, AB.

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n this centennial year for the Calgary Stampede, the Western Showcase — artfully celebrating western values, heritage and lifestyle — has become recognized as one of the major (indoor) destinations of the greatest outdoor show on earth.

“Every year, our committee volunteers bring a new game to the plate,” says Donna Andersen, chair of the Media and Promotions Committee of the Western Showcase.

“Over 200 volunteers keep everything fresh and exciting... they are just so passionate about what they do.”

And though it’s a fine line to draw, it does seem that the Western Showcase keeps getting better and better every year. This year marks the 31st edition of the event. For sure, 2012’s Western Showcase has a bigger, broader, more inclusive mandate than ever before. All-time record crowds are expected to stroll through the galleries during the ten days of the Calgary Stampede’s Centennial.

“The room in its entirety is a juried art show,” explains Donna,

meaning that every single submission is evaluated at committee level as well as by a professional panel for its artistic integrity within the guidelines of each entrance category.

And the categories are many!

“This year, for the sixth year running, we’re also honouring an inductee into the Western Showcase Hall of Fame,” says Donna.

This year’s Hall of Fame inductee, just announced, is Linda Stewart, a bronze artisan with more than 30 years invested in honing her fine artistry for sculpture, currently living and creating out of Fort Macleod.

“Another interesting component to watch for this year is our award for Outstanding Artistic Achievement. This is only the second year we’ve recognized an artist who we feel demonstrates an outstanding contribution to the world of western art, and the community of western artists, and we’re so proud to celebrate Michelle Grant this year.”

Michelle has earned international accolades for her engaging ability to combine oil, acrylic and graphite

mediums into an ethereally realistic impression of western themes uniquely her own expression.

As is done every year, the original painting of next year’s Calgary Stampede poster — this year, a creation by Duke Beardsley of Denver — will be unveiled and auctioned off during the Western Art Auction, a highly energized live event seeing some 96 pieces sold over a 3-1/2 hour event on the evening of Thursday, July 12 during Stampede week.

“At this year’s auction, we’ll also see one of Vic Bennett’s Gift of the Century saddles, commissioned by the Calgary Stampede in celebration of the centennial, auctioned off,” Donna says, warning, “You’ll see a very fast and furious bidding war when this comes to the auction block because it’s a piece of history, and all the others, (of the 100 limited edition copies made) have been sold.”

Other highlights will include a centennial quilt, featuring 102 blocks from 100 quilters; the Calgary Co-op Kitchen Theatre — this year featuring an all-female duel-

“We’re so proud to celebrate Michelle Grant for Outstanding Artistic Achievement this year.”

— Donna Andersen

Rita is a 12” x 9” original acrylic on board by Shannon Lawlor which can be seen at the Calgary Stampede Western Art Show, BMO Center, July 6 - 15, 2012

ling chefs competition; the Artist Ranch Project celebrating the Bar U Ranch; the Western Photo Gallery, presenting contest winners this year in partnership with Canadian Geographic; a gallery featuring pieces from the private collection of the Gissing estate, celebrating the historic paintings of Roland Gissing, (who, though he passed away in 1967 is still touted as Alberta’s best known landscape artist); the winning entries from the Grade Twelve Western Art Scholarship, another juried competition open to twelfth grade students from all over Alberta; and the Window on the West live presen-

tations on stage and in unexpected performance artistry throughout the 100,000 square foot venue.

The Western Showcase is held in the Western Oasis in the BMO Centre at Stampede Park, in Halls D and E and runs through the entire week of Stampede, July 6-15. The event is free to take in, though attendance at the July 12 live auction requires the purchase of a $75 ticket package which includes Stampede gate admission, your bidding paddle, a light buffet dinner and a collector’s pin.

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It’s a good year for Michelle Grant.

This western equine artist has been selected by the Calgary Stampede’s 2012 Western Showcase, Western Art Auction committee as the recipient of the Outstanding Artistic Achievement award. For good reason. Though she’s based in Calgary, and her art is decidedly western Canadian, Michelle Grant has earned enough international accolades to fill a respectable dossier.

And on May 28, Michelle earned another feather in her cap as her rendition of Grated Coconut — the six time world champion bareback horse and sire of much of the Stampede’s roughstock — was released as a pair of minted coins by the Royal Canadian Mint.

“The news of the new minting of Michelle’s design came within weeks of us deciding to honour her with the Outstanding Achievement award,” explains Donna Andersen, chair of the Media and Promotions Committee of the Western Showcase, adding, “So it was a wonderful bit of beautiful serendipity.”

Michelle says, “It’s pretty exciting... especially because it’s celebrating the Stampede centennial.

These coins, and my art, are now a part of history. I couldn’t be more proud, more honoured.”

The coins are five ounce 99.99 per cent pure gold and pure silver mintages immortalizing one of the Calgary Stampede’s most legend-

ary studs in celebration of this centennial year.

“Both coins celebrate the iconic imagery of western culture — the bucking bronco, the rodeo rider, the rope motif and the intricate scrolling embellishments of classic leather saddle design,” says Alex Reeves, senior manager of communications with the Royal Canadian Mint.

The trademark brand, (C, lazy S) is emblazoned on Grated Coconut, and the rider’s participant number is 1912 marking the first ever Calgary Stampede, 100 years ago. Only 200 gold and 1,500 silver coins were minted, retailing at $11,999.95 and $495.95, respectably.

These coins represent the sixth design Michelle has been commissioned to complete for the Royal Canadian Mint.

If you’d like to meet the artist of Canada’s newest minted commemorative coins, come to the Western Showcase artist’s studios in the BMO Centre on the Stampede grounds all during Stampede week. You can also see more of Michelle’s art at www.michellegrant.ca.

To purchase your highly collectable Michelle Grant-designed coins, call the Mint directly at 1-800-267-1871 or surf to www. mint.ca. Royal Canadian Mint coins can also be purchased through participating Canada Post outlets.

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100 Years of Thunder – Music, Art, Poetry MY TUNES Music reviews

By Cindy Bablitz Calgary, AB

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arely do you find such a special multi-disciplinary collaboration of artists as 100 Years of Thunder offers. It’s a salute to Calgary Stampede’s Centennial year — featuring the prose of Wendy Bryden, the songwriting of Bruce Innes, the poetry of Doris Daley and the photography of Neville Palmer — and, like all the best western inspirations, it started humbly at a party.

“My dear friend Wendy had just published The First Stampede of Flores LaDue and gave it to me at a party in October,” explains singer/songwriter Bruce Innes, perhaps most well known for his five decade collaboration with The Original Caste and their chart topping hit, (and much covered) One Tin Soldier.

100 Years of Thunder began as Bruce’s idea of having Wendy write ten essays about the ten decades of the Calgary Stampede, which would become the founding inspirations for ten songs he would write.

One good idea led to another and Bruce thought of his friend, photographer Neville Palmer.

“This guy used to be Special Forces with the British army and his job was diffusing bombs in Northern Ireland. He has a no fear gene. He’s spent the last six years lying on his belly getting these amazing rodeo shots.

“I’ve worked with Annie Leibovitz and his work is in the same category,” Bruce asserts.

Enter Doris Daley.

“Bruce and I met at a dinner party, and told me about this wonderful project he was conjuring up. I make my living writing and performing western poetry and I’m a rancher’s daughter and know my way

around the ranching world; I was only too thrilled to get involved with 100 Years of Thunder,” says Doris, who has spent the last 20 years performing at every cowboy festival in Canada and many south of the border as well.

Daley has twice been named Best Female Cowboy Poet in North America by the Academy of Western Artists — the only Canadian, male or female, to achieve this honour.

100 Years of Thunder is a CD... but so much more than a CD. It contains a collection of ten sets of spoken word poetry and music on disc and a commemorative ten-page booklet featuring prose and photographic art. And in conjunction with the project, Bruce and Doris have a live concert ready for performance.

“Every spare moment for the last six months has been in production for 100 Years of Thunder,” says Doris.

“We tackled ten iconic symbols of the Calgary Stampede, from the white hat to chuckwagon racing.”

Bruce adds, “I tried to write things that were musical and fun. I wrote one song called Outlaw, about a bucking bull named Outlaw, and the song is from his perspective. I wanted to create tunes that were solidly musical and hopefully a little bit memorable.

There’s another song called Together Forever For Sure, about Guy and Flores and another called The People, celebrating the wonderful contribution of the First Nations people to the entire spirit of the Stampede. When The People come to the party, that’s when the party begins,” grins Bruce.

To get your copy of 100 Years of Thunder, surf to www.100yearsofthunder.com, or look for the CD at the Calgary Stampede Store down on the grounds during Stampede Week, online at secure.calgarystampede.com/xcart, or at Blue Rock Gallery in Black Diamond, AB.

Natural Equine Remedies Equine Owners Manual: Prevention, Solutions, Results TIME TO CHILL Book and movie reviews

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have written this workbook to help you help your horse and to share with you my knowledge and insight. You now have the resources to help your horse using natural remedies, while waiting for your vet to arrive in the event of a poor health or traumatic injury situation. — Lorrie Bracaloni, C.H.P. As we humans embrace more natural wellness for ourselves, Lorrie Bracaloni. is doing the same for horses with her new book Natural Equine Remedies.

This practical manual will help all owners prevent and treat health issues, saving time and money in horse care. It will be of particular interest to those living in more isolated rural areas, far from the nearest veterinarian.

You will learn how to administer basic aid and keep your horse comfortable until the vet comes.

Bracaloni is clear that she is not a licensed veterinarian and that this workbook is a result of her own experience healing over 100 horses using natural therapies. In addition to preventive practices using herbs, diet and minerals, Bracaloni covers treatment for 17 common equine ailments, including abscesses, bruised heels, eye issues, colds and flu, parasites and West Nile.

The last part of the book is devoted to detailed ex-

planations of homeopathic medicines, along with a quick reference chart. There is also a complete section on herbals and other natural products, their various uses, and testimonials from happy users.

Natural Equine Remedies is an important adjunct to veterinary care that may create more successful outcomes for your sick or injured horse. You’ll definitely want it as an addition to your barn reference books.

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They ran on the range ten months of the year Only part broke, very hard to get near.

Cowboys never had time to start them out slow It was hook to the mower and know you will go!

Where will you go, you never do know The only thing certain is it won’t be too slow.

If you think riding broncs takes lots of skill Try a seat on a mower flying over the hill.

If you’ve never been there it’s hard to explain But these horses ran faster than a runaway train.

You sit and pull hard with all of your might And hope all the big rocks stay down out of sight.

Your ride is a fast one and you hope you can last Till they run out of wind as the world rushes past.

For flying three miles from barn to the range Is only the beginning of things that will change.

There’s dropping the sickle when it’s time to cut grass Here’s where the teamsters land flat on their............back.

They drag along hardly touching the ground Hoping to hold on till the horses slow down.

There’s pieces of hay time that will never appear Lost by runaway horses as they ran wild with fear.

I think when you look up at the stars in the sky And you see that star falling as it flashes by, Then you look at it closer and your face starts to frown: It’s just an older mower team trying hard to slow down.

About the Poet: Buddy Gale was 12 years old when he and a pal jumped a freight car and headed to the big ranches of Southern Alberta. Both his poems and songs play a strong role in preserving the cowboy way. He will be sharing his poems July 8 at the Bar U Ranch.

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HORSE, HEALTH & HOME Inside and Outside Your Stable

Packing u p

Day rides in the mountains – what to take Experienced outfitter reveals some of the small things that can come in handy Trail riding tips and information

By Terri McKinney

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s you read this article, we are at the end of a long week of packing in our base camp.

After a few loads of horses, hay, campers and wall tents put up, I am a happy tired. As I sit here in the quiet of the mountains, breathing in the freshest air on earth, I am content.

There is a peace here that I hope you enjoy for the first time or the hundredth time this summer. This secret is for everyone to enjoy.

Let me give you a visual — the snow is still on the high mountains and it get’s deeper into Banff park which I can see off into the far distance.

The wild horses greeted us again this spring and there are some new herds. Watching them has been a must read for me and they simply amaze me. They are pure freedom when you watch them play, fight, eat or run. They only stick around for June as this is not the busy season and the cows are not here. They stay in the meadows for the greenest spring grass along with the elk and deer.

The fire is smoking away with the smell of camping in every bit of that smoke. The horses are munching away on their hay and content till the wild horses squeal or run by.

The grass is just starting along with the leaves. We left the farm by Camrose, AB only a week ago and the grass was high. Coming out here you step back a couple of weeks and degree’s but I encourage you to come out in June even for the day to marvel in the simplicity of pre-season wonders.

This is when you see wildlife and not so many humans, no cell service and you can sit back and just watch

nature “live.” Come west my friend and enjoy what the Rocky Mountains have to show you.

I hope you’re gearing up to come west. Last month I talked about gear for you to bring. Now what about your horse? I will lightly touch on this subject as there are so many different options, opinions and stories behind gear.

Let’s start with the saddle. We ride in a wade tree saddle because it is made for hours in the saddle, sits nice on your horse and versatile for cow work and green colts. There are many trail saddles and they all vary — pick the best one that suits you. One that is good fitting and sitting are the main components. Your horse and you have to be comfortable.

“You can also invest in bear spray (but suggest you buy an extra and try shooting it off at home first...)”

— Terri McKinney

I suggest a good fitting breast collar and hind cinch for the climbs and descents. You need strings on your saddle for your saddle bags and coats. Good using saddle bags are also a must. You can choose leather or nylon. We find anything leather will require more care and attention.

My saddle bags always have my extensive first aid kit.

A cantle bag is nice when you just go for day rides and can pack necessities in it like matches, water, tp, zip ties and my Stihl hand saw. I also put extra snaps on my buckles along with an extra lead I tie behind my cantle for “just in case” moments.

A good using wool pad can also dou-

ble as an emergency matt for sleeping on. (I will go into that in another article for that moment when you might spend the night in the hills alone).

My horse wears a good bridle and I either use a halter under or a neck rope. On my horn I carry my 12 gauge defender and tie the bottom strap of the scabbard to my cinch buckle. I don’t like riding with my gun under my leg because I am usually riding colts and don’t like the feel with a gun between me and horse.

You can also invest in bear spray (but suggest you buy an extra and try shooting it off at home first to see the range so you are prepared) or bring a bell to alert the critters. (I will go into encounters in another article). Now that you have all of your gear packed, your horse all geared up, let’s hit the trail for a great day ride!

See you next time and may your trails be clear, your pack string safe and your camp just around the corner.

Terri outfits with her husband Chuck McKinney & their daughter south west of Rocky Mountain House Alberta in the Bighorn Backcountry. They teach horsemanship clinic’s, do packing demo’s, train horses in the mountains, offer trail rides and pack trips. They put on over 1500 miles a season and hold Canada’s ONLY Working Mountain Horse Competition & Select Sale each fall. Check them out for more info www.wilddeuce. com, email her at outfitting@wilddeuce. com or call Terri at 780-679-8451.

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Calgary youth win on European tour Ben Asselin, Bretton Chad, Kara Chad, and Alexandria Smith represented Canada at CSIOY Bonheiden, BEL, held May 17-20, 2012, and both Asselin and Kara Chad were victorious during this first stop of their European Tour.

Asselin, 18, of Calgary, AB rode Rush, an 11-year-old Belgian Sport Horse owned by Attache Stables, to the only clear round out of 53 starters to win the 5000€ 1.45 m Prijs Ashford Farm. With Lolita, a 14-year-old Oldenburg mare also owned by Attache Stables, Asselin also had a clear round for the Canadian team in the Nations’ Cup held on May 19.

The youngest member of the team, 16-year-old Kara Chad of

Calgary, AB, kicked-off the competition with a huge win in the 1,250€ 1.30 m Prijs C & M on May 17. In a class of 73 entries, Kara Chad and Calle 11, Stone Ridge’s 15-year-old Holsteiner gelding, posted the fastest double clear with a jump-off time of 34.14 seconds for the victory.

Eighteen-year-old Bretton Chad of Calgary, AB, rode Stone Ridge’s 12-year-old Dutch Warmblood gelding, Tjengo, to third place in both the 1,000€ 1.25 m Prijs Schilderwerken vd Kerkhof and the 1,250€ 1.30 m Prijs Transport Van de Poel.

Alexandria Smith, 19, who currently resides in San Juan Capistrano, CA, rode her own 11-year-old Hanoverian stallion, Albatros 86, to five faults in the 1,250€ 1.30m Prijjs C & M and gained invaluable experience competing in Europe.

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HORSE, HEALTH & HOME SADDLES

The fine art of saddling a horse Learning to properly swing a saddle will be more comfortable for you and your horse GET A GRIP Ask the trainers

By Glenn Stewart

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ome people make saddling a horse look like a form of art.

Others make it look like they are a crane operator and they are loading a cargo container onto a ship. And then there are some who look like they are in a wrestling match with the saddle and then at some point they finally throw it at the horse and hope it stays on.

Something I’ve seen many times are horses don’t appreciate being

saddled without any regard for what it might feel or look like from their perspective. I think it is safe to assume that no horse would like the saddle banging down on their backs, or getting hit with a stirrup or the cinches. Here are a few things that I try to be very aware of.

The first thing is that I have all my cinches hung up in the keeper. The cinches and latigo are wrapped and hung up a certain way before I take my saddle off the horse.

When I saddle, I place the pad on the horse’s back ahead of where I want it to end up. Then I swing

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the saddle into place on the pad so there is a bit more saddle pad sticking out the front of the saddle than the back.

Generally speaking, pads move backwards. Also it puts a bit less pressure over the withers than a pad pulled back under the saddle.

Next, slide the pad with the saddle back into the position it should be in, and pull the mane out from under the pad. Sliding the pad and saddle back also keeps the hair all laying in the right direction.

Positioning the saddle is extremely important — shoulders have a lot of movement and the edges of the shoulder blade are soft and kind of rubbery. If the saddle is placed on the shoulder blade, it restricts the movement and the soft outer edge of the shoulder blade gets trauma from the tree in the saddle.

If we place the front of our tree a finger width or two behind the back of the shoulder blade, it will free it up. It will also help keep the cinch from digging into the horses’ front leg.

When you swing your saddle on, if you place your arm across in front of the cantle and grab the far side with your hand and turn the sheepskin against your hip, you will find that is a very comfortable place. It only takes one hand to hold it, which frees up the other hand to position, rub or put the pad on.

Then grab the front skirt of the saddle with you right hand, and twist and swing the saddle into place. Your cinches are hung properly; your latigo is up; but your stirrups are down. Practice swinging the saddle into place, rather than lifting it. If you twist and swing, the saddle should glide into position not slam down or have stirrups and latigo tangled underneath the saddle.

This is done from the right hand side of the horse, which is easier because you don’t need to swing the cinches over, plus it saves a trip around the horse because you are already there to let your cinches down.

Why not just pile the stirrup on the saddle and maybe the cinches too? There are a couple reasons — whatever you pile on top there is a chance that it will fall and hit the horse. Also, leaving the stirrup down on either side of the horse and swinging it on helps balance the saddle in place until you get your cinch done up. If we piled everything on top of the saddle we have to lift the saddle like a crane operator, which takes more strength and if the horse moves there will be stirrups and cinches clunking him everywhere.

Making saddling into an art form takes some practice, but your horse will love you for it! Have fun!

Glenn Stewart travels extensively conducting clinics, demonstrations, and colt starting sessions. More information by calling 1 877 728 8987 or visiting www.thehorseranch.com

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HORSE, HEALTH & HOME LUCK

Competitors think strange charms and rituals help Are superstitious rituals good you? Or can they do more harm than good?

RIDING OUT OF MY MIND Equestrian sport psychology

By April Clay Psychologist

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iders and other athletes can do some pretty kooky things in the name of luck.

Ohio based reiner Bridget Hillman always has to have an even show number. “I prefer for the number to be made up entirely of even numbers such as 248 as opposed to 930 which is technically even, but made up of odd numbers! I have no idea why this is... I don’t have any idea if I do better when I have an even number, or if I have in the past, but it’s just something I must have when I show!”

RMQHA Cowhorse Champion Darren Miller is into numbers, among other tricks, although he insists he’s not that superstitious.

“The numbers three, seven and 15 are good. If you see a lot of these on the way to a show, like in highways signs, then that’s good.”

Many people seem to be into shirts. Reiner Dean Brown confesses to shirt superstitions. One of them is even yellow, and those have a reputation amongst cowboys as carriers of bad luck. He says he has a few special ones that he doesn’t want to use very often.

“I have a blue one that has always done well”, he reflects as though talking about a favourite mount.

“And I did have a brown/beige shirt that I got from my Grandpa.

It was very lucky until it shrunk.”

Interestingly, most people do not usually understand the socalled magic behind lucky items and rituals. They often don’t know why they are doing it, they just do it. Even the yellow shirt phenomenon, no one seems to know just where this started.

Quirky choices in what is deemed lucky and unlucky may be one reason some riders want to remain anonymous when discussing the subject. “Well, I will tell you but you can’t use my name,” says a local area non-pro rider cautiously. “I always wear the same socks. They are five years old, rather ratty but they work like a charm. Oh, and I do wash them, don’t forget to include that!”

CAN BEING SUPERSTITIOUS HURT? Here’s the good news for all you superstitious types: lucky charms and rituals are by and large good for your performance. They enable riders and other athletes to enter into preferred mind sets, or psych themselves into the correct “zone.”

For some athletes, pre-game rituals or tokens can ease competition anxiety. Having things out of our control makes us all anxious. Competition settings are of course ripe with these possibilities. Engaging in a pre-show ritual or carrying something that makes you feel good can go a long way to taming those butterflies.

It’s like you have decided to do

your best to control the uncontrollable (a lucky ritual) and knowing you have done all you can then helps you to let go and ride in the moment. You have told your brain you have taken care of everything you can — so let’s get on with the riding. This of course is a whole lot more preferable than getting ensnarled in negative self-talk about what might go wrong.

Lucky charms can also act as powerful emotional cues. Joan Adler likes to wear a tie pin passed down to her from her father. “He was a very outgoing and positive person,” she reflects, “Sounds strange, but when I go into the warm up ring I feel an aura of ‘I

belong here’... a feeling of extreme positiveness.”

There are a few ways superstitions can adversely affect your performance. If you tend to use elements in your ritual that are beyond your control like thinking you need to be last in the ring is lucky, you have to rely on whoever draws the numbers. Or if you think your horse has to step out of his stall right foot first you will likely end up causing yourself and your teammate more stress than luck.

Rituals that interfere with others don’t always produce the best results. If you have to be the first one to the warm up ring and

so does another rider, that bad energy is not going to be good for either of you. Or, your coach may find your lucky practices interfere with his ability to assist you and others at the competitive site.

Lastly, an over reliance on luck can cause you to inadvertently give away your power and leave you feeling helpless. Some come to believe more in the ritual or object than they do their own skill. A lucky ritual should always have the place of being an adjunct to your own abilities, a reminder or cue. It should also be quick enough to apply in a pinch, when you really need a boost.

SUPERSTITIONS

The most common cowboy superstitions are…

• No yellow shirts • No hats on the bed • Never eat peanuts before a competition • Don’t compete with change in your pocket, it’s all you will ever win • Always shave before a competition • Never, never change a horse’s name

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CPRA Unofficial Rodeo Standings Up to June 16, 2012

CIRCUIT : CANADIAN FINALS STANDINGS SADDLE BRONC 1 GEIGER RYLAN (12) . . . . . . . .10,319 .28 2 BERRY JIM (14) . . . . . . . . . . . .7,772 .65 3 KELTS SAM (12) . . . . . . . . . . . .6,881 .04 4 FLUNDRA DUSTIN (10) . . . . . . .6,276 .96 5 HERZOG TODD (9) . . . . . . . . . .6,029 .30 6 PRINCE TOWNSEND (8) . . . . . .4,622 .68 7 MESTON JUSTIN (12) . . . . . . . .4,498 .03 8 BUTTERFIELD LUKE (12) . . . . .4,289 .06 9 BERG JUSTIN (13) . . . . . . . . . .3,614 .06 10 FORBES MORGAN (10) . . . . . .3,399 .60

STEER WRESTLING 1 SANTUCCI SEAN (7) . . . . . . . . .6,053 .93 2 WOODWARD TODD (12) . . . . . .5,584 .34 3 TURNER STEVEN (13) . . . . . . . .5,295 .45 4 MOORE CLAYTON (11) . . . . . . .5,060 .24 5 MILAN STRAWS (12) . . . . . . . .4,957 .06 6 FLOYD CHASON (4) . . . . . . . . .4,948 .63 7 PUGH TRYGVE (13) . . . . . . . . . .4,297 .45 8 FRANK DALLAS (9) . . . . . . . . . .4,214 .85 9 LAWES CASEY (11) . . . . . . . . .4,133 .51 10 BUTTERFIELD BROCK (13) . . .4,081 .72

BAREBACK 1 LAIT MATT (12) . . . . . . . . . . . .6,334 .88 2 SOLBERG MICHAEL (10) . . . . . .6,278 .78 3 VOLD JAKE (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,596 .62 4 MARSHALL JAKE (10) . . . . . . .4,517 .63 5 BOWERS KYLE (12) . . . . . . . . .4,111 .88 6 LANGEVIN KEVIN (8) . . . . . . . . .4,100 .17 7 HAVENS JASON (4) . . . . . . . . .3,965 .30 8 BUNNEY CLAYTON (12) . . . . . .3,881 .09 9 LAVALLEY DUSTY (6) . . . . . . . .2,821 .70 10 HARRIS CHRIS (2) . . . . . . . . .2,721 .30

LADIES BARREL RACING 1 RUST LEE ANN (8) . . . . . . . . .11,523 .37 2 BUFF GAYLENE (9) . . . . . . . . . .5,643 .15 3 CHURCHILL TRULA (8) . . . . . . .4,899 .64 4 FISCHER TAMMY (8) . . . . . . . . .4,855 .48 5 BYRNE LAUREN (11) . . . . . . . . .4,690 .62 6 DAINES SYDNEY (4) . . . . . . . . .4,619 .63 7 CSABAY NANCY (8) . . . . . . . . .4,332 .94 8 LOCKHART LISA (6) . . . . . . . . .4,275 .45 9 NASH RAMONA (11) . . . . . . . . .3,984 .90 10 SEITZ JOLEEN (11) . . . . . . . . .3,891 .28

BULL RIDING 1 LOZIER KYLE (12) . . . . . . . . . .10,191 .20 2 PANKEWITZ TYLER (8) . . . . . . .7,541 .75 3 TURNER STEVEN (11) . . . . . . . .6,987 .18 4 TURNER JODY (8) . . . . . . . . . . .6,627 .00 5 HANSEN DANIEL (12) . . . . . . . .6,549 .34 6 HILL BEAU (10) . . . . . . . . . . . .6,147 .33 7 LAMBERT ZANE (13) . . . . . . . .6,095 .49 8 SCHIFFNER SCOTT (10) . . . . . .5,477 .61 9 PATTEN TY (10) . . . . . . . . . . . .5,068 .08 10 ELLIOTT TY (9) . . . . . . . . . . . .4,408 .89

TR HEELER 1 BUHLER JEREMY (13) . . . . . . .6,759 .63 2 DALLYN ROCKY (11) . . . . . . . . .5,094 .20 3 ROBERTSON JOHN (12) . . . . . .4,771 .87 4 MCCARROLL CODY (12) . . . . . .4,454 .68 5 RICHARD RHEN (8) . . . . . . . . . .3,278 .48 6 MCCARROLL CLARK (13) . . . . .3,273 .66 7 CLEVELAND TODD (7) . . . . . . .2,967 .47 8 ROBERTSON MATT (9) . . . . . . .2,959 .12 9 MINOR BRADY (7) . . . . . . . . . .2,796 .74 10 WILSON RILEY (12) . . . . . . . . .2,748 .64

TIE-DOWN ROPING 1 CASSIDY CURTIS (11) . . . . . . . .6,040 .67 2 HANCHEY SHANE (4) . . . . . . . .5,986 .99 3 PEEK JOSHUA (6) . . . . . . . . . . .5,591 .94 4 BALDWIN NATE (8) . . . . . . . . . .5,523 .91 5 POLE MURRAY (11) . . . . . . . . .4,365 .60 6 SLACK SHANE (9) . . . . . . . . . . .4,075 .42 7 PRESCOTT CODY (8) . . . . . . . .4,018 .20 8 WARREN RILEY (13) . . . . . . . . .3,663 .96 9 DURFEY TYSON (8) . . . . . . . . . .3,527 .54 10 JOHNSON CHAD (11) . . . . . . .3,477 .41

TR HEADER 1 MCFADDEN ROLAND (13) . . . . .6,914 .70 2 BUHLER CLINT (13) . . . . . . . . .6,759 .66 3 SIMPSON LEVI (12) . . . . . . . . .4,771 .88 4 MCCARROLL BRETT (12) . . . . .4,454 .69 5 DODDS JORDAN (13) . . . . . . . .3,273 .68 6 SHANNON TYLER (7) . . . . . . . .2,967 .46 7 KOBOLD MILES (9) . . . . . . . . . .2,959 .11 8 MINOR RILEY (7) . . . . . . . . . . .2,796 .73 9 ULLERY CLAY (12) . . . . . . . . . .2,748 .64 10 ROBSON JEFF (12) . . . . . . . . .2,487 .39

NOVICE SADDLE BRONC 1 GREEN LAYTON . . . . . . . . . . . .2,323 .15 2 NEELY COLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,971 .39 3 ELLIOTT CLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,016 .56 4 DINWOODIE BRADY . . . . . . . . . . . 982 .7 5 WATSON JAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 979 .7 NOVICE BAREBACK 1 BILTON DYLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,301 .26 2 STEMO JACOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 993 .28 3 LAMB KODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 937 .02 4 GILBERTSON RYLEY . . . . . . . . . . 699 .37 5 JAMIESON COLE . . . . . . . . . . . . 336 .11 STEER RIDING 1 SMELTZER GRIFFIN . . . . . . . . .1,879 .38 2 BARRASS CHANCE . . . . . . . . . .1,806 .62 3 SCHMIDT KAGEN . . . . . . . . . . .1,481 .68 4 THOMSON K’S . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,270 .70 5 BIEVER LOGAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 945 .74 6 ROBBINS COY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 769 .94 PERMIT 1 PRESCOTT CODY . . . . . . . . . . .4,018 .20 2 GREEN LAYTON . . . . . . . . . . . .3,753 .85 3 MARSHALL KY . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,447 .63 4 NASH JERETT . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,894 .62 5 LUCAS KYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,880 .94 ROOKIE 1 LAWES CASEY . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,133 .51 2 PRESCOTT CODY . . . . . . . . . . .4,018 .20 3 WARREN RILEY . . . . . . . . . . . .3,663 .96 4 WEBB JONNY . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,647 .98 5 LAYE CLINT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,532 .73 ALL-AROUND 1 HARDEN JOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,016 .42 HIGH POINT 1 HARDEN JOSH . . . . . . . . . . . . .5,016 .42

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HAPPENINGS Events and News of Note travel

Spectacular trail riding in Alaska with Darley Newman Emmy Award-winning journalist to entertain each month in Horses All EQUITREKKING Travelling the globe

By Darley Newman

M

y horse stood still as I watched a bald eagle soar above me. I was in awe as one flew from the branch of a Spruce tree with wings widespread in all his majesty. He was circling the nest where his mate was perched.

Bree Bardarson, my local riding guide, joked that she had paid them off in fish to do that for our cameras, and we laughed as we listened to their squeaky, shrill cries. With three-day-old babies inside their nest, the two eagles were well aware of their surroundings… and us.

Filming a travel television series on horseback, you never know what you’re going to encounter, and we were pleasantly surprised to find so much wildlife in the area where we were trail riding just outside of the town of Seward, Alaska.

We were filming for Equitrekking, our Emmy Award-winning PBS travel series. In each episode, I take off with a local to ride horses in natural areas, ancient villages and all sorts of off-the-beaten path, stunning and unusual locations.

Alaska was no exception. Everywhere we rode, we were immersed in nature and diverse wildlife.

Bardarson of Bardy’s Trail Rides was born and raised in Alaska. She grew up riding in the area around Seward and is the kind of guide you want for treks because she’s both an adept horsewoman and loves

local history. She leads small groups of riders on guided rides around Seward and longer treks into the Chugach National Forest, another destination I’d explore on horseback.

Completely comfortable on long treks in Alaska’s remote locations, Bree carries a gun in her holster as she rides and has had a few encounters with bears. Luckily, her horse Max, a big, black 16-year-old Percheron Quarter horse mix, has been there with her for these meetings.

In fact, just a few days ago, Bree and Max had been surprised by a brown bear on the trails. Bree told me that Max did exactly what you want a horse to do if charged by a bear. He charged back and then Bree and Max were able to escape unharmed.

“There’s bears all over the place and they’re watching you. They’re stalking you, but you don’t know it and usually the horses don’t know it. They keep their distance,” Bree said.

I felt a chill as we passed bear scat on a shady forested trail.

As our horse’s hooves loudly splashed through a creek, I looked all around, wondering who was watching us right now. Luckily my five-year-old Tobiano Paint horse named Orca was totally at ease as we rounded a bend and weaved through more woodland.

The small town of Seward is located on the Kenai Peninsula in a glacially-carved valley surrounded by big, beautiful mountains. As we rode out of the woods, I looked up at a large peak in the distance and had to take a deep breath. It was

World horse travel Darley Newman aboard Orca on the Resurrection Trail near Seward, Alaska.

the kind of stunning scenery I’d hoped to find in Alaska.

Before us, the trail wound through wild lupin, bright purplish blue flowers. The variety of wildflowers make Alaska so pretty in the summer, especially when juxtaposed with snow capped mountains.

Besides the nature and wildlife, riding in this part of Alaska let’s you in on some unique area history. Home to late 18th century Russian fur traders, Seward’s icefree harbour on Resurrection Bay was important during the early

Gold Rush days and for the development of interior Alaska.

In 1964, Alaska was rocked by a giant earthquake. It was a 8.4 on the Richter scale, and it devastated the small, harbour town of Seward.

The earthquake caused subsequent tsunamis which only magnified the damage. We rode by some rusted, old cars. Bree told me they’d been thrown into the woods. Once a unwelcome eyesore, the trees were slowly overtaking these stark reminders of the Great Alaska Earthquake. Bree talked about the people who survived the natural disaster and of some who perished.

We then found ourselves in a marshy clearing, passing by tall grass and old, dead stumps, more leftover damage from the earthquake’s destruction.

Passing through small pools and rivers, we headed to a beach on Resurrection Bay. I would have never imagined I’d be riding on the beach in Alaska, but we were able to have a short canter on one beach before crossing tidal pool

and heading to a farther beach for more wildlife.

When there’s light for almost twenty-four hours during Alaska’s summer and you’re enjoying your time in the saddle, you can really lose track of time. We rode back to Bree’s headquarters and were excited to be invited along on a visit to her favourite place for fresh seafood.

At the Exit Glacier Salmon Bake, I had the best salmon that I have ever tasted in my life. We ate outside in the cool Alaska air at 10 p.m. under a bright sky.

Darley Newman is the two-time Daytime Emmy Award winning host and producer of the Equitrekking TV show on PBS and on international networks in over 65 countries. Darley travels the world horse riding with locals to experience great ranches, history, culture and trails.

She recently rode with elephants in Botswana, the Bedouin in Jordan and at great ranches in Hawaii. Watch videos and learn about riding vacations and ranches at www.equitrekking.com and www. equitrekkingtravel.com

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H APPENINGS Old-time farmin g

H i sto ry

The Stampede spirit, cowboy-style!

Farming with horses returns to historic Bar U Ranch Staff and volunteers keep traditions alive LOOKING BACK Images from yesteryear

By Michael J. McLean

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hile the Bar U became renowned for the beef it shipped around the globe, it was owner George Lane that first diversified his operations to include breeding Percheron horses to power prairie plows, shipping wheat to the west coast and having a single steam traction engine power two threshing machines at once.

The Bar U farm was located just east of the headquarters of

the ranch which is now The National Historic Site. The Bar U, together with Alberta Carriage Supply of Calgary brought teams of draft horses together last summer to break 10 acres of hay land on the Site’s east end adjacent to Highway 22 and were back again this spring to plant a crop of oats.

Our fingers are crossed that the harvest will begin by cutting the crop on August 25 and the 26 with the threshing set for the weekend of September 7. Round up the weekend with the Chore Horse Competition at the Bar U Special Events Arena on the Sunday.

Exhibition and Stampede combined in 1923 to form one big event LOOKING BACK Images from yesteryear

By Aimee Benoit Calgary Stampede Archivist

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here is no better way to create a stir than with an unexpected, sensational stunt. In July 1923, Calgary was full of them.

It was the year that Calgary’s annual exhibition merged with the Stampede, managed by Guy Weadick, to become a single annual event — and both Weadick and Exhibition Manager Ernie Richardson wanted to make sure it would be an occasion to remember.

They planned a huge barbecue, carving five roasted buffalos into sandwiches for some 10,000 Stampede-goers. Chuckwagon drivers launched the pancake breakfast tradition, serving flapjacks to curious crowds from the back of their rigs. Cowboys went “shopping” downtown. And with their cowgirl counterparts, they rode their mounts through stores and cafes, pausing just long enough for reporters to capture the moment for posterity.

Photo: Calgary Stampede

The spectacles were an attempt by organizers to extend the Stampede spirit out into the city streets, and to make the event a fun week for Calgarians.

Local business owners put on a special “Downtown Stampede” every morning along two blocks of Eighth Avenue, featuring First Nations displays, prizes for the best-dressed cowfolk, and rewards for the most authenticlooking “old west” storefronts on the street.

We may not see any horses riding through Calgary’s shopping centres this July, but for the Centennial Stampede, downtown Calgary will most certainly be abuzz with the Stampede spirit. You can catch the Calgary Stampede Parade on July 5, take in a variety of entertainment organized by the Stampede’s Downtown Attractions Committee at Fluor Rope Square, or enjoy one of the many events organized downtown by Calgary’s business community.

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Sunday August 19th at 1:00 pm

From Eckville 6 miles North on 766 to Hwy 12 then 6 miles West to Withrow Road, 1/2 mile South.

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ASSOCIATION NEWS Quarter Horse Association of Alberta The Quarter Horse Association of Alberta is well underway into the 2012 show season (led by new President Diane Gallant). New classes have been added to the show schedule this year including barrel racing and ranch horse pleasure. At our first show of the session, we had a world show qualifying ride in the Ranch Horse Pleasure Class with another just 1/2 point away from qualification!! With summer fast approaching the QHAA board of directors is working hard to make this year’s National Show one of the best ever! We are expecting a very large turnout for the entire show and the Gold Rush Futurity Day will be showcasing some of Canada’s best upcoming future stars! During the National Show, exhibitors are encouraged to enter that special horse to compete for the title of Canadian National Super Horse. The photo is of last year’s winner, Tommy Lee Loper.

Be sure to keep up to date on all our coming events at www.qhaa.com or check us out on Facebook!!!

Chinook Team Penning Association

Ray Antony was the #7 Hi-Point Rider at the final two shows of the Dave Fraser Series held May 5 & 6 at the Claresholm Agriplex.

More than 250 teams raced the clock for the day money and series prizes — gift certificates from Frontier Western Store for the Hipoint Teams and buckles for Hi-Point Riders.

The lucky Series winners were: Open – Deb Thompson, Sabine van Laere, Danielle Cottrell. Hi-Pt. Rider – Deb Thompson #10 – J.T. Bell, Tim Bushko, Kent Hillard.

Hi-Pt. Rider – Barb Doran #7 – Susan Kluzak, Denise Peters, Deb Rowland. Hi-Pt. Rider – Ray Antony #5 – Drew Parker, Sam Chretien, Ken Slovak.

Hi-Pt. Rider – Ken Royko Senior Youth – Josie Abraham JR Youth Riders – Brooklynn & Kody Palin, Haydn Ohlmann, Sonya DiStefano, Amanda Rezansoff A complete list of all class winners is available on www.chinookpenning.com

Alberta Donkey and Mule Club

Northern Lights Driving Club

On May 27, four members of the Alberta Donkey and Mule Club attended the Annual Strathcona Showcase. Molly mules Dixie and Ruby were outfitted in their finest English Riding garb. John mule Ruger arrived in his usual working western riggin, and Spyder the mammoth donkey with Donna Quick aboard, provided a delightful demo on the versatility of donkeys and mules. For more summer events, check out www.albertdonkeyandmule.com

Lori O’Meara and Kiwi getting ready for the Annual Driving Show. On May 20, the Northern Lights Driving Club held the first of two scheduled Fun/Practice days. Several participants came out to hone their skills in preparation for the Annual Driving Show to be held July 22, 2012 in Rich Valley. The show is open to all breeds — big and small and drivers of all levels.

Contact the show secretary, Valerie Harris at 780-470-3786 for more information or go to http://www.gordeye.com/nldc/index.html

Canadian Pinto Horse Association

Eighty horses registered for the spring show in Olds, AB on May 26. Judged by Lyle Jackson, the show was expanded this year to include Canadian Pinto Ponies and Canadian Pinto Draught Horses. Shown here is the high point youth for the May show, Shelby Mikolajczyk.

For complete results, go to www.canadianpinto.com. The Eastgate Saddle Club is hosting an Open & Canadian Pinto Horse show at Sweet Talk Stables in Calgary, AB on July 7. The judge will be Shelly Hayes of Olds, AB. To enter, go to the website or call Roxane at 403-816-7567.

The Canadian Pinto National show is July 27-29 at the Cow Palace in Olds, AB. This is a Four-InOne show with two judges, Gordon Dalshaug from Saskatoon, SK and Richard Gahimer from Fort Lauderdale, FL. Enter on the website or by calling Valerie Harris at 780-470-3786. The club needs volunteers to help organize our 50th anniversary celebration in 2013.

Performance Standardbreds

A blast from the past: Don Chapin driving a chuckwagon (foreground) during the opening ceremonies of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Bet you didn’t know that his hitch was made up entirely of matched Standardbreds off the track because actual wagon horses would have been too hot for this event. For the full story, check out the Performance Standardbreds website: www.p-standardbreds.org. Don’t forget to drop in at the Standardbred booth during Calgary Stampede week.

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ASSOCIATION NEWS BELGIAN HORSES N E WS

The countdown is on…

North America’s best Belgian horses compete in Brandon, July 17-21, 2012 The Keystone Centre, Brandon, MB is preparing to host the prestigious North American Belgian Championships VII from July 17-21, 2012. This international show will attract approximately 300 Belgian horses competing for over $152,000 in prize money. NABC Sally Dale, Cloud Nine Photography is North America’s single biggest show for Belgian draft horses in both physical numbers and prize payouts.

Five full days of competition are planned showcasing the beauty, power, majesty, and versatility of the Belgian horse which will combine an exciting world-class show with first-class entertainment in a program designed for the whole family.

The North American Belgian Championships, also known as NABC, is a draft horse show specific to the Belgian breed which happens every four years and has alternated between Canada and the United States since 1988. The very first NABC was held in Toronto, ON, then Lexington, Kentucky in 1992, Brandon, MB in 1996, Columbus, Ohio in 2000, London, ON in 2004, Indianapolis, Indiana in 2008 and now again in 2012 it makes a repeat visit to Brandon. It provides a venue for Belgian enthusiasts to show and promote the best of the best in the breed, some of whom plan their breeding programs years in advance in the hope of having the next great champion crowned at this prestigious show.

“Belgian breeders and owners have been building for four years to attend this show,” says Robert Berry, chairman of the NABC VII committee.

“The best Belgian hitches on the continent will be here to compete. It’s a great opportunity for Belgian horse people to reconnect with each other.

Many have not seen each other since the last NABC held four years ago.”

As anticipation and excitement builds towards the event, organizers are pleased to offer a little extra-special Canadian flavour to their American spectators. A Canadian icon, the world-renowned RCMP Musical Ride will be featured in afternoon and evening performances on July 18 & 19 and will be a welcome addition to the already exciting line-up of hitch classes slated. A group of 32 horses and riders will perform a variety of cavalry drills and intricate manoeuvres to wow the crowd in true Canadian fashion.

Another crowd favourite is the horse pull which is planned for Friday, July 20 and Saturday, July 21 showcasing the brute strength and power of the breed. The world record holder in the heavyweight division, Dennis Weinberger and his team of Jesse and Doc are confirmed entries to be in attendance at this world show. Who knows, maybe another world record will be set in Brandon, MB!

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Chief Operating Officer Announced EYE ON THE INDUSTRY News from the equine community

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ivestock Identification Services Ltd. is pleased to announce that Mr. Jeffery Bilow will be assuming the position of Chief Operating Officer of LIS effective July 3, 2012. Mr. Bilow comes to LIS from UFA where he held the position of manager market strategy

– livestock. Livestock Identification Services Ltd. is an industry owned not-for-profit company that is the delegated authority of the Alberta Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development under the Livestock Identification and Commerce Act and the Stray Animal Act. LIS is responsible for administering and enforcing these two acts and, in addition to its regulatory responsibilities, LIS provides other valuable ser-

vices to the livestock industry.

The Alberta Stables road maps have been printed! These maps feature Alberta Stables Initiative participating stables, a boarding stable checklist, and a comprehensive list of different disciplines.

They are a great resource for people looking to find a stable in Alberta and will be available to the public at events, through our office in Airdrie, and through the AEF.

Stonebridge Carriage Driving Club

International driver and instructor Sterling Graburn (in yellow cap) instructs Terry Aris from Lundbreck with his unicorn of mules. The Stonebridge Carriage Driving Club hosted Mr. Graburn on the weekend of May 25-27 at the Saddle-up Arena near Torrington, AB. The next Stonebridge event is the Wild Rose Classic, a two day driving trial on June 30 -July 1. It will be followed by lessons with Sara Schmitt. For more information, go to www.stonebridgedrivingclub.com

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JULY June 29-July 1 Sundre, AB Vaquero Horsemanship with Richard Caldwell. For details, contact Chelsea Cunningham: 403-6389155, email: Chelsea@cowkid.ca or visit: www.vaquerohorseman. com June 30-July 1 Stavely, AB I’ve Always Wanted to Try That…

Flattop Horsemanship with Marty Gardner. For details, contact Yvonne Macdonald: 403-5490044, email: flattophorsemanship@platinum.ca or visit: www. flattophorsemanship.com 5-8 Ponoka, AB Charmayne James Barrel Racing Clinic. For details, visit: www. charmaynejames11.com/clinics/ schedule-register 6-7 Victoria, BC Jonathan Field Course 1 Miniature Horse Clinic. For details, call: Roma Allen: 1-877-573-4018 or email: Roma@jonathanfield.net 7 Edmonton, AB Intensive Advanced 4 week Equine Massage Therapy Course.

For details, call: 1-888-EQUINE2 or visit: www.equinerehab.ca 13-14 Reining Alberta North Branch Terry Jarrett Clinic. For details, visit: www.reiningalberta.net 13-15 Fairview, AB Reining Alberta Peace Branch Cheryl Mitchell Clinic. For details, visit: www.reiningalberta.net 14-15 Edmonton, AB Craig Johnson Clinic. $550/person. For details, contact Chelsey Depeel: 780-242-6299 or visit: www.horseclinic.ca 14-15 Red Deer, AB TTouch – Tteam with Sue. Traing approach the encourages optimal performance and wellbeinbg. 12 horses/rider and 10 participants. $275 for 2 days, $325 for horse & rider. For details, contact Dennis Quilliams: 403-348-5636 or email: dkhorses2009@live.com 17-25 Fort St. John, BC Natural Horsemanship with Glenn Stewart. Stages 5&6 camp.

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JULY June 27-July 2 Ponoka, AB World Professional Chuckwagons at the Ponoka Stampede. For details, visit: www.wpca.com 4-8 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede World Championship Blacksmiths’ Competition.

For details, call: 403-261-0127, email: tfoster@calgarystampede. com or visit: www.calgarystampede.com/ag 6-15 Calgary, AB World Professional Chuckwagons at the Calgary Stampede. For details, visit: www.wpca.com 7-9 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Cowboy Up Challenge. For details, call: 403-261-0127, email: tfoster@calgarystampede.com or visit: www. calgarystampede.com/ag 11-13 Lloydminister, SK World Professional Chuckwagons at the Lloydminister Colonial Days Fair. For details, visit: www. wpca.com 12-15 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Heavy Horse Pull. For details, call: 403-2610127, email: tfoster@calgarystampede.com or visit: www.calgarystampede.com/ag 19-22 Bonnyville, AB World Professional Chuckwagon Championship. For details, visit: www.wpca.com 20-22 Hummingbird, AB Alberta Donkey & Mule Club Annual Trail Ride. All equines welcome. For details, contact Keith Kendrew: 403-843-3293 28-29 Bruce, BC Bruce Stampede and Great Canadian Mule Race. For details, contact Russ Shandro: 780-6327510

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JULY 27 Medicine Hat, AB Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede Ranch Horse Competition & Sale. For details, call: 403-9372188 or visit: www.northernhorse.com/naturener

28 Claresholm, AB 9th Annual Western Working Horse Sale. For details, contact Ryan Smith: 403-634-0042, email: championauctions@gmail.com or visit: www.championauctions. ca

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SHOWS & COMPETITIONS June 26-July 1Calgary, AB Rocky Mountain Show Jumping/ CADA Dressage CDI. For details, visit: www.rmshowjumping.com

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4-8 Calgary, AB North American competiton at Spruce Meadows. For details, visit: www.sprucemeadows.com

JULY 1 Crossfield, AB Open 4D Barrel Racing Series at Irvine Tack & Trailers. For details, contact Stacy: 403-932-3283

5-8 Calgary, AB Rocky Mountain Show Jumping Mid-Summer Classic I. For details, visit: www.rmshowjumping.com

4-9 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Team Penning Competition. For details, call: 403-261-0127, email: tfoster@calgarystampede.com or visit: www. calgarystampede.com/ag

6-8 Didsbury, AB 50th Anniversay Didsbury Horse Show. Classes include Driving, Western & English. For details, contact the Didsbury Agricultural Society: 403-335-4494, Fax: 403335-8771 or email: didsagso@ telus.net

8 Crossfield, AB Open 4D Barrel Racing Series at Irvine Tack & Trailers. For details, contact Stacy: 403-932-3283

6-9 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Heavy Horse Show & Competition presented

by Halliburton. For details, call: 403-261-0127, email: tfoster@calgarystampede.com or visit: www. calgarystampede.com/ag

10-12 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Cutting Horse Competition. For details, call: 403-261-0127, email: tfoster@calgarystampede.com or visit: www. calgarystampede.com/ag 12-15 Moose Jaw, SK Summer Slide N Celebration Show. AQHA show, NRHA Derby, SQHA Open Futurity and Ancillary classes. For details, visit: www.sqha.org

6-8 Drayton Valley, AB Big West Quarter Horse & All Breed Horse Show. For details, visit: www.qhaa.com 7 Smith, AB Smith Open Horse Show. For details, contact Becky Peiffer: 780-829-3373, email: leakyg@ xplornet.com or visit: www.ncc-​ show.com/sitebu​ildercontent/si​ tebuilderfiles/​Smith2012.pdf

12-15 Chilliwack, BC West Coast Classic Reining Show.

For details, call: 250-577-3637 or visit: www.westcoastclassic.info 13&15 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Working Cow Horse Classic. For details, call: 403-261-0127, email: tfoster@calgarystampede.com or visit: www. calgarystampede.com/ag

8 Athabasca, AB Athabasca Open Horse Show. For details, visit: www.ncc-​show.com/ sitebu​ildercontent/si​tebuilderfiles/​athabasca2012.p​df 11-12 Calgary, AB Calgary Stampede Canadian National Miniature Horse Show. For details, call: 403-261-0127, email: tfoster@calgarystampede.com or visit: www.calgarystampede.com/ ag

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15 Fairview, AB Reining Alberta Peace Branch Show. For details, visit: www. reiningalberta.net 15 Reining Alberta North Branch Show. For details, visit: www. reiningalberta.net

20-22 Stavely, AB Alberta Reined Cowhorse Show at Silver Slate Arena. For details, visit: www.cowhorse.ca 21-22 Dawson Creek, BC Peace River Cutting Horse Show 21-22 Reining Alberta South Branch Show at Prairie Mountain Ranch.

For details, visit: www.reiningalberta.net 28 Crossfield, AB Open 4D Barrel Racing Series at Irvine Tack & Trailers. For details, contact Stacy: 403-932-3283

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LAKeLAnd ROdeO ASSOCiAtiOn 2012 StAndingS Up tO And inCLUding COLd LAKe, MeAdOw LAKe & pieRCeLAnd BAREBACK #1. KYLE GOLINSKI . . . . . . $ 4,321.09 #2. RYLEY GILBERTSON . . $ 1,465.61 #3. TRAVIS MERCHANT . . . . . $ 977.60 #4. TRAVIS BERG . . . . . . . . . $ 856.87 #5. CHRIS ARNDT . . . . . . . . . $ 759.52 SADDLE BRONC #1. BEAU WATERS. . . . . . . $ 3,216.43 #2. JEREMY TENNANT . . . $ 1,999.04 #3. MARK O’DEMPSEY . . . $ 1,730.51 #4. LAYTON GREEN . . . . . . $ 1,476.74 #5. STEED CLINE . . . . . . . $ 1,352.19 BULL RIDING #1. BILLY WEST. . . . . . . . . $ 2,306.98 #2. TY PARKINSON . . . . . . $ 1,759.19 #3. ZEKE THURSTON . . . . . . . $ 951.28 #4. JACOB ANDERSON . . . . . $ 877.45 #5. DUSTIN ANDERSON. . . . . $ 856.29 TIE DOWN ROPING #1. SHAWN MILLER . . . . . $ 4,700.63 #2. CHRIS VERHUN . . . . . . $ 3,636.75 #3. STEVE HORRICKS . . . . $ 3,428.63 #4. MURDOCK KEITH. . . . . $ 3,151.91 #5. JIM GUNSCH . . . . . . . . $ 2,851.66

STEER WRESTLING #1. JESSE LAWES . . . . . . . $ 3,877.96 #2. SCOTT GUENTHNER . . $ 3,386.03 #3. JERRY STOJAN . . . . . . $ 3,241.45 #4. RUDY NEIBORG . . . . . . $ 1,822.21 #5. MAX RADFORD . . . . . . $ 1,811.62 TEAM ROPING- HEADERS #1. MURDOCK KEITH. . . . . $ 5,660.64 #2. SHELBY FOSTER . . . . . $ 4,462.43 #3. TEL FLEWELLING . . . . $ 3,830.97 #4. BOBBY LOUIS . . . . . . . $ 1,982.30 #5. RYAN GUEST . . . . . . . . $ 1,775.30 TEAM ROPING - HEELERS #1. KODY POTTS . . . . . . . . $ 5,660.64 #2. JENNER MESTON . . . . $ 4,462.43 #3. TYREL GORDON . . . . . $ 3,830.97 #4. COLTER McDONALD . . $ 1,982.30 #5. DALE BURNS. . . . . . . . $ 1,775.30 LADIES BARREL RACING #1. LORNA KIFF . . . . . . . . $ 5,078.54 #2. STACY LUNDE . . . . . . . $ 4,557.77 #3. REBECCA PARADIS . . . $ 4,279.32 #4. REBECCA BEEBE . . . . . $ 3,790.51 #5. MELISSA DAINES . . . . $ 3,167.67 NOVICE HORSE RIDING #1. KODY LAMB . . . . . . . . $ 1,087.87 #2. BRADFORD TRENNERY . . $ 317.37 #3. JOEL RANGEN . . . . . . . . . $ 301.53

JUNIOR BULL RIDING #1. BROCK RADFORD . . . . . . $ 723.25 #2. LONNIE WEST . . . . . . . . . $ 604.75 #3. AUSTIN NASH . . . . . . . . . $ 516.48 JUNIOR STEER RIDING #1. CYLAS BIGCHILD . . . . . . . $ 744.91 #2. KREO ZIMMER . . . . . . . . $ 654.24 #3. KAGEN SCHMIDT. . . . . . . $ 519.81 JUNIOR BARREL RACING #1. VAL FREY . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,299.07 #2. TAYLOR BABCOOK . . . . . . $ 975.60 #3. SAM SMITH. . . . . . . . . . . $ 766.73 PEE WEE BARREL RACING #1. PAIGE MANNING . . . . . . . $ 893.36 #2. TAYLOR MANNING . . . . . . $ 629.87 #3. BODE HAGAN . . . . . . . . . $ 345.83

British Columbia Rodeo Association QUESNEL DOOR SHOP / DOWNTOWN TIRE & AUTO STEER WRESTLING 1 WADE MCNOLTY . . . . . . . $2,738.53 2 MIKE GILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . $814.32 3 NORM BREEN . . . . . . . . . . $791.01 4 COHORD MASON . . . . . . . . $771.38 5 CASH ISNARDY . . . . . . . . . $770.47 BREAKAWAY ROPING 1 KYLE BELL . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,676.93 2 KATRINA ILNICKI . . . . . . . $1,496.88 3 DENISE SWAMPY . . . . . . . . $894.11 20X WRANGLER LADIES BARREL RACING 1 KIRSTEN GJERDE . . . . . . . $2,461.85 2 MELANIE BEETON . . . . . . $1,791.47 3 KELLE LEE NOBLE . . . . . . $1,659.96 4 JUDY HYDE . . . . . . . . . . . $1,608.03 5 PAIGE SCHMITKE . . . . . . . $1,370.38 GRASSLAND EQUIPMENT LTD. TEAM ROPING – HEADERS 1 GARY NICHOLSON . . . . . . $1,740.70 2 JOSH CAHILL . . . . . . . . . . $1,425.60 3 RYAN MACNAUGHTON . . . $1,369.80 4 CASH ISNARDY . . . . . . . . $1,128.22 5 WADE MCNOLTY . . . . . . . $1,035.68 GRASSLAND EQUIPMENT LTD. TEAM ROPING – HEELERS 1 GLEN BROWN . . . . . . . . . $1,740.70 2 CAREY ISNARDY. . . . . . . . $1,531.42 3 LOGAN WHARRY (P) . . . . . $1,315.39 4 TY LYTTON . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,226.21 5 JEFF WILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . $879.12

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KIELSTRA - CHRISTINE . . . . .

WRIGHT - MADISON . . . . . . .

RUTLEDGE - RAE-LYNN . . . . .

JOHNSTON - BROOKE . . . . . .

LIL RASCALS POWELSON - TALIA . . . . . . . .

URASAKI - JENNA . . . . . . . . .

CROMBEZ - JUSTISE. . . . . . .

STEER RIDING JANS - NOLAN . . . . . . . . . . .

BROWN - CAMERON . . . . . . .

ZUR - COOPER . . . . . . . . . . .

JUNIOR BULLS MAINES - WYATT. . . . . . . . . .

HARRIGAN - GARRET . . . . . .

REDCROW - RYLAN . . . . . . . .

SADDLE BRONC 1 DILLMAN BRANDEN . . . . . .

2 KREMP KRIS . . . . . . . . . . .

3 O’DEMPSEY MARK . . . . . . .

4 OGILVIE JESSE . . . . . . . . . .

5 WADDELL JOEL . . . . . . . . .

BAREBACK 1 BILTON DYLAN . . . . . . . . .

2 ASPDEN JUSTIN . . . . . . . . .

3 PATERSON RYAN . . . . . . . .

4 JAMISON COLE . . . . . . . . .

5 BIBAUD CONNER . . . . . . . .

BULLRIDING 1 JAMISON ADAM . . . . . . . . .

2 STEMO JACOB . . . . . . . . .

3 FORBES KIM . . . . . . . . . . .

4 GLEESON WYATT . . . . . . . .

5 NEILL TEHIKO. . . . . . . . . . .

CALF ROPING 1 ROBINSON BEN . . . . . . . . .

2 LAUSEN CURTIS . . . . . . . . .

3 ROBINSON KIRK . . . . . . . . .

4 GALLAIS TODD . . . . . . . . . .

5 GUNSCH JAMES. . . . . . . . .

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3 WILSON RANDY . . . . . . . . .

4 LAYE DERRIC . . . . . . . . . . .

5 ROY STEPHEN . . . . . . . . . .

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LADIES BARREL RACING 1 BEARNES JESSICA . . . . . . $2,028.25 2 GOODWIN BOBBIE . . . . . . $1,702.40 3 JACKSON-ROE HONORA . $1,356.60 4 COY NICOLE . . . . . . . . . . . $1,114.35 5 MADILL MONTANA . . . . . . $1,094.40 JUNIOR BARREL RACING 1 LONGEWAY RAYNA . . . . . . . $448.54 2 SMITH KENNEDY . . . . . . . . $349.89 3 COY ERYN . . . . . . . . . . . . . $291.79 4 GILES TAYLOR . . . . . . . . . . $289.56 5 TERRY KIPTY . . . . . . . . . . . $277.45 BOYS STEER RIDING 1 BROWN CAMERON . . . . . . . $277.12 2 WEST BRYCE . . . . . . . . . . . $212.14 3 MAGUIRE JUSTIN . . . . . . . . $186.96 4 FAUCHER CONNER . . . . . . . $179.74 5 ZUR COOPER . . . . . . . . . . . $175.56 NOVICE HORSE RIDING 1 STEMO JACOB (BB) . . . . . . $277.95 2 LAMB KODY (BB) . . . . . . . . $178.75 3 BILTON DYLAN (BB) . . . . . . $178.75 4 GLEESON WYATT (BB) . . . . $149.79 5 REINHARDT KEENAN (SB). . $107.40 JUNIOR BULL RIDING 1 SCHULTZ ETHAN . . . . . . . . $212.14 2 WEST LONNIE . . . . . . . . . . $175.56 3 CARLIER TRISTAN . . . . . . . $173.28 4 CLARK SEAN . . . . . . . . . . . $155.46 5 HENDERSON TANNER. . . . . $138.99

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3 QUAM JEFF . . . . . . . . . . . .

4 BEARSPAW BAILEY . . . . . .

5 BONNETT KEELY . . . . . . . .

TR HEADER 1 GALLAIS TREY . . . . . . . . . .

2 HEWITT DUSTIN . . . . . . . . .

3 QUAM GRADY . . . . . . . . . .

4 BONNETT LOGAN . . . . . . . .

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AMATEUR SADDLE BRONC 1 BERTSCH DAN . . . . . . . . . . $199.34 2 DOENZ JACE . . . . . . . . . . . $199.33 AMATEUR BULL RIDING 1 MOEN JB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $285.20 2 EISERMAN GR . . . . . . . . . . $199.34 TR HEELER 1 BROWNLEE GA. . . . . . . . . $1,360.64 2 SWITZER MAT . . . . . . . . . $1,329.40 3 ROSS ROCKY . . . . . . . . . . $1,164.94 4 MCLEOD SCOT. . . . . . . . . . $908.42 5 KORNFELD DA . . . . . . . . . . $868.26 TR HEADER 1 BROWNLEE CL . . . . . . . . . $1,360.64 2 CROMARTY DU . . . . . . . . $1,192.42 3 LILLICO MAR . . . . . . . . . . $1,164.94 4 MCLEOD TUFT . . . . . . . . . . $908.42 5 PAICU RANDY . . . . . . . . . . . $868.26 PERMIT 1 BOLD KRISTY . . . . . . . . . . . $794.88 2 LIPSETT KEITH . . . . . . . . . . $715.93 ROOKIE 1 LIPSETT KEITH . . . . . . . . . . $715.93 2 HOFER JASON . . . . . . . . . . $407.17 LADIES BARREL RACING ROOKIE 1 SCHNITZLER RENIE . . . . . . $109.48

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Chinook Rodeo Association BAREBACK BERTSCH - DANTAN . . . . . . . $619.35 STUART - BRANDON . . . . . . . $478.80 ARNDT - CHRIS . . . . . . . . . . . $298.08 PATTERSON - RYAN. . . . . . . . $101.40 JOYAL - CHARLES . . . . . . . . . $100.80 SADDLEBRONC UDAL - SHELTON . . . . . . . . . $534.53 CLINE - STEVE . . . . . . . . . . . $516.60 LIPSETT - KEITH . . . . . . . . . . $516.60 ELDER - MARK . . . . . . . . . . . $377.38 NEELY - COLE . . . . . . . . . . . . $174.14 BULL RIDING REDCROW - RYLAN . . . . . . . . $703.25 WILSON - JAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . $34.97 TEAM ROPING - HEADER KELLETT - TRAVIS . . . . . . . $1,520.12 UDAL - SHELTON . . . . . . . . . $708.65 MICHALSKY - LUCAS . . . . . . $663.60 HOLLYWOOD - COLIN . . . . . . $642.40 HEINTZ - JESSIE . . . . . . . . . . $570.44 TEAM ROPING - HEELER DOLGOPOL - SHANE . . . . . . $1,057.42 MCNINCH - MARK . . . . . . . . . $959.57 ANDERSON - CLINT . . . . . . . $864.81 MICHALSKY - ALAN . . . . . . . . $790.23 BULL - DALLAS . . . . . . . . . . . $666.11

TIE DOWN ROPING 1 DUNHAM BRUC . . . . . . . . $1,203.27 2 SIGFUSSON S . . . . . . . . . $1,109.61 3 ROBINSON BE . . . . . . . . . $1,055.00 4 GETZ TYLER . . . . . . . . . . . . $950.27 5 NEITZ MARK . . . . . . . . . . . $801.80 STEER WRESTLING 1 REAY TRAVIS . . . . . . . . . . $1,184.52 2 SIGFUSSON S . . . . . . . . . $1,123.13 3 JOBER WADE . . . . . . . . . . . $915.00 4 HAGAN ALIST . . . . . . . . . . . $837.94 5 KLOVANSKY K . . . . . . . . . . $624.13 LADIES BARREL RACING 1 THIESSEN MELISSA . . . . . $2,109.66 2 BEEBE REBECCA . . . . . . . $2,008.91 3 GOEBEL DAWN . . . . . . . . $1,554.07 4 MATHER STEF . . . . . . . . . $1,259.02 5 MAYNES KERR . . . . . . . . . $1,129.04 JUNIOR BULL RIDING 1 JANS NOLAN . . . . . . . . . . . $337.44 2 RESCH BRADY . . . . . . . . . . $173.88 JUNIOR GIRLS BARREL RACING 1 PETERS CASS . . . . . . . . . . $742.90 2 BOWDITCH CA . . . . . . . . . . $392.74 AMATEUR BAREBACK 1 BERTSCH DAN . . . . . . . . . . $199.33 2 STENBERG TY . . . . . . . . . . $199.33

foothills Cowboys Association

2012 OveRALL StAndingS Up tO & inCLUding KiSpiOX ROdeO BAREBACK 1 CASH KERNER . . . . . . . . . $2,022.40 2 DAN KETTER . . . . . . . . . . $1,714.43 3 JARED MARSHALL . . . . . . $1,621.22 4 STEVE HOHMANN . . . . . . $1,018.40 5 GREG VANWINKLE . . . . . . . $624.14 SADDLE BRONC 1 GARRETT MADLEY . . . . . . $1,905.50 2 STEVE HOHMANN . . . . . . $1,887.22 3 WACEY MARR . . . . . . . . . $1,068.26 4 DARCY GENTLES . . . . . . . . $679.32 5 TYLER KOLDYK . . . . . . . . . $355.68 TEAM REGENCY DODGE CHRYSLER BULL RIDING 1 CHARLIE ATTRILL . . . . . . . $2,045.38 2 KYLE LOZIER (P) . . . . . . . . $1,195.60 3 MIKE GILL . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,126.51 4 JUSTIN WILLIAM . . . . . . . $1,036.00 5 RYAN JASPER . . . . . . . . . $1,022.53 TIE DOWN ROPING 1 RILEY ISNARDY . . . . . . . . $1,483.08 2 CLAYTON HONEYBOURN . $1,243.74 3 DUSTIN SHIELDS . . . . . . . $1,217.62 4 DEREK MOBBS . . . . . . . . . $873.00 5 BROCK HERMAN . . . . . . . . $677.59

ALL AROUND CANADIAN HIGH POINT AWARD 1 SIGFUSSON SCOTT . . . . . $2,344.99 2 WILLOUGHBY TOM . . . . . . $1,701.82 3 SWITZER MATT . . . . . . . . $1,675.50 4 BROWNLEE GARRETT . . . $1,406.18 5 WARREN RILEY . . . . . . . . $1,304.53 SADDLE BRONC 1 THOMPSON KI . . . . . . . . . $2,458.05 2 TENNANT JER . . . . . . . . . $1,549.62 3 CLINE STEED . . . . . . . . . . . $516.60 4 LIPSETT KEI . . . . . . . . . . . . $516.60 5 ELDER MARK . . . . . . . . . . . $430.88 BAREBACK 1 STRUTT CLAY . . . . . . . . . $2,057.52 2 STENBERG TY . . . . . . . . . . $920.70 3 TUCK MICHAE . . . . . . . . . . $901.60 4 MOEN BUCK . . . . . . . . . . . $654.07 5 THOMAS ANTH . . . . . . . . . . $630.00 BULL RIDING 1 WILLOUGHBY . . . . . . . . . . $1,242.56 2 GINNIS KORY . . . . . . . . . . $1,119.64 3 CURLEY JC . . . . . . . . . . . . $765.44 4 LYNCH PREST . . . . . . . . . . $721.28 5 FLOYD CODY . . . . . . . . . . . $511.52

Up tO And inCLUding wetASKiwin $413.74 $296.10 $277.20 $250.10 $233.64 $593.28 $523.47 $344.40 $298.80 $140.80 $126.68 $204.16 $168.96 $133.76

BAREBACK 1 GOLINSKY, KYLE . . . . . . . . . . $1,325 2 GILBERTSON, RYLEY . . . . $1,087.50 3 BERG, TRAVIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500 4 BIBAUD, CONNOR . . . . . . . . . . $425 5 LAMB, KODY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $400 SADDLEBRONC 1 TENNANT, JEREMY . . . . . . . . $1,150 2 O’DEMPSEY, MARK . . . . . . $887.50 3 THORSON, CHAD . . . . . . . . . . . $650 4 GREEN, LAYTON . . . . . . . . . . . . $550 5 THURSTON, ZEKE . . . . . . . . . . . $425 BULL RIDING 1 EVARTS, CLAYTON . . . . . . . . . . $525 2 WEST, BILLY . . . . . . . . . . . . $462.50 3 MARKS, KALE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350 4 ANDERSON, JACOB . . . . . . . . . $350 5 HEHR, LANE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300 STEER WRESTLING 1 STOJAN, JERRY . . . . . . . . . . $1,000 2 LAWES, JESSE . . . . . . . . . . $662.50 3 GUENTHNER, SCOTT . . . . . . . . $525 4 DELEMONT, LAYNE . . . . . . . . . . $500 5 GUZE, JOE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $475 CALF ROPING 1 GUNSCH, JIM . . . . . . . . . . . $737.50 2 VERHUN, CHRIS . . . . . . . . . $662.50 3 KEITH, MURDOCK. . . . . . . . . . . $625 4 HORRICKKS, STEVE . . . . . . . . . $550 5 MILLER, SHAWN . . . . . . . . . . . $550

TEAM ROPING - HEADERS 1 FLEWELLING, TEL . . . . . . $1,212.50 2 KEITH, MURDOCK. . . . . . . . . $1,175 3 FOSTER, SHELBY . . . . . . . . $787.50 4 BRANDEN, GRADY . . . . . . . . . . $350 5 PHIPPS, BILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350 TEAM ROPING - HEELER 1 GORDON, TYRELL. . . . . . . $1,212.50 2 POTTS, KODY . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,175 3 MESTON, JENNER . . . . . . . $787.50 4 KNAPP, DYLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . $350 5 GALLOWAY, BRENT. . . . . . . . . . $350 LADIES BARREL RACING 1 MARKS, SONDA . . . . . . . . . . . . $725 2 BABCOOK, KERRI . . . . . . . . . . . $575 3 KIFF, LORNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $525 4 BEEBE, REBECCA . . . . . . . . . . . $525 5 RING, BECKY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450 NOVICE HORSE RIDING 1 LAMB, KODY . . . . . . . . . . $1,187.50 2 TRENNERY, BRADFORD . . . $387.50 3 RANGEN, JOEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . $300 4 BORRIS, RYLIE . . . . . . . . . . . . . $275 5 MERCER, AARON . . . . . . . . . . . $200 JR BULL RIDING 1 RADFORD, BROCK . . . . . . . . . . $750 2 WEST, LONNIE . . . . . . . . . . $441.66 3 HENDERSON, TANNER . . . . . . . $400

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JR. STEER RIDING 1 ZIEMMER, KREO. . . . . . . . . $937.50 2 SCHMIDT, KAGEN . . . . . . . . $818.75 3 ROHLOFF, LINDEN . . . . . . . $664.57 JR. BARREL RACING 1 BABCOOK, TAYLOR . . . . . . . . $1,100 2 FREY, VAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $800 3 JOHNSON, JORDAN . . . . . . . . . $600 PEEWEE BARRELS 1 MANNING, PAIGE . . . . . . . . . . . $975 2 AUCLAIR, MACY . . . . . . . . . . . . $975 3 MANNING, TAYLOR . . . . . . . . . . $850 BREAKAWAY ROPING 1 BONNETT, KEELY . . . . . . . . . . . $350 2 RICHARDS, JACE . . . . . . . . . . . $300 3 SPEER, TRAVIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . $200

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Lot # 54 “Me And Lena”, Seller, Tyler Darroch, Estevan, Sask.

Sold for $7,500 and went to John Swales of Millarville, AB.

Lot # 50 “MP Chrome Catt”, Seller, Mighty Peace Performance Horses, St. Isidore, AB. (High Selling Horse of Sale) Sold for $10,800 to Bill Jani of Calgary, AB.

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Lot # 36 “Pistols Cash Effort”, Seller, Darrel and Judy Doran, Rocky Mtn. House, AB. Sold for $6,300 and went to Krystal Moren of Wetaskiwin, AB.

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