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COLUMNS A Breed Apart . . . . . . . . . 12 Back Country Travels . . 32 Doing it my way . . . . 8 & 10 Equitrekking . . . . . . . . . 36 Eye on the Industry . . . . 43 From the field . . . . . . . . . . 4 Get a Grip . . . . . . . . 30 & 33 Going Down the Trail . . 38 Going in style . . . . . . . . . 28 Hands on horsekeeping 35 Homeward Bound . . . . . . 5 Hooked on bulls . . . . . . . . 6 Horse Health . . . . . . . . . 34

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FEATURES Horse Heroes . . . . . . . . . 12 In it to win it . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Inspirations . . . . . . . . . . 26 Our Way of Life . . . 13 & 15 Rhymes from the range . 26 Riding out of your Mind . 31 Talking Back . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Time to chill . . . . . . . . . . 29 Two-Bit Cowboy . . . . . . . 4 Western Art . . . . . . . . . . 25 Women of the West . . . . . 9 Young Guns . . . . . . 11 & 14

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OUT FRONT Welcome to Ho rs e s A l l Horse training

r eade rs speak

Talking back

The dunce of the class Getting humbled by trying new things with Bacardi TWO-BITS FROM A TWO-BIT COWBOY Craig Couillard - Editor

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’ve been feeling like a real dunce lately.

Ever felt like the village idiot?

For those of you that follow my column, you recall that my New Year’s resolution was to get off the couch and get more time in the saddle.

This past winter I took in a couple of Extreme Cowboy sessions at Okotoks Ag Society.

Then I signed up for a six-week clinic on Tuesday nights with champion cutter and working cow horse trainer Vance Kaglea.

Now I’ve been riding for nearly 30 years, and have had lots of real life experience in the saddle. Not too much from clinics and such… mostly trial and error… and observing the guys I rode with.

I was feeling pretty good about my skill set as a basic trail rider but thought, “I can always learn more.”

I took my 12-year-old AQHA sorrel mare, Bacardi to the first Extreme Cowboy course, thinking she has seen it all up in the Rocky Mountains with me. Wrong!

That was my first dunce experience. I was shocked that she balked at some of the obstacles, even some of the more simple ones.

But that was nothing compared to my first few working cow horse classes with Vance. I took in the same mare and we were totally out of our element. I was definitely the dunce of the class… hands down.

It’s not that Vance or any of the other participants made me feel that way.

Bacardi and I are just so far behind.

Most of them are riding horses that a professional trainer has put a solid foundation on so it’s more them catching up to the level of their horses. For me, I need to learn it first before I can expect Bacardi to get it.

Vance has been great about working with me. He sometimes he gives me my own exercises to do while the others do more advanced maneuvers. But I have to say it’s like getting wax crayons to colour with while the rest get to use paint.

I have to remind myself about the encouragement that Psychologist and regular Horses All contributors April Clay gives us about not comparing ourselves to other participants, and staying focused on what I need to do.

The first night I was overwhelmed… literally. Many of the students have been with Vance for other sessions. I had a hard time understanding the instructions, let alone trying to accomplish the tasks.

Natural arc. Reverse arc. Double reverse arc. Spins. Gait transition. Lead changes.

Inside rein, inside leg. Outside rein, inside

leg. Whoa means back. That’s just a partial list.

The next week I brought along a little note book and started taking notes… lots of notes. That’s helped.

Each week I feel Bacardi and me moving forward. I’m trying to unlearn 10 years of bad habits with her, learn better techniques, and then try and teach her these new cues. We are definitely a work in progress but I like the direction we are going.

I recently read a quote by Buck Brannaman in the May, 2013 issue of Western Horseman that sums it up for me, “All you have to do is try a couple of things that you’re not very good at with a horse.

That’ll humble you up pretty quick.”

There was a little positive affirmation moment when my wife Kim and I rode on the 2nd Annual Blackfoot Trail Ride for Cancer on the Siksika Nation. I’ve done all the work on Kim’s gelding up in the mountains but he hadn’t been ridden for six months. Thankfully I had real faith that there wouldn’t be any problems… and there wasn’t. He was the same trustworthy horse as he was last year, and the year before that.

So like Buck said, a little humbling now and then is good for us. I figure my fragile ego can endure some more so I’ve signed up for another six-weeks of humbling with Vance. Maybe I can get rid of the dunce hat and earn a gold star.

That’s my two-bits for this month.

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privilege to ride in the 2nd Annual Blackfoot Memorial Trail Ride Against Cancer in May. Both lost their fathers to cancer. The setting was beautiful along the Bow River on the Siksika Nation east of Calgary. Tribal elders told stories along the trail. A barbeque with entertainment and native dancing followed. Event Organizer Lavina Crossguns presented a print to Horses All for being a sponsor.

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profiles Stories from People who Live, Work and Compete with Horses journalism

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Dianne Finstad remembers

Dwayne Erickson was inducted into both the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. He was a two-time winner of the Profession Rodeo Cowboys Association Media Award for Excellence in Print Journalism, the only Canadian to have been presented with the honour.

Dwayne Erickson Rodeo’s greatest reporter Veteran writer helped build the sport through his dedication to the rodeo family

By Dianne Finstad Red Deer, Alta.

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he sport of rodeo has lost a champion. No, he didn’t ride bulls, rope calves, or ever spur a bronc.

But Dwayne Erickson was a champion in bringing rodeo athletes to the general public in a way unmatched in the game. Words were his rope. He could lasso the facts, and tie up a captivating tale in a flash.

The legendary Calgary sportswriter watched rodeo history for half a century, captured it, and brought it to life on the page. His passion for the sport, the competitors, and the drama they faced both in and out of the arena, was clearly evident.

Erickson passed away April 22 in a Calgary hospice after a brief battle with cancer, at the age of 75.

The rodeo world feels the loss of his presence and his pen deeply.

For his dedication covering the sport, Erickson was honoured as a Pioneer of Rodeo by the Calgary Stampede. He’d been inducted into both the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame, and the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame. He was a two-time winner of the Profession Rodeo Cowboys Association Media Award for Excellence in Print Journalism. The last

award came just this past December in Las Vegas. Erickson is the only Canadian to have been presented with the honour.

Over his years as a reporter, he worked for the Calgary and Edmonton Journals, The Sun in both cities, the Winnipeg Free Press, CBC-TV, Canadian Pro Rodeo News, and ProRodeo Sports News.

The talented writer often recalled his introduction to the sport which was to become his life passion. Erickson had come to Alberta in 1957 from his home in Prince George, B.C., to work for the Edmonton Journal.

“My sports editor at the Journal told me I had to go cover a rodeo,” remembered Erickson. “I told him I didn’t know the back end of a horse from the front. He told me if I didn’t go, I’d be looking for a job. So off I went.”

What a journey that assignment began! Erickson logged a long and productive ride covering the sport,

with volumes of columns introducing readers to the heroes of the game, and what ‘the cowboy way’ really meant.

He covered the Canadian Finals Rodeo for the first time in 1979, his first Calgary Stampede in 1982, and wrote from the National Finals Rodeo for decades. He fought to keep rodeo high profile in the sports page.

One year, to get to know what the road warriors of rodeo really went through, he signed on as a driver, and left right after the Calgary Stampede with a trio of bull riders. He lasted with them over 9,000 miles in 11 days, stopping briefly at places ranging from Estevan, Saskatchewan to Salinas, California; Swan River, Manitoba to Cheyenne, Wyoming. That was also the year Lane Frost was killed in the bull riding.

He was there that performance, and having to write that story made for one of the toughest days on the job.

Erickson cared deeply about the

“I’m sure he knew more stats about myself than I do. He was always checking up on us... it was like he was right there rodeoing with you.”

— Curtis Cassidy

subjects he covered. It was more than just a paycheque to Erickson.

He became an integral part of the rodeo family. That’s why contestants will miss him so much.

In the days since his passing, many shared their thoughts. World Champion barrel racer Lindsay Sears wrote on the Facebook tribute page: “He was responsible for introducing us to the rodeo fans, he put our names in black and white and put us out there for the world to read about and enabled the Canadian rodeo fans to follow our careers. His passing has left us with a hole in our hearts and a blank page at the Calgary Herald, where he has written thousands of articles about the budding careers of Canadian rodeo athletes.”

Eight-time Canadian saddle bronc champion Rod Hay called Erickson’s passing a big loss for rodeo. He recalled to CFCW Rodeo Reporter Tim Ellis his very first interview with Dwayne.

“I remember it exactly. It was just after I’d won Houston in my rookie year, and the first Canadian rodeo I was at after that was Medicine Hat. He got a hold of me and we went into one of the dressing rooms and sat down. I thought ‘Boy, I’ve made the big time now. I’m talking to Dwayne Erickson!’”

Hay and several other competi-

It wasn’t just contestants Dwayne Erickson left his mark on. This is one of those rare occasions where there’s a need to step outside the reporter’s safe box.

Dwayne’s impact on my own rodeo reporting work was large, and I’m very grateful to have worked alongside him over the years.

Dwayne’s knowledge of statistics, numbers, names and history still amazes me. I was fascinated by how he could make entire new revelations out of the numbers, like career earnings, or new records.

As well, his attention to detail was always a reminder to me while watching a rodeo with him. What colour was that calf that just got tied in 7.2 seconds? Which way did that horse circle out of the chutes?

Yes, that bull did change directions three times. I’d better write that down too!! And later, reading his latest masterpieces, those nuances would be woven into the report, adding colour, character and accuracy.

I considered it a real career milestone when Dwayne would allow a couple of us to join him in the sacred winner’s interview session, which was normally his lone court exclusively. And if we happened to ask a question that might pull out a nugget he found useful, that was worth celebrating.

One of my favourite memories will always be the glint in his eye when he’d shut off his little cassette recorder (with a jubilant click) to end an interview. ‘Thanks bud, got what I need,’ he’d say to the contestant, and you knew there was another great story ready to jump off his keyboard.

tors commented that if they saw Erickson’s number come up on their phone, they knew it must mean they’d been doing good.

Donalda’s Cassidy family got plenty of ink over the years, whether it was father Greg, sons Curtis and Cody, or their great horse Willy.

Curtis Cassidy pointed out Erickson was one of the very few reporters to cover the sport year round, keeping tabs on Canadians at U.S. rodeos.

“He knew his stats,” added Curtis Cassidy. “I’m sure he knew more stats about myself than I do. He was always checking up on us, and knew every rodeo secretary. It was like he was right there rodeoing with you.”

Dwayne Erickson may not have ridden a horse. But in the world of rodeo, he was a true cowboy, and he was a champion.

Dianne Finstad, called ‘Kid’ by Erickson, has covered rodeo and agriculture stories for 30 years, on radio, television and in print. She knows the rodeo trail will be much different without Erickson’s presence in print, but will remember his writing inspiration always.

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Blade Young

Bull rider, husband, father, rancher and pick up man HOOKED ON BULLS Profiles on the PBR

By Ted Stovin Calgary, Alta.

I Blade Young waits to jump into action at the Bridge City Chrysler/LA Towing PBR Challenge in Lethbridge this past March. PHOTO: WENDY SLOBODA

t’s not often when a person gets involved with the sport of rodeo that they ever leave the arena completely or ‘get out of the circle’ if you will.

This couldn’t be more true for former bull rider, turned pick up man Blade Young of Tyvan, Sask.

A f te r g o i n g to s c h o o l o n rodeo scholarships in the United States, winning the Permit Award in his first year, and qualifying for the Canadian Finals Rodeo in Bull Riding on three separate occasions, Blade was well established in his rodeo career.

As with most bull riders, the actual bull riding part isn’t something one can do for very long.

“I had quite a few years there where I made my living rodeoing. Now I’m making my liv-

ing ranching and rodeo is my hobby,” Blade said modestly.

Blade’s family and business, Young Land and Cattle Ltd. are now what weigh the most on his decisions in and out of the arena.

“My wife Becky is expecting again here this summer.”

Their two boys, Grady (seven) and Davis (three) are growing up in their father’s footsteps.

“Typical boys,” Young explains proudly. “They are definitely bull rider and rodeo crazy kids. They like dirt bikes, hockey, ranching and everything.

“As far as ranchin’ goes, the best way to sum it up is we’re pretty busy.

“Ten years ago we had 300 cows or less. Now we’ve got 3,000. I think that’s probably the biggest reason why I quite riding bulls. It wasn’t the priority. I was too busy,” Young recalls.

When it comes down to it though, being busy for Blade isn’t going to change any time soon.

“It doesn’t matter what I do, I’m always gonna’ be busy. Rodeoing and picking up are my way to get away. Some people go to the lake, I go to the rodeos.

“If I don’t take the time to shut things down, I’ll never enjoy life.

It’s probably one of the reasons I’ve always stuck with rodeo,” Blade said.

Moving from a bull rider to a pick up man has certainly meant many adjustments for Young.

“I’m pretty picky about my horses… I go through a lot in a year. I’m always riding them and go through what I like. I’ve got five pick up horses right now that I wouldn’t be afraid to take anywhere in the world. You know I think they are that good.

Of course they are mine though and I’m higher on them. I take a lot of pride in my horses.

“If you rope poorly, it can be overlooked if you’re riding something pretty decent. If you’re riding an old sway back nag, and rope poorly, then you really look bad,” he joked.

Although there have been changes over the last 10 years, rodeo, horses and ranching are still the family’s core foundation.

“It’s definitely been a huge challenge making everything work.

We’ve had some growing pains.”

Growing pains, or the weather… like this past winter.

“We wintered 3,200 cows through the worst winter imaginable. Now finally the ground is green and we survived, so we did something right.”

Throughout the summer of 2013, you will see the Young family at nearly all of Jason Davidson’s 3D Bullriding events, a number of Jim Lawrence’s Prime Time Rodeos and Roughstock events within the CCA, and a number of others throughout the year.

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P ROFILES Entertainer

Denver Daines it’s a family tradition

Canadian singer, song writer, saddle bronc rider Where to see him

June 15, 2013 @ 10 p.m.

Daines Ranch Rodeo Innisfail, Alta. - Daines Ranch June 21-22, 2013 @ 1 p.m.

Jack Anderson Charity Car Auction - Olds, Alta.

Olds Hockey Arena July 11, 2013 @ 11 a.m.

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World Plowing Match Olds, Alta. - Olds College

Denver Daines, shown here at the Strathmore rodeo, qualified for the CFR in 2012. Photo: Mike Copeman

IN IT TO WIN IT Competitor profile

By Luke Creasy Brownsfield, Alta.

31-year-old Denver Daines, son of Ivan and Katie, was raised on the family farm just east of Innisfail, Alberta. Riding saddle bronc is in his blood — his dad, his cousins Duane and Kyle, and his uncle Jack all rode.

But Denver doesn’t fit in quietly as just another bronc rider in the family. He has a voice to be heard as he branches into the music market.

Daines’ sound is a mixture of modern country with an edgy, soft rock.

Plus he writes his own music.

Balancing the two careers is no easy task however. “The key to managing both… well it’s extremely difficult. Ideally when you can book a gig in the same place as your rodeo, it’s great. Ride your bronc and go play after. When you have bookings elsewhere, you can’t really do both, it’s one or the other,” explains Daines.

“Right now I book gigs as often as I can, and rodeo when I’m not booked,” said Daines.

In a way they seem more like dueling careers, very similar in their travel and time requirements.

“The difference between rodeo and singing is I bring a lot more gear with me to a gig than I do to ride a bronc. I pack all my own equipment

and set it up myself. I get there about an hour before and take a bit of time after the gig too,” Daines’ chuckles.

“Chris LeDoux managed both rodeo and singing (winning the World Bareback Riding championship in 1976), but he did things different than I am. Chris sold homerecorded eight-tracks at rodeos, whereas I’m booking gigs and going a more conventional route.”

“The ideal kind of gig is riding then singing for the same crowd after. Wild Wood, Alta. (Rod Hay’s bronc riding event) has been that way most of the last few years and that works out great.”

Daines understands the dedication each endeavor requires, “24/7 music would mean no rodeo,” and with his passion for music and the passing of time he knows it’ll come to that. He lives with the realization he can’t rodeo as hard as most riders, “With my gigs I won’t be going to 42 rodeos (basically all Canadian Pro Rodeos).”

Daines, having made the CFR in 2012 (largely in part to his win in Ponoka), has it in his mind to “go to the big ones and make ‘em count.”

“Rodeoing for much longer is looking slim, so I want to give it all I’ve got. I’d like to make CFR one more time before I’m done. Finish strong… end on an up-note before music becomes full priority.”

With his music’s growing success, he’s not the least bit preemptive in

When not riding broncs, Daines is putting on even more miles playing at various gigs across western Canada. Occasionally he’s able to ride and sing at the same venue.

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assuming he will turn musician fulltime.

“I released two singles this year, ‘Tennessee Night’ and ‘My Time To Shine.’ They are currently receiving air play across Canada. I plan on hitting the studio soon with some new tunes that I have written over the winter.”

When asked of his goals or ambitions in music, Daines humbly shrugged off the idea of a CCMA award, “A CCMA award would be great but as of yet, that’s a long shot, there’s tons of Canadian talent.”

“Living such a diverse life gives me lots to write about, that’s for sure.

I’m pretty lucky, there’s many guys who would love to rodeo and sing as a profession. The only downfall is it’s hard to do both but I’m gonna rodeo and sing as long as I can cause I believe that’s what God intended me to do and I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

As the interview wound down, Daines said it best with, “To sum it up, the difference between cowboy to singer is eight seconds.”

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The music video for the song includes clips of Olds college students and is a coming of age song about a young man starting a new stage of his life.

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PROFILES SHOW JUMPING

Meet Jon Garner:

Spruce Meadows Competitions Manager Every second counts when managing seven outdoor rings I DID IT MY WAY Personal Profile

By Wendy Dudley Priddis, Alta.

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A transplanted Englishman, Competitions Manager Jon Garner goes Western to keep the rain off his head, and English to keep his feet dry. PHOTO: WENDY DUDLEY

wenty-five years ago, Jon Garner drove up the treelined lane to Spruce Meadows, believing he had found the Disneyland of show jumping. The grounds were immaculate, the horses were magnificent, the rings were outstanding.

Today, Garner is the venue’s competitions manager, in charge of making sure events run like clockwork. Not an easy task when there are seven outdoor rings, 16 tournaments, and more than 16,000 rounds of jumping a year.

“In the beginning it was pretty overwhelming. You’re chasing problems. But now, if my radio is not going off, it’s a good thing.”

The frenzy comes in summer, with a major outdoor tournament held every week in June through to the North American in July, followed by the Masters in September. Garner has to break down every hour of the day, predicting finish times based on the number and quality of entries in each event.

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With some riders competing in classes that are running at the same time, the tricky part is juggling the order-of-go to accommodate a rider hustling between rings. Riders must attend awards presentations. If they do not show up, they forfeit their prizes.

And then there is the uncooperative weather. Spruce Meadows receives regular reports, giving a heads-up if there is a lighting storm on the way or winds that could get nasty. Seconds can then be shaved by having riders enter the ring as soon as the previous entry has jumped the last obstacle.

Nothing could be worse than the year Garner took over the job in 2005. It was a monsoon summer, when riders for the first and only time to date refused to mount up for the Nations Cup because of the slick conditions. “It was baptism by water. I really wondered what I had got myself into,” Garner recalled.

Live television adds to the pressure cooker, when tenths of seconds are measured to ensure events finish on time, with the winner’s anthem over before the top of the hour.

Garner begins drafting schedules as soon as the entry deadline passes. For the National Tournament, which runs June 5-9, he has six weeks from the mid-April deadline. He studies the time allowed for each event and the calibre of entries, estimating from previous years how many are likely to make the jump-off.

“And sometimes I just go on feel.

I know what the numbers say, but I also know what my gut says.” And being a sport, there’s always a wild card, he noted. “There’s always that unknown.”

When it comes to the complexity of the course, he’s the go-to-guy for complaints. “Riders are more likely to come to me than go to the course designer,” he said. “And the funny thing is, I get more com-

plaints when the sun shines. If it’s raining, everyone just wants to get out there and get it over with.”

Some issues may be legitimate, but there are riders who will try to alter their place in the order to gain an advantage, Garner said. However, most riders know Garner, a former jumper, does not suffer fools gladly.

“If my radio is not going off, it’s a good thing.”  JON GARNER

There’s a reason he was chosen for the job, recalled Spruce Meadows president Linda Southern. “We knew he would do well because of his strong discipline.”

Garner has a military background, first coming to Spruce Meadows as a member of the King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery and ceremonial unit of the British army. He grew up showing and jumping in rural England, later joining the troop as a way to stay involved with horses.

It was love at first sight when he witnessed the splendor of Spruce Meadows. He returned to work as a rider and trainer, and was eventually promoted to competitions manager. Riders respect him for his knowledge of the sport, and for the past three years, the North American Rider’s Group has named Spruce Meadows the top show jumping venue.

The facility has a reputation for running a tight ship, and demanding mannerly protocol.

“The Spruce Meadows brand means something,” Garner said.

“And part of my job is to ensure it stays. I may no longer be part of the sport as a jumper, but I’m part of something that is pretty cool.”

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Billie Heggie:

Wife, mother-to-be, humanitarian

Cowboys for Kingdom House has raised $50,000 to build new orphanage WOMEN OF THE WEST Personal profile

By Cindy Bablitz Calgary, Alta.

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omen of the west were rugged pioneers every bit as much as they were the soft touch that brought a measure of civility and comfort to an otherwise wild territory. Billie Heggie, founder of Cowboys for Kingdom House, defines Woman of the West as well as any we’ve featured in Horses All. “I’ve been raised around horses my whole life. My dad was a horse trainer, so when I was born we lived were my dad trained horses for a living,” Billie says.

She covered all the usual suspects for lifelong horsewomen — 4-H, rodeo, horse shows.

“Really, every horse activity, we did it. I would get home on the school bus, go inside, change my clothes and be right back outside, cleaning the stables or organizing the tack room or training or riding. That’s been my life. And I was the Alberta high school rodeo queen in 1998 in my Grade 12 year, though I was such a tomboy, I was the last person who thought I’d win. I only entered because I was cajoled into it. They didn’t have enough contestants that year to make the competition run. I entered thinking I was just helping out the event organizers,” Billie laughs, remembering.

Little did Billie know how much that helping spirit would one day come to frame her life. After graduating high school and college, Billie actually went on to conduct a rather mainstream life, even finding employment as an insurance agent, and found her high school rodeo days a fond memory, but no longer an active part of her life.

Until, visiting her friend Niki Flundra at a rodeo in Pincher Creek, she ran into an old steer wrestling friend, Jessie Heggie with whom she used to rodeo in high school. The pair were married last October.

However, far from being a ‘and the rest was history’ story, Billie’s return to the world of horses and rodeo has a heartful twist, hearkening back to her helping nature.

Shortly after starting her job

Billie Heggie has been to Zambia four times. She’s shown here with Idah, a young girl diagnosed with Down Syndrome. She is now sponsored into the Father’s Heart program and going to a special needs school.

Billie Heggie married her former high school rodeo team member and CFR qualifier, Jessie Heggie in October, 2012. They are expecting their first child this summer.

in the insurance services industry, Billie launched her own home based business as an independent consultant with Arbonne.

She set a personal goal to earn the company bonus of a new Mercedes Benz within a year... and within a year, she was driving that Mercedes. It was at a leadership retreat in Oklahoma City in January 2009 where things got really interesting for Billie.

“I found myself on stage with 24 other women agreeing to go Africa in service to helping orphaned children in Zambia,” Billie remembers.

In a room of hundreds of women, motivational speaker Bruce Wilkinson challenged the unsuspecting room to meet the dream of another Arbonne top

income earner, who’d earlier mentioned to him a rather unformed idea involving a future vision of accompanying 25 women to a mission project in Zambia, an African nation with more than a million orphaned children.

Billie says she suddenly found herself standing up and joining a gathering of other women agreeing to meet the random challenge... a bold, unconsidered and unconsulted move she says was quite out of character for her.

However, when the milling had subsided and the numbers of women standing on stage synchronistically numbered 25 exactly, Billie knew she was experiencing something special.

Fast forward four trips to Zambia with Texas-based Family

Legacy and dozens of orphaned children rescued and sponsored directly through Billie’s hand in leadership and support, when inspiration and synchronicity struck again.

“I was feeling an urge to go back, but something in me was feeling pulled instead to stay home and raise funds to help build a house in Zambia to home another 12 orphans,” Billie says.

In the meantime, she’d also been wondering if there was a way to unite the three worlds in which she found herself: her world of rodeo now at the forefront with her new husband, her professional world as an executive regional vice president with Arbonne, and her heart’s service work with the orphaned children in Zambia.

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Then she had a dream and a vision, and the inspiration for a fundraising event she dubbed Cowboys for Kingdom House was born.

On the day she and her Kingdom House business partner, (Tammy Yount, an Arbonne colleague based out of Tennessee whose ferrier husband is also in rodeo) launched the website that would serve as the fundraising hub for the venture, Billie found out she was pregnant with her first child. Her earlier intuition about switching gears from pursuing a fifth trip to Zambia to a more home-centered approach to support became yet one more note of synchronicity in 32-year-old Billie’s life.

About half of the $100,000 needed to build Kingdom House has already been raised and Billie expects to raise the balance in the next three months.

Billie Heggie is one of the youngest Women of the West we’ve featured in Horses All, and we think we haven’t heard the last of this true pioneering woman.

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If you’d like to support Billie’s fundraising for Kingdom House to home orphans in Zambia, surf to www.buildingkingdomhouse.com to see how you can help.

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P ROFILES Road to recovery

Lee Graves opts for stem cell transplant Two-time world champion steer wrestler uses cutting edge technology to heal injured ankle I DID IT MY WAY Personal Profile

By Luke Creasy Brownfield, Alta.

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ast season Dr. Tandy Freeman told Calgary steer wrestler Lee Graves, “This is as good as we can do right now,” referring to a surgery that Lee explained as, “they’d have to cut the ankle joint in half, then take a bone graft from my hip to put in place. There would be metal and screws put in as well.”

It would be major surgery, with considerable recovery time.

“It sounded like it would be painful and lead to a lot of arthritis. So I decided to try another avenue,” said Graves, referring to stem cell research.

“Lindsay (Sears) had used stem cells on her horses, and it had

worked, so I looked into it’s use on humans. I figured I’d give stem cell research a chance, and if it didn’t work, I’d try the more invasive, conventional surgery.”

Graves used Centeo Schultz out of Denver, Colorado for his stem cell experimentation, taking a trip down to the Cayman Islands to partake in the infusion.

Graves described the process, “They take a 6cc culture of bone to grow the stem cells, then you come back a month later to get the cells injected in. It wasn’t immediately noticeable. But I had the procedure in May, and by July I felt a huge difference. The key to the use of stem cells is giving them time to mend the joint.” “My ankle was at about 20 to 25 per cent.

After stem cell, I wouldn’t say it’s perfect, but I’d say 95 per cent.

“Before I took action on the ankle I was limping without

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even noticing it. I was in an airport, and caught a glimpse of my reflection walking when I noticed it. It took a conscious effort to walk normal.”

He finally he put two and two together making the connection to his performance. “All 2011 season it just didn’t feel right, it hurt all the time. That year I missed the Finals, was 26th at year end. That’s when I decided to get it looked at. I got an MRI and found there was OCD (Osteochondr itis dissecans).

Impact or compression breaks, like those frequent in the hard hitting steer wrestling event, cause OCD which is a hole in the joint with subsequent pain.”

“Lots of top high-end athletes use the same stem cell center and the technology to get over injuries. It isn’t an officially recognized form of treatment yet, so there aren’t many articles or medical journals on the subject, but it’s

the real deal,” Graves said, proudly endorsing the technology.

However, a wreck at a friend’s place had Graves in rough shape shortly after he noticed his ankle feeling better. Graves broke two ribs, his scapula (shoulder), and partially collapsed a lung. “That set me back,” Graves said, “I could have died though,” he said, thankful to have simply received a setback instead.

“I’ll be 42 this May, so I know I have to work that much harder at it, put in that extra effort. I haven’t been to many, and won a bit (approximately $5,000 in four rodeos), but I know I can do better. I’ve stuck to a strict regiment, going to the gym, doing lots of squats, lunges, weights, etc.”

“I know at 42 I have a limited window of competition left, but I remember watching Butch Meyers set the Steer Wrestling NFR average in ’97 at age 53, so I always keep that in mind,” Graves said in good humor.

“I don’t crave the miles anymore, but I still want to compete and be competitive. I hate going to rodeos and not putting in the winning effort. I wouldn’t rodeo just to rodeo. It’s tough when you know how to be competitive but aren’t due to injury or other reasons.”

“You’ve got to make hay while the sun shines. If I wasn’t so well mounted, if I didn’t have Jessie, I’d be done rodeoing. I know if I can be even near his level of competitive, I’ll be alright.”

Lee Gr aves

Career Highlights • Joined PRCA: 1994 • PRCA Career Earnings: $1,548,587 • World Titles Won: Two (2005, 2009) • Wrangler NFR average titles: Two (2005, 2009) • WNFR Qualifications: 10 (199799, 2001-02, 2004-07, 2009) • 2009: Won Round 4 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo with a time of 3.5 seconds and Round 5 in 3.4 seconds; placed in six additional rounds en route to winning the NFR average in 45.1 seconds and his second world championship. Broke steer wrestling earnings records for both the NFR ($130,458) and a single season ($251,031).

• 2005: Won his first PRCA world title and set a PRCA singleseason earnings record with $206,415. He placed in nine consecutive rounds, tying a record for steer wrestlers.

• 2005: Won his record fifth Canadian title; finished the year ranked second in the allaround world standings with $211,696 • 1998: Won the Calgary (Alberta) Stampede • Graves’ horse, Rocks Eye Opener “Jessie,” won the AQHA/PRCA Steer Wrestling Horse of the Year Award in 2007 and 2009

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P ROFILES College star

Nicole Briggs:

Rodeo Queen, contestant, university student One of the busiest young cowgirls in Canadian rodeo YOUNG GUNS Up and coming stars

By Ted Stovin Calgary, Alta.

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o say that Nicole Briggs loves rodeo would be an understatement. Yet she works ten times harder at everything else she does in order to make time for rodeo.

“I’ve pretty much thrown myself into a million things this year.

By the time spring hit I was like, ‘holy man this is ridiculous.’ I did not expect it to be that crazy.

I couldn’t waste any time this past semester,” Briggs said from her home near Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Between her full university class load, college rodeos and her duties as Miss Rodeo Airdrie, there wasn’t time for anything else, let alone much rest.

“I’d come home and sleep, then get up and go to school. After school I’d head to Airdrie for queen events and then go to college rodeos on the weekends. Sometimes I’d do all three in the same time,” Nicole explained.

It sounds like a hurricane sort of spring which started to take its toll.

“After my second last exam, I kind of wasn’t feeling good when I came home. I wasn’t doing well with studying for my last final, which was the next day. I didn’t feel good so I drove myself to the hospital and sat there for like seven hours,” Briggs explained, and it wasn’t over yet.

“They took blood and found I had an infection so they kept me over night. I found out I had appendicitis that next day, had surgery by noon, and was home by six.“ Now healthy, Nicole was well enough to write her last final about a week later.

“I had an extra week to study but that didn’t really help. I was more stressing out on it than anything.”

With vet school in her sights, her studies are far from over.

She’s not done either being a rodeo queen. Once Nicole is finished her reign as Miss Rodeo Airdrie at the end of June, her focus changes towards a new title, Miss Rodeo Canada.

“It’s been a great experience. I’ve loved it. I’m glad I went down to Airdrie,” Nicole mentioned.

“After being the Alberta High School Rodeo Queen in 2008, I thought running for Miss Rodeo Canada would be a cool experience.

Soon it’ll be November and I’ll be like ‘that went by so quick.’

“I’m pretty excited for it. I’m going to treat it as another competition and see what the experience brings.”

For most, running for the Miss Rodeo Canada Crown means holding off on school for the year. But for Nicole, it meant finding a way to con-

tinue her studies. A couple conversations helped her come up with a plan that allows her to do so.

“I’m going to go and follow Dr. Charles Briggs and his equine practice. If it goes well, I’ll do that for the second semester too. “ When asked about her desire to be a promoter of rodeo as a queen, Briggs said, “I like being around people and interacting with them.

It’s always good to get new fans and get people interested. Getting to talk to people about rodeo, that’s my favourite part, I love it.”

Even though she might not have much for spare time, she wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I might as well have fun doing all of this while I can so I don’t think back wish I would have done it different.”

Nicole Briggs is nearing the end of her reign as Miss Rodeo Airdrie, and getting ready for her quest to win Miss Rodeo Canada 2014. photo: Covy Moore

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P ROFILES Cutting hor ses

C a n adian Horse

Tinker Bell Hickory Show pen star now champion broodmare, producing seven top cutting horses by seven different stallions

The tough and hardy Canadian

Willow View Canadians knows how to prepare youngsters for sale

HORSE HEROES Profiles of exceptional horses

By Robyn Moore Airdrie, Alta.

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hen people see Kevin and Donna Genz at cutting events, one thing comes to mind — their broodmare Tinker Bell Hickory.

“They don’t remember my name or my wife’s name, but they know Tinker Bell!” Kevin says, laughing.

Kevin has been raising performance horses for over 30 years, and he and his wife Donna currently operate KG Performance Horses in Duffield, Alberta.

In May of 2008, they attended Carl Gerwien’s Lifetime Sale in Nanton, Alberta.

“We had researched all of Carl’s horses and decided there was only one mare we wanted to buy,” says Kevin.

“That was Tinker Bell Hickory, his best broodmare, Canada’s number one producer of cutting horses, NCHA and Equi-Stat money earners. At that time she had $186,594 in produce earnings.”

Tinker Bell is a 1992 beautiful bay by Doc’s Hickory and out of Oak N Quixote.

Tinker Bell Hickory is still Canada’s leading NCHA Money Producer now with $290,866 and growing. She is also the No. 1 on Equi-Stat’s list for Canada’s Top Cutting Dams with an excess of $313,998 in production. Tinker Bell herself was a multiple Champion with Cutting Lifetime Earnings of $24,596.

There is no denying that Tinker Bell’s offspring are talented but what makes her even more unique as a star broodmare is that these top seven cutters have been sired by seven different stallions.

“The difference between a good and a great broodmare is a great one will produce multiple Champions out of different Stallions from different bloodlines,” says Kevin.

Her seven offspring have an average Equi-Stat Earnings of $44,856 each. The 1999 gelding, Smartest Little Oak, earned $105,918.76 and 2007 gelding Mia Smart

Donna Genz holding Tinker Bell Hickory at Manion Ranch in Texas in 2012.

Quejana is owned and shown by Carl. His earnings are over $75,926 so far.

“Not only is she a champion cutter and leading cutting dam, her personality is probably her best feature,” says Kevin. “So much so that Donna has nicknamed her our ‘Queen.’ She is the kindest gentle willing mare you will ever find. Her only quirk is when she gets nervous she flips her bottom lip up and down.”

Tinker Bell has travelled full circle, from being bred and raised by Patrick Fitzgerald of Paoli, Oklahoma, then later Carl Gerwien purchased her as a long yearling in 1993 at the NCHA Futurity Sale. Now, she enjoys the pampered life, residing down in sunny Texas at Manion Ranch where she continues to produce future champions through recipient mares.

Kevin comments, “In 2012 ESMS On The Brazos was successful in getting three embryo transfers. In 2013, Tinker Bell Hickory X Smooth As A Cat had a bay rabicano filly on February 16 from one recipient mare and on March 2 she had a sorrel flashy colt from a second recipient mare. We are anxiously waiting for mid-April and a Tinker Bell Hickory X One Time Pepto recipient mare to foal. In 2014 we are looking forward to two more Smooth As A Cat embryos.”

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By Robyn Moore Airdrie, Alta.

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uzanne Spierenburg had never heard of the Canadian Horse when she was introduced to them by Alfred Cartier. She rode his stallion, Fox, in Spruce Meadows’ Battle of the Breeds and was astounded at his jumping skills.

“He was a real handful but he had the highest score of any horse there in jumping,” Suzanne comments.

It was enough to get her hooked. Suzanne started training Alfred’s young stock and eventually she and her husband Ron purchased three fillies and a stallion from him.

Since 1997, Willow View Canadians has been proudly producing Canadians near Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. That initial herd of four horses has grown into 30 horses today, with about 25 of them being Canadians.

“They were so easy to sell to begin with. A lot of people really liked them,” Suzanne comments.

Fifteen years ago they were considered a rare breed.

However, the economy, and the horse market included, has challenged breeders for the last five years. “Any breeder of any breed, everyone is having a hard time making ends meet,” she says.

Suzanne has noticed that most customers want bombproof eight-year-olds and they don’t want to pay very much for them. But a tremendous amount of work goes in to training wellbroke eight-year-olds, as well as a great deal of money in feed and upkeep in what Suzanne considers “a labour of love.”

As a result, Willow View Canadians has changed their business plan and has been breeding fewer horses recently.

They currently have 12 horses for sale with two foals being born this year. “If I can’t sell them, I’m not raising more,” Suzanne laughs. “As a responsible breeder, every horse I breed can come back to me.”

Suzanne is well-known for training and preparing her youngsters for sale so they are equipped for anything with their new owner. “I expose them to a lot of things,” she says.

This exposure includes bombproofing, trailer loading, standing tied, having blankets thrown over their backs, regular hoof trimming, ground driving, tarps, and umbrellas.

“I start them when they hit the ground. We do our own version of imprint training which involves touching everyone, everyday. I want to be one of the herd and I want them to be as comfortable with me as they are with their mom.”

Canadians live up to their nickname as ‘The Little Iron Horse.’ “They are so hardy and tough, no coddling is involved,” she comments.

Willow View Canadians has around 300 acres with plenty of shelter for the majority of her horses to roam during the winter “living like they should.”

Willow View Canadians continues to expose the breed to the public at events like Spruce Meadows’s Battle of the Breeds, demonstrations at The Mane Event, drill teams, pack trips and parades. Her horses display versatility and compete in all disciplines, ranging from eventing to endurance riding to competitive trail.

“They are such a nice breed to work with; they just warm your heart.”

Robyn Moore is the Manager of Horse Industry Association of Alberta. If you own or know of an exceptional horse breeding operation, email rmoore@albertahorseindustry.ca, and we’ll chose one that stands out from the herd to feature each month.

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P ROFILES Tack stor e

Thriving in downtown Calgary The Horse Store offers specialized equine products and knowledgeable service OUR WAY OF LIFE Making a living with horses

By Robyn Moore Airdrie, Alta.

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ack in 1921, it might have been known as “the local store around the corner” to many farmers and ranchers. But times have changed, and so has Calgary.

Fairplay Stores was an integral part of the retail scene in Calgary back then, and it remains just as integral to this day. It currently operates two stores on Kensington Road: one sells pet products under the name Fairplay Stores. and The Horse Store caters specifically to horses.

George Bjarnason started working for his brother-in-law at Fairplay Stores in the late 1950’s, eventually purchasing the store for himself in 1973. His wife and four children were involved working in the store, which, up until 1980, resided on the corner of Memorial Drive and 10th Street in a big old brick building known as the Ross block.

When Fairplay Stores moved to its current location in Kensington,

The Horse Store was born. “Our poor father, George Bjarnason was hounded by his horse crazy daughters into expanding our horse supply area in Fairplay,” says Christine Nurse, George’s daughter and the current owner of both stores.

“My father being a sound businessman and politically fair Dad, sold the company to me at fair market value.”

— Christine Nurse

“ E ve n t u a l l y w e co nv i n ce d him to order some tack and saddlery items which contributed to an increased horse enthusiast customer base. When a store bay opened a few doors down from Fairplay, our father leased it and put his daughters to work

Current owner Christine Nurse (far right) is proud of her long-term and experienced staff L to R Alison Whitehouse, Laurie Pettifer, and 26-year veteran Michelle Della Costa.

opening and running The Horse Store.”

George was actively involved in the company until the late 1990’s when he sold it to Christine. “My father being a sound businessman and politically fair dad, sold the company to me at fair market value. It wouldn’t have been fair to my siblings if he had passed it down to me when they all had worked in the stores as well. It

was a great opportunity for me as my parents continued to work in the stores and I was able to draw off of their experience, and business and common senses.”

Over the last 20 years, many horse stores have opened in Calgary’s city limits, only to close shortly after. But The Horse Store has been a mainstay of the Calgary horse scene.

“Many horse owners work in the downtown core so we find

that many of them come to the store during their lunch hour to shop,” comments Christine, “We also draw on the going home traffic. We do have a non-riding customer clientele that shop for riding apparel to make a fashion statement.”

Giftware including Breyer Horses entices the non-horse owners into the store as well.

Supplying both the city-dwellers and the rural community, The Horse Store celebrates the fact that it is a small and independently owned business. Christine acknowledges that competing with franchises and corporate stores is a challenge, but she thinks that The Horse Store has something special to offer customers: her knowledgeable employees, including The Horse Store’s long time employee of 26 years and current manager, Michelle Della Costa who offers customers a great shopping experience.

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P ROFILES One to watch

Katelyn Carter

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YOUNG GUNS Up and coming stars

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razy visions” have led this young gun trick trainer on some wild rides. Well, that and a few good connections, some lucky timing, and a whole lot of sheer determination.

Katelyn Carter revived her mom’s love for horses when, at seven, she declared she wanted to take riding lessons. Linda Carter was a show jumping competitor in her homeland of England, but had fallen away from the equestrian world when she moved to Canada in 1979.

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“From there we just snowballed,” Katelyn laughs, though you could say that what started as a snowball became something of an avalanche, taking this 18 year old on a momentum that’s showing no signs of stopping.

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“I got it into my head that I wanted to make a half Arabian,

Katelyn is shown here cantering with her three mares from the original Dream Team..

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That “perfect buckskin colt” is now four years old and Katelyn’s trained him to walk on his hind legs, a foreshadowing of the trick riding and training for which she’s now becoming known.

In the meanwhile, impressed with her chutzpah, Bob offered Katelyn a barter for the lease: she was invited to train one of his stallions, BG Firefly and to her success, he further invited her to show BG in the next season. Fifteen year old Katelyn and five year old BG Firefly took two championships, a reserve champion and a top five at the Region 17 Championships in Langley, B.C. in 2008.

“That’s what really started it,” Katelyn says.

or ropes or anything. I wanted to have them all ride three abreast, with me riding the middle horse.

It was a crazy idea, but I did it.”

One of the trio — a Quarter Horse dun filly — later earned Katelyn her first year’s university costs when a sponsor proposed to buy her... if Katelyn could train a few more tricks into her.

“I said give me two weeks, and I’ll teach her to bow and rear.”

Katelyn’s just finishing up her second year at the University of Alberta and is working toward her Bachelor of Science and Psychology. But her love for horses, and her emerging talent for trick riding and training is as strong as ever.

She holds the distinct honour of owning the only purebred Arabian sabino Stallion in Canada right now. That horse, Khenny,

along with another partbred Arabian stallion, BG Firefly, joined Katelyn at the 2011 Nationals in Brandon, Manitoba, winning top ten across the board, with neither horse failing to place in every class they entered.

Trick riding and training for tricks seems to be an emerging forte for Katelyn.

“As soon as I see it on TV or Youtube, I want to do it. I say, give me two months and I’ll learn to train my horses to do that. I want to have my three stallions doing the same thing my mares were doing. Already I’m riding all three bridleless and bareback, and they all rear and lay down for me.”

Katelyn’s showing true promise as a trainer, breeder, equestrian competitor and trick rider. A true young gun to watch.

“When I was 16, I came up with another crazy vision… to have three horses that work together completely at liberty with no halters or ropes or anything.”

— Katelyn Carter

“The next year, when I was 16, I came up with another crazy vision. I wanted to have three horses that work together completely at liberty with no halters

In 2010, 16-year old Katelyn Carter rides Jesse (JM Golden Reflection) jumping over two year old AQHA filly Vanilla (TCS Classy Kity Cat).

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P ROFILES Literacy progra m

Reading, ’riting and Arabians Gary Millar’s horses are the perfect teacher with innovative program OUR WAY OF LIFE Making a living with horses

By Heather Grovet Galahad, Alta.

G

ary Millar loves reading.

He also loves his Arabian horses. So when Millar attended an Arabian Horse meeting at Denver, Colorado in 2006, one of the presenters caught his attention.

“Two fellows talked about a successful reading program they had developed using the Black Stallion books,” Millar says. “I liked the idea, so in 2007 I did a trial run with my bay Arabian stallion, Trifon. It was a huge success, so that was the beginning of the Arabian Horse Reading Literacy Project.”

“Trifon is the CEO of our program,” Millar says with a grin.

“Yes, he’s a stallion but he’s very safe around children, and he’s very expressive and intuitive. Here’s how it works.”

“First, I make arrangements with a teacher to come to their school,” Millar explains. “When I get there, I leave Trifon behind in the trailer while I go to the classroom. I hang up an enormous poster of Trifon

on their classroom wall and talk about horses. I show them how a horse’s eyes are positioned to see in all directions, and how their ears can move to hear well. I also talk about books, and how much I enjoy them.”

“Then we go outside, and I unload Trifon,” Millar continues. “One at a time the children pet Trifon on the neck, and spend a moment with him, then they are handed a book. Grade one students get Walter Farley’s book Little Black, a Pony and grade two students get Little Black goes to the Circus. Preschoolers are given a book we made at our farm, using photos of Sox, an Arabian gelding. I challenge the kids to practice reading the book to the horse poster in their classroom, and remind them they’re coming to my farm in a few weeks to read to a real, live horse.”

“Six weeks later the class comes to the farm,” Millar says. “I meet them at the bus and explain the barn rules — no running and no screaming. Then we divide into small groups and go to barn where we have four stations, each with a real horse and various props.”

At one station, children learn a horse’s body parts. At another they

are taught how to groom a horse, and how to measure its weight and height. Each activity is fun and unique, thanks to the horses who tolerate small hands goodnaturedly.

But the highlight of the visit is the chance to read out loud to a horse.

“At first they’re a bit scared, standing by such a big animal while holding up their book,” Millar says.

“But someone holds the horse quietly while they begin. We have one rule. There is no prompting. If the child doesn’t know a word, they need to just carry on. They may stumble over words when they start, but soon the horse blows in their ear or nibbles on a page. Often kids start reading better than they ever have before. I’ve had teachers cry when they see a poor reader begin to relax and enjoy the experience.”

When asked why the reading program works, Millar doesn’t hesitate.

“Horses are non-judgemental and accepting,” he says. “And the kids are exhilarated and enjoy themselves. Our program doesn’t teach children to read, what it does is motivate them to read.”

“I know we make a difference,”

Gary Millar finds children respond to his equine-based literacy program because the horses are patient, kind, and non-judgemental.

Millar concludes. “Horses like Sox and Trifon are like Justin Bieber to these kids. Some children keep their horse poster on their wall for years.

And children will often tell me ‘Mr. Millar, this has been the best day of my life.’ That makes everything worthwhile.”

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The equine education trade fair WESTERN ART

CALGARY STAMPEDE Kicking off another 100 years Artists and artisans featured at annual western heritage event

By Cindy Bablitz Calgary, Alta.

O

ne of the Calgary Stampede’s biggest drawing cards is actually a cornucopia of artistic inspiration ranging from outstanding works of art to exciting culinary demonstration.

Susan Tomilson, chair of the Western Showcase Committee for the Calgary Stampede represents a volunteer committee made up of a whopping 203 people.

“Together we put on the Western Art Show and the Western Lifestyle Show in the Western Oasis housed in Halls D and E of the BMO building during the ten days of the Stampede,” Susan says.

The Western Art Show is actually an umbrella show for five different art venues. And the Western Lifestyle Show includes an entertainment stage, a culinary stage and a huge craft competition and exhibition.

“The Western Art Show gives Stampede visitors the unique opportunity to view and purchase original western art in five different boutique settings,” says Susan.

The Artists’ Studios this year features 59 artists who are showcased in booths, with the artists present to sell and discuss their work.

The Western Art Gallery showcases the works of 30 artists whose pieces are sold there by committee volunteers. Daily from 2 p.m. - 8 p.m., Artist Insites feature a selection of artists in a venue for the Gallery artists to speak about their art to the public.

The Western Photo Gallery and competition presents limited edition fine art photography for sale.

A continuous digital loop projected on a screen in this area will be showing all entries in the competition. The Photographers Corner, scheduled daily from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m., gives gallery photographers the opportunity to interact with Stampede guests.

The Artist Ranch Project is a contemporary artist-in-residence program.

“Artists are taken to a historic

Nicole Hudye won first place in the Rural division in the Grade 12 Art Scholarship competition with ‘Wildfire’.

Far left: Doug Levitt, winner of our 2013 Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award, painted ‘Many Shots’ (circa 1919). Above: Michael Perks created his own unique ‘Perspective’.

Left: ‘Keeping Watch’ by Mark Farand is an abstract reminder of a familiar but largely demolished landmark on the Canadian prairies.

ranch and produce artwork based on this experience, which is then available for sale in the Artist Ranch area,” explains Susan.

This year’s five artists-in-residence visited the John Scott Ranch in Longview last September.

The much anticipated and lively Western Art Auction happens this year on Thursday July 11, 2013.

This year’s auction has 93 pieces up for bidding, including the original artwork upon which the 2014 Stampede poster will be created, a Jack King and a Roland Gissing.

Harley Brown has contributed a piece that funds a $2,000 annual scholarship to ACAD. “The auction evening starts at 4:45 p.m. with the Quick Draw/ Quick Finish event where 12 artists will complete a piece live at the event, with these pieces then entered in the auction,” Susan says.

The proceeds from the Quick Draw/Quick Finish go to sponsor the Western Art Showcase’s Grade 12 Art Scholarship program.

“Each year we give away $10,500 to city and rural southern Alberta grade 12 students.”

In the Western Lifestyle Show, the Dueling Chefs Competition remains a popular favourite.

“Last year it was standing room only at the finale, and this year will be no different with chefs from such high end resort hotels participating,” Susan warns.

The Creative Arts and Crafts Competition takes in over 500 entries and daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in The Cabin. Local craft guilds will be giving inspiring demonstrations.

“We have a huge variety of entertainment appearing on the Window on the West stage, including the Calgary Fiddlers, which are a perennial favourite. We have cowboy poets, western musicians, something for everyone,” Susan says.

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racy Pinson of Bushnell, Florida is eagerly anticipating the 2013 Calgary Stampede’s Cowboy Up Challenge (July 6-8). She’s also dreading the event.

But why such varying emotions?

The dreading part comes from the long trip Pinson will have to make to compete. “According to the internet, the drive from Florida to Calgary will take over 42 hours,” Pinson says with a sigh. “In fact, when I was invited to compete at the Stampede in 2009, I regretfully said ‘no.’ I just couldn’t wrap my head around such a long trip with my horse.”

But here’s where the eager anticipation comes in. “My horse and I have won two Extreme Trail nonpro World Championships,” Pinson says. “And competing at the Calgary Stampede has always been on my bucket list. When we were invited again this year, I just couldn’t resist.

It scares me a bit because I’ll have to compete against the world’s best — many who are professionals — but it’s a great honour and I’m really excited for the opportunity.”

Pinson will be competing on an eleven-year-old black Tennessee Walker stallion named Skyjacker’s Mountain High (Tuff). “People are

always surprised to discover Tennessee Walkers can do really well in this event,” Pinson says. “No one thinks the breed can run, but Tuff is actually quite fast. At most events our speed is in the top three. He can really get out there and move, but by nature he’s lazy and quiet. That works perfectly for Cowboy Up. Tuff will run wide open, and then stop and ground tie. A lot of other horses have a difficult time turning that speed on and off.”

Pinson was introduced to Tennessee Walkers as a child. “When I was little all I talked about was horses, horses and horses,” Pinson laughs. “When I was eight I found a rescue horse that was in our family’s budget. My parents finally agreed we could get him. That rescue horse turned out to be part Tennessee Walker, and I just stayed with the breed.”

Tuff was bred and raised by Pinson. “I was there at his birth, and we have a real bond,” the woman explains. “Initially I showed Tuff at Tennessee Walker shows. He earned a Supreme Versatility Championship with high points in a wide variety of events such as barrels, poles, jumping, driving and trail.

Eventually we needed to do something new, and that’s when we started on extreme trail. Tuff really trusts that I’ll take care of him, and

“People are always surprised to discover Tennessee Walkers can do really well in this event.”

— Tracy Pinson

he’s fearless around the obstacles.

That makes me fearless, too.”

Pinson admits there are a few challenges to competing in extreme trail on a non-traditional breed.

“Tuff doesn’t stop and spin as well as many Quarter Horses,” Pinson says. “But he can do the reining manoeuvres acceptably, even if it isn’t his real strength. And that’s okay, I have a few weak areas, too.

For example, I’m not very good at roping, but I’m taking lessons from a local cowboy so I can get the job done when necessary!”

“I’d really encourage people to take the time to watch Cowboy Up at this year’s Stampede,” Pinson concludes. “If the spectators know anything at all about horses, they’ll really appreciate the bond we have with our mounts. They do things for us that most other horses wouldn’t even consider.”

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CALGARY STAMPEDE

SCULPTURES

Top events done up in bronze Calgary Stampede offers unique and memorable prizes to their rodeo champions

By Heather Grovet Galahad, Alta.

T

he Calgary Stampede is one of the few rodeos that awards unique bronze statues to the winners of each rodeo and chuckwagon event. These statues are event specific, in other words, the top barrel racer will take home a statue featuring barrel racing, and the top bull rider will be awarded a statue showing a cowboy astride a bucking bull. But where do these personalized statues come from?

To answer that question, we spoke to Catherine Laycraft, the Stampede’s Rodeo Program Co-ordinator, who explained the process.

“Every five years the Stampede hosts a competition to help us select suitable bronzes,” Laycraft says. “We have a list of 21 categories which include rodeo events, novice rodeo events, showmanship awards, chuckwagon categories and even an award for the champion bucking stock contractor.

Artists submit their statues, often made in clay or wax since bronze is very expensive to produce.”

Every 5 years sculptors are invited to submit a clay or wax sculpture for consideration by the Calgary Stampede.

Laycraft estimates there were over 175 entries at their most recent competition in October 2012. Entries came from all across Canada and the United States, with statues produced in a wide variety of sizes, depending upon the event featured.

“The chuckwagons tend to be our biggest statues,” Laycraft explains. “Chuckwagon statues

can be three feet long, and weight several hundred pounds. Many of the other event statues are smaller, some being only six to 10 inches high.”

The Stampedes uses the same statue for five years, and then hosts another competition to select new works of art.

“We will award one statue per event each year for five years,

unless we have a tie,” Laycraft says.

“If there is ever a tie, we provide statues for each winner. We also keep a statue for the Stampede’s permanent collection, and we give one to the sponsor of the event.”

Sandy Farr from The Bronze Shop at Didsbury, Alberta has entered statues at several of the Calgary Stampede’s competitions.

Much to her excitement, her sub-

mission “Where it all begins” was used as the champion barrel racer trophy from 2003-07.

“The actual contest is a threeday process with a reception the last day,” Farr says. “It was jawdropping when they announced I had won! I can die any day now because I’ve done something like that!”

For the October 2012 competition, Farr submitted a chuckwagon statue. “I’d estimate it took me five years to complete this sculpture, doing a little bit at a time between working in our dairy barn,” Farr laughs. “You’d be amazed at how much work there is creating a statue like this. One of my big jobs was measuring an actual chuckwagon so I could get everything accurate and to scale. I paid attention to all the details; the chains and the harness, the expression on the driver’s and outriders’ faces, the tent poles and the little springs on the wagon.”

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magine you wake up this morning and decide you’d like to try steer wrestling at the Calgary Stampede. No, you’ve never participated in the sport before, but you do own a fast horse, so how tough can it be? Can you just pay your dues and enter the Stampede?

Barry McGrath, rodeo administrator, explains the process that gets rodeo hopefuls to the Stampede. “For novice events such as novice saddle bronc or junior steer riding, the Stampede will accept entries from anyone as long as they’re already competing,” McGrath says. “But for our regular timed and rough stock events, contestants must qualify to enter. In other words, contestants are invited to compete.”

The formula for how riders qualify is somewhat complicated and varies from event to event, but in a nutshell it goes like this.

Each event will invite twenty contestants. One rider will be the 2012 Calgary Stampede Champion, then many events ask their 2012 Tour Champion. Then depending upon the event, the top four to 10 contestants at various levels are invited.

For example, if you’re a bull rider, the top nine contestants from the Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series (their top event) are invited.

Lastly, all the events except bull riding and ladies barrel racing have several spots left open for their committees to select contestants at their discretion. The rodeo committee may invite a talented competitor who was injured for part of the year, so hasn’t placed quite as well as normal. Or the committee may choose to invite a past Stampede Champion.

“Anyone that’s invited will be able to compete at the top level of their sport,” McGrath says firmly.

So I guess you and I won’t be steer wrestling this year.

But Cody Cassidy of Donalda, Alta., will be. 2013 will be the eighth year that Cassidy has qualified for the Cal-

Cody Cassidy has qualified for his 8th Calgary Stampede.

It’s the richest rodeo in the world, and also the toughest to qualify. PHOTO: MIKE COPELAND

gary Stampede in steer wrestling. “I qualified this year by being in the top five in Canada,” Cassidy says.

“The Stampede is a great rodeo and always a highlight of my year. Last year I didn’t have a good steer at Calgary, and ended up fifth overall. I would have liked to be in the top four, but even then I earned about $17,000 at the Stampede.

And that’s a pretty nice paycheque to help pay our bills!”

Cassidy competed at the Stampede in 2012 on Casper, a 14-year-old grey AQHA gelding.

“Casper is a great horse at the Stampede because Calgary has a short score,” Cassidy explains. “To do well in steer wrestling at the Stampede you need a horse that’s quick across the line, and that’s Casper’s strength. But he isn’t the easiest horse to ride. Casper has a short fuse and you really need to know how to handle him. Sometimes he’ll rear in the box, but he’s a real powerful horse and fast.”

“There’s more to steer wrestling than first meets the eye,” Cassidy says. “You can be certain that any horse and rider that competes at Calgary has had a lot of time and experience behind them.”

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TEAM PENNING

ARMSTRONGS from ARMSTRONG Team penning can be the ultimate family sport

By Heather Grovet Galahad, Atla.

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ussell Armstrong of Armstrong, B.C. really enjoys team penning. One of the things that he likes best about the sport is the family atmosphere, where you often find husbands and wives penning together, or father and son combinations. Armstrong has experienced this family connection for himself.

“I started penning when I was 12 or 13 years old,” Armstrong says.

“My dad was already competing at the sport, and asked me to ride with him. There were a lot of other kids penning at the time, and I really enjoyed it. Now I’m an adult and I’m still penning, and my dad, who just turned 70, still competes as well.

Oh, and my twin brothers, Justin and Graham also pen.”

Last year Armstrong competed at the Calgary Stampede’s Centennial, hoping to earn a Vic Bennett trophy saddle. Things didn’t go exactly as he’d planned.

“I competed in several classes

at the 2012 Stampede and we had some great runs,” he says. “In the 14 class my team placed second, which was a thrill, but Justin and Graham were on the team that won, so they each earned a Centennial trophy saddle. I was competing in the Open class the next day, so hoped to earn a saddle there, but once again we placed second. Don’t get me wrong; second is great, but I never did bring home one of those trophy saddles.

And that’s too bad because I’ll be over 120 years old at the Stampede’s bicentennial!”

“The Stampede is one of those shows that you really want to win,” Armstrong continues. “It has the best payout of any Canadian show, and it has a lot of prestige. The big boys from across the border often come to the Stampede to pen, and I enjoy competing against them.

When I tell my friends I did really well at another penning competition, they just yawn. But when I say I did well at the Stampede, everyone pays attention.”

Armstrong competes on his 15-year-old Quarter Horse mare,

Russell Armstrong finished second in two classes at the 2012 Centennial Calgary Stampede, just missing out on a coveted Centennial saddle by Vic Bennett.

Mary who was purchased from Dave Burton, a professional team penner located in Washington.

“Mary is a short little thing, but she knows how to do her job,” Armstrong says. “She can really drive a cow up the arena. I get along with her well, but at times she can be a challenge and a real handful. When she was younger, I couldn’t even get her in the

arena for a while. Now she’s easier to handle, but she still gets all charged up after our run; she vibrates and spins around. But all horses have their quirks, and it’s up to their riders to learn how to manage those things.”

“Team penning is a sport that spectators can really enjoy,” Armstrong explains. “It’s fast, but it’s something everyone can do. There

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In fact, some people cheer for the cows. They think it’s hilarious when everything goes wrong, and in team penning things can go wrong in a hurry.”

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hat’s it like to compete against your spouse at the Calgary Stampede?

Working cow horse particpants Terri and Bart Holowath of Cayley, Alta. state they enjoy competing against each other, but they also quickly add that what’s said in the arena stays in the arena!

Terri Holowath grew up on a ranch near Medicine Hat, and team roped as a child. “I was riding when I was itty-bitty,” she says. “I roped for years, and then did some team penning. My neighbours, Lindy Barron and Ron Echlin, were involved in cow horse, and they introduced me to the sport. I’ve stuck with cow horse because of the horses; the animals are extremely well broke and well rounded. You can use them for anything. Why, we have kids in our association who use their parent’s cow horses for show jumping!”

Eleven years ago, Holowath purchased Pickachiclet (Chiclet) a sorrel AQHA gelding from Lindy Barron. “Chiclet has kept me competing in cow horse,” Holowath says. “He’s been my teacher for many years. You can put anyone on Chiclet, and he does his job. A lot of trainers have successfully shown him, and he taught my step-son how to ride. He’s small, athletic and talented, and really excels in cow work.”

Holowath admits that Chiclet does have some quirks. “He sees a lot of boogers,” Holowath laughs.

“He can go past the same pile of shavings twenty times a day, and then suddenly he sees something dangerous there. That can make the Stampede a bit challenging at times. At the Stampede there are lots of scary things for a horse to look at; wagons, bands, signs and flags. But Chiclet always overcomes those things, and in the arena he’s fine. Quite a few cow horses are like that. The thing that

Bart Holowath may compete this year at the Calgary Stampede on a young horse if he progresses enough.

“I always want Bart to do well.

But I also want to beat him!”

— Terri Holowath

makes them so good at their job — being observant and watchful — can easily over stimulate them. You just learn to deal with that.”

Bart Holowath also grew up ranching and team roping. When

Former Medicine Hat cowgirl Terri Holowath competes on Pickachiclet (Chiclet), a sorrel AQHA gelding she purchased from Lindy Barron.

the couple started dating, Bart would come to cow horse competitions and sit in the stands to watch. “Bart quickly decided he’d rather ride than be a spectator,” Holowath explains. “We bought him a four-year-old Quarter Horse, Precision Dee, and soon Bart was also competing in cow horse.”

“I always want Bart to do well,” Holowath continues. “But I also want to beat him! But it’s always in fun, and I’m really glad we compete together. Many of our shows are in Alberta, but we also travel with the horses to Idaho, Texas and California. That’s our vacation. We work our butts off together, but I wouldn’t want to spend our holidays sitting around at the beach, anyhow. This is what we love.”

This year Terri Holowath will show Chiclet again at the Stampede (July 12-14), but she isn’t certain if Bart will be competing there or not.

“Bart’s riding a young horse, and he’d have to compete against the professionals in the Limited Age classes,” she said. “So we’ll have to see what he decides. But the Stampede is always special to us. They’re building a new arena because the existing one is fairly small, but there isn’t another arena in the world that draws such big crowds to the cow horse competitions, and that includes the World Show in Texas. Calgary is a fun place to ride, and I hope to keep doing this for many more years.”

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Cutting horse trainer Doug Reinhardt Busy preparing his and client’s horses for the Calgary Stampede Heather Grovet Galahad, Alta.

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rofessional cutting trainer Doug Reinhardt of Irricana, Alta., will ride 16 or 17 horses after breakfast today.

Some will be two-year-olds, just starting their training, but already working cattle. Others will be broke show horses that have had a short break after their last show, and now are being brought back up for the next competition.

“We’re off to Vegas in June,” Reinhardt says. “And then of course we’ll be heading to the 2013 Calgary Stampede (July 7-8).”

Reinhardt will ride two horses at the Stampede, but at this moment isn’t positive which ones he’ll end up mounted on. “Most likely I’ll ride Never Ray Cat, a seven-yearold Quarter Horse chestnut stallion,” he says thoughtfully. “I’ve worked with Never Ray since he was two, and he’s a talented little horse. He’s smart, strong and a big stopper. That doesn’t mean he’s perfect — sometimes he can be a bit inconsistent — but he’s still done well for us.”

Riding stallions is nothing new for Reinhardt, who states he treats Never Ray like any other horse. “In the show pen you’d never know he was a stallion,” Reinhardt says.

“But there are some challenges of competing on a stallion. Never Ray can be a real pain in the neck in the trailer. He’s always got to

check who’s besides him, and sometimes he’ll even kick the trailer a time or two. But he isn’t mean, that’s just how it is with stallions.”

A number of Reinhardt’s clients will also ride at the Stampede.

“People of all ages can compete in cutting successfully,” he says.

“My daughter Emma is 16, and hopefully she’ll be riding at the Stampede. And many of our clients are 40 to 60 years of age; why there are even a few riders that compete into their 70s. A good cutting horse can look after the rider. Yes, you still need to know what you’re doing, but a good pony makes a big difference.”

Reinhardt grew up on the farm near Strathmore, and took Equine Sciences in Olds as young man.

After graduating he worked for cutting horse trainer Roger Heinz.

“It took me a while to get my own cutting training business started,” Reinhardt says. “You really have to prove yourself before anyone will hire you to train their horses. I owned some cutters of my own, and showed them. I had a really nice horse, Docs Of Summer, which kinda got me started in the cutting world.

I had some success with her, and when I sold her she did really well for her new owners, too. Now she’s in her twenties and retired.

But she had one foal, and now he’s competing in cutting.”

Reinhardt encourages spectators to take the time to watch some cutting this year. “Cutting is the only equestrian sport I know of where you must turn the horse loose,” he says. “You put your hand down, and the horse is on his own. It’s amazing what these horses can do.”

“People of all ages can compete in cutting successfully.

My daughter Emma is 16… there are even a few riders that compete into their 70s.”  DOUG REINHARDT

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CHUCKWAGON RAC I N G

Fathers and sons at the Stampede Racing chuckwagons is not your typical father-son activity

By Heather Grovet Galahad, Alta.

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he relationship between fathers and sons can be a complicated in any family, so what happens when you add chuckwagon racing to the mixture?

Kelly and Mark Sutherland, and Brian and Jamie Laboucane share their experiences as fathers and sons who compete against each other on the track.

Kelly Sutherland has had a lengthy career racing chuckwagons, starting in 1968. He is a 12-time Calgary Stampede GMC Rangeland Derby Champion and a 12-time World Chuckwagon Champion. Kelly is married to Debbie, and has three children,

Tara, Mark and Mandi, and seven grandchildren.

“Most drivers shut down their race careers when they’re 50 or 55 years old,” Kelly explains.

“But I’m still racing, and much of that is because of Mark. We train together and we travel together.

There is a lot of hard work to racing chuckwagons, especially the packing up and moving, but since my family is there to help, I’m able to compete longer than a lot of guys.”

“Not everyone is able to spend six months a year working with their son in the sport they love,” Kelly says. “For me these years have truly been a chance to spend the summers with my family, which includes my grandkids.

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Kelly and Mark Sutherland are one of several father-son drivers that compete head-to-head each chuckwagon season.

and he’s starting as an outrider. I really enjoy spending time on the track with him.”

Mark Sutherland started outriding in 1987, and began com-

peting as a driver in 1993. He’s married to wife, Dina, and has two children, Kiera, and Dayton.

“Chuckwagons is all I ever knew,” Mark says. “Even at a young age I knew I wanted to drive, although Dad was always cool about the idea. He’d had a lot of success through the years, but he knew the life wasn’t easy.”

“Having Kelly Sutherland as a father is a bit like having Wayne Gretzky as a father,” Mark continues. “Gretzky wasn’t just a hockey player, he was number one. One of my life goals was to beat my father fair and square, racing chuckwagons. Not because he’s my rival, but as a sense of pride.”

“But even though we’re competitive, we also help each other,” Mark says. “In 2010 we were getting ready to compete for the Tour Championship, and Dad told me which horses he was going to use for that specific race. I knew who we’d be running against, and I told him ‘Dad, you can’t use those horses, you need to go for the engine at this race.’ (Meaning he needed to get off to a fast start.) I wanted to beat Dad, but I also wanted to give him honest advice. I ended up winning that race, but I did it honestly, and that’s the only way either of us would want it. It goes both ways, at Ponoka that same year he beat me by 1/1000 of a second.”

Brian Laboucane began racing chuckwagons in 1970. He and his wife, Brenda, have three children, Kimberley, Carmen and Jamie. Jamie travels, trains and competes with Brian, and both Kimberly and Carmen are married to chuckwagon men.

“Chuckwagon racing has always been a family thing for us,” Brian says. “Brenda and I think it’s wonderful that our children are all following in our footsteps. There is a lot of hard work in the sport, but often we will have three generations working together.”

“There are many advantages to working with extended family,” Brian continues. “Jamie and

“In most professional sports, the father is away much of the time, flying from one game to another. In those families the children aren’t involved in their father’s sport.

But it’s different in chuckwagon racing.”  JAMIE LABOUCANE

I are able to swap horses if we have one that looks like it would work better for the other person.

And we’re able to share expensive equipment such as our horse exerciser.”

“The first time Jamie raced against me, he was nervous,” Brian says. “But he’s over that now. We’re proud of him; we’re proud of all our children and our grandchildren.”

Jamie, who first raced as a driver in 2006, agrees there are more benefits competing against his father than disadvantages.

“In most professional sports the father is away much of the time, flying from one game to another,” Jamie says. “In those families the children aren’t involved in their father’s sport. But it’s different in chuckwagon racing. We always had Dad alongside us. We worked hard, but he also taught us everything he knew.”

“Chuckwagon drivers aren’t allowed to compete after they turn 65,” Jamie says. “Dad is almost there, and then I’ll be on my own. I’ll miss competing against him, but I’ll be prepared.

I’m very active in our barn, and lately do much of the training and doctoring. I know that Dad is passing those skills on to me.”

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INSPIRATIONS Inspired by People and Horses WESTERN ART

By Cindy Bablitz Calgary, Alta.

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Paul Van Ginkel Not your typical western artist

orses All has featured many western and equine artists over the years, many of whom have translated years of living on ranches and with horses into stunning, collectible works of art.

Fine artist Paul Van Paul Van Ginkel Ginkel — who specializes in painting lively representational western iconic images in oil — isn’t like that. At least, not altogether like that.

He didn’t grow up on a farm or ranch and he doesn’t own a horse. And he never has. He just loves them, and he loves the western ethos, and he loves the flamboyance of the First Nations cultural regalia, a whole lot.

So much so, he’s produced some 2,000 pieces in his career, capturing the heart, sweat and soul of the living western historic and contemporary culture, prolifically creating some 70 new pieces every year.

“I just find horses so incredibly passionate and beautiful,” Paul says.

“I attended my first Calgary Stampede when I was 13 years old and over the 30 years I’ve been painting, I’ve studied horses and the icons of western imagery: I’m moved by it. Being an artist is about instinct and trusting your intuition... connecting with your gut and knowing what you love! You don’t need to own your subject to become intimate with it.”

Indeed. Paul’s paintings are intimate. They invite you in to consider the subject, to paint if you will, your own story.

“I never want to give the whole thing away.

When people ask what’s behind the painting, I won’t be elusive, they deserve some information... but I think when I create something that moves someone... the story of the painting becomes as much about the story the viewer brings to the experience of viewing it, of connecting with it in some way.”

This heartfelt devotion to the creative and future life of Paul’s paintings has made him a devotee to the marketing of his own work. For the last seven years, he’s been exclusively self representing his work in some 18 exhibitions from his former home and home based studio in Calgary. In April, he and his wife Kristin opened the Van Ginkel Art Gallery in the heart of Calgary’s historic Inglewood.

“I like the business side of art,” says Paul and then, eloquently, “I love the art of business. And I do consider myself a small business owner: I manufacture, sell, package and deliver a product.

My product is art.”

For 15 consecutive years — from 1991 to 2005 — Paul was a featured artist in the Calgary Stampede’s Western Art Showcase, and for 25 years, (the first in 1986) has had pieces sold in the Stampede’s Western Art Auction.

In fact, Paul’s tenure with the Stampede has the auspicious hallmark of him being the very first artist to produce a fine art piece for the Calgary Stampede annual poster, unveiled and auctioned in 2006 for the 2007 Stampede.

“It’s the cowboy drinking a cup of coffee, a universal, very clean, serene image and my hope was that it would conjure up wonderful memories for hundreds of thousands of viewers. I’m so proud and honoured to have been the first to start a new Stampede tradition,” Paul says.

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By Amie Peck, Cochrane, Alta.

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oAnne Meeker was a cowgirl at heart from the get go. “I always dreamed of riding my black and white paint across the range,” she says. “We would be at a full gallop chasing cows with a hoot and a holler!”

She was also destined to be an artist from an early age, becoming an exceptionally talented painter and sculptor.

While the horse didn’t become a reality until she was an adult, due to her father’s career as a military pilot resulting in frequent moves, Meeker was excited to be living her dream.

It was then that her true artistic passion was realized — showcasing the western lifestyle. With the eye

of a painter, her medium now utilizes a camera for fine art photography.

Her latest project is a book titled The Life is Art — A Photographic Journey of Ranching in Western Alberta. The book portrays life on a working cattle ranch just west of Calgary. Through stunning photographs and inspirational quotes, it explores the beauty of the landscape, the relationship between people and livestock, and the lifestyle rooted in deep traditions.

“I think every artist has a desire to leave something behind,” explains Meeker. “This book is a chance for me to show the art of being modern day cowboys and cowgirls.”

Meeker has been showcasing her fine art photography for a decade at events such as the San Antonio

Stock Show and the Calgary Stampede. She won “Best of Show, Artisan” at the Calgary Stampede in 2009, a first for a photographer.

Although she currently resides in Wyoming, Meeker has always felt drawn to Alberta.

“I love the people here,” Meeker says fondly, “and the landscape, from the prairies to the mountains, feels like home. For someone whose passion is capturing the art of western lifestyle in breathtaking locations, Alberta is the perfect place.”

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a short time frame, you go from intensely beautiful fall colours in the aspen trees, to a couple feet of snow of the ground!”

However, life on a ranch isn’t all hard work. “I’m a photographer who likes to shoot in the background,” Meeker says.

Shooting from behind the scenes, she is able to capture the authenticity of a real working ranch and the unexpected moments that take place.

“I was shooting the ranch’s second day of pregnancy checking their cows,” Meeker explains.

“It was such a cold day, with temperatures dropping rapidly — boatloads of snow coming down and high winds.” One of the women from the ranch drew a happy face in the snow on the rump of a black horse. “It is such a surprising image because even though it looks like such a dreary day, these ranchers are doing something they love, something so fun for a living, it just makes you happy.”

By DW Groethe It must’ve been a day for peace and reverie when my father took his pencil in his hand and scribed upon his notebook all the horses that he’d had when growin’ up in west Dakota land.

I can see him sittin’, thoughtful, soft smile in his eyes, as the ponies pranced before him, once again.

Then he jotted each one down with a slow and careful hand, sometimes, horses can count right up with kin.

Tobe, Frank and Muggins, Daisy I and Daisy II, (his mem’ry felt a breeze that stirred their manes).

Charlie, Chub an’ Pearl found their way up to the front and back once more upon the dusty plains.

Prince I and II and Mike come lopin’ lightly into view, he penned their mem’ries gentle on the page... a-waitin’ and a-thinking, he was missin’ just a few, when Queen an’ May neared, nickerin’ thru the sage.

Finally, down the coulee, come Thunder, Buck an’ Bill, a-flying like the wind an’ they was one.

Then he eased back in his chair contemplatin’ all that’s there, his gathrin’ of the old bunch was all done.

Yeah, it must’ve been a day of peace an’ reverie, in his office, at a desk of metal gray, when the ol’ man made a tally, a-gatherin’ up his cavvy, one last time, a-fore they slipped away.

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DW Groethe works as a ranch hand in Montana. This versatile poet, picker and songwriter has performed his eclectic assortment of poems and tunes at the Library of Congress and The Kennedy Center. His poem, My Father’s Horses, was inspired by a scrap of paper DW found in a box of his dad’s collectibles.

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here’s a new bling in town and it’s not for you.

It’s for your horse.

Prairie Marie is all the rage in horse fashion these days and if founder and creative artist Marie Marshall has anything to say about it, it’s only a matter of time before the trend catches on internationally.

Prairie Marie brow bands are in principle an incredibly simple idea. The innovation and inspiration of the designs and marketing plans this Milo, Alberta cowgirl has already developed are anything but.

“I’ve always been a wanna-be artist,” says this inspired woman who in her first year of business has already created a dizzying array of artistic models of brow bands designed to slide directly onto your horse’s pre-existing bridle.

After years of hand beading necklaces and earrings incorporating precious and semiprecious stones — for people — Marie invited a few close equestrian friends for dinner and tossed out an idea she’d been mustering for a while.

“I put the question to them — if I created something for your horse that was with these same stones and designs... would you purchase them... and it was a unanimous yes,” Marie tells.

“So since then, I’ve been working 24/7 to design and engineer the brow bands so they would be universally interchangeable with even the oldest bridle you have at home, western or English.

Horses are beautiful already, but you add a little sparkle and it only accentuates their beauty.”

In principle, the concept was relatively straight forward but the innovation of designing a product line took a bit of strategy. It had to be affordable (prices range from $25 to $125), easy to apply (a $10 leather tab to easily slide any of the interchangeable Prairie Marie brow bands onto any bridle), and most importantly, comfortable for the horses wearing them.

And the thoughtfulness of Prairie Marie’s designs doesn’t end there. Her true love for the beauty and power in stones

and crystals inspired Marie to research the purported healing power of the stones, and now the brow bands incorporating them come with a small card featuring the information.

That’s not to say all Prairie Marie designs are girly. Some of them are downright cowboy.

Like the leather bands sewn with keepers filled with empty 9 mm luger bullets, or one featuring beads made from coyote vertebrae.

“I’ll also do anything custom,” says Marie.

“Clubs and associations are already giving me orders. They make excellent prizes or awards.”

“I always wanted to do that thing you always hear: find something you love and making a living doing it. And now I’ve found the most beautiful combination of all my loves!”

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INSPIRATIONS BOOK REVIEW

WILLING PARTNERS: Insight on Stockmanship TIME TO CHILL Book and movie reviews

By Peter Campbell Reviewed by Wendy Dudley, Priddis, Alta.

“Horses have no use for clocks; time limits are purely for the benefit of people.”

— Peter Campbell, horse clinician

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f you want to control your horse, then you have to control its feet.

This is an oft-repeated gem throughout horse trainer Peter Campbell’s book, Willing Partners: Insight on Stockmanship (The Frontier Project Inc., hardcover, US$50).

While knowing how to properly train a horse to a hackamore, snaffle or spade bit is a must, the reins are not what moves a horse. “The reins hook to the feet,” Campbell writes. Directing the feet is crucial to keeping a horse sensitive rather than resistant.

Raised in Banff, Alta., Campbell honed his skills from a life spent in the saddle. He’s worked for outfitters, and trained horses for the park services on the Ya-Ha-Tinda Ranch. He also toiled with cattle on B.C.’s Gang Ranch and Alberta’s Wineglass Ranch near Cochrane.

Along with wife Trina, Campbell now owns the Hat Creek Ranch, a horse and cattle outfit near Wheatland, Wyoming.

A well-known clinician who learned much of his trade from legendary horsemen Tom Dorrance and Ray Hunt, Campbell has not written a how-to book. Rather, Willing Partners is rooted in philosophy, offering guidelines on how to best communicate with your horse.

However, simply stating that a horse must be aware of its feet makes it sound easier than it is, especially for the inexperienced rider. Reading it and doing it are two different things.

Before I began training my mule, I read Ray Hunt’s Think Harmony With Horses and Tom Dorrance’s True Unity, but what they wrote didn’t sink in until I attended a Ray Hunt clinic. There’s nothing like experiencing instruction in-person to appreciate the philosophy behind the action.

Still, Campbell’s book serves up a precious menu of thoughts, some of them worthy of posting in your barn as daily axioms.

For example, he dispels the theory that miles and wet saddle blankets make for good horses.

As he points out, “if you’re working at the wrong thing through all those hours and miles, a horse will simply get tougher and tighter.”

Also, don’t bore your horse with too much groundwork or repetition in the round pen. Once he’s learned something, move on. “Make it a learning process, not a wearing process,” Campbell writes.

And when it comes to bits, there’s no such thing as a hard-mouthed horse, he says. “Hard-minded, yes, but not hard-mouthed… it’s not what you put on his head; it’s what

you put in his mind.” Reaching for a bigger bit won’t fix anything.

Training horses on cattle is also a process best achieved by breaking it down and offering relief between bringing the cow out, turning it around, and driving it back.

As Campbell notes, the more you work with horses, the more they will put your ego in check, and teach you just how little you know.

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HORSE, HEALTH & HOME Inside and Outside Your Stable training

Herd bound horses How to switch it around so that your horse is more comfortable with you than the herd

By Glenn Stewart Baldonnel, B.C.

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hen we asked what people wanted to have articles written about, the most requested was about herd bound horses.

I have heard this issue come up in conversation many times over the years.

Some people can’t get out of their yard unless there is another horse along. Some can’t get anywhere unless a certain horse comes along. Others can get out of the yard but the horse whinnies the whole time they are away. “Why can’t I ride my horse away from the herd?”

The answer is the horse is more comfortable, trusting, secure, interested, and feels safer with the herd than with the rider. We need to switch this around so that the horse feels these things with us instead.

A herd bound horse has a lot of anxiety and usually carries more issues than just being herd bound.

Some of the other issues that might show up are hard to load, spooky on the trail, argues about going forward, kicks out or rears, trouble being tied unless other horses are near, nervous if the wind blows, and hard to handle in general when they are away from the herd.

This occurs because the horse does not view us as the leader and someone that they feel is captain of the ship. Their leader is in the field back at the ranch.

The quickest way I’ve used to be able to get on any horse and ride off into the sunset is to earn their trust, confidence and respect. The better you get at these skills, the faster you will be riding anywhere you want on any horse calmly without the whinnying.

Not only does your horse forget about being herd bound, everything improves. When the horse sees you as a leader, they go when and where you want willingly, enjoying the outing as much as you do.

It doesn’t take long with the right skills to become the leader that the horse is willing to follow and trust. It only takes two or three sessions with your horse to get it to where it will go out on a trail and ride willingly away from the herd.

In the meantime, there are some other things you can do that will help.

Slowly separate the herd bound horse from horses it’s used to living with. Split one group into two groups or introduce one new horse to another and have them learn to live with a horse or horses they don’t know.

Separating a horse out of the herd and area it has been living in, and moving it to another area or pen without any of its pasture mates can be very stressful for the horse.

They can get pretty worked up.

They can pace back and forth in the pen hardly eating or drinking, losing weight daily. So the more gradual that we can make the transition, the safer and less chance injuries will occur.

Moving the horse from the herd helps somewhat with the herd bound issue, however it doesn’t get the horse to see the rider as the leader.

The worst example of herd bound horses I’ve witnessed was a bunch of Warmblood horses I was starting in the US that were destined for a jumping career. Many were getting to be six, seven, even eight years of age.

The older they were, the worse they were because every year that goes by, the worries became more real and ingrained in their minds.

The horses were very sheltered from everyday things that go on around a ranch. The more we protect and shelter horses, the more issues you can expect them to have.

If a tree moved in the wind, these horses would run sideways for a hundred yards trying to get back to their pens. No horse could be tied, and horses had to be moved from the area if there was going to be a noise in the barn.

Not only does your horse forget about being herd bound, everything improves.

When the horse sees you as a leader, they go when and where you want willingly, enjoying the outing as much as you do.

This kind of thinking causes horses to get worse instead of better. When a horse is exposed to something new, they may get agitated, anxious, worried. Open their worlds to the possible things that may go on and it will go a long way to more positive behaviours in our horses.

I will mention again that your horse needs to see you as a leader and that does not happen only by exposing them to things. We need to know how to earn their respect and build their confidence in a way that horses respond to and understand. The higher the level in these areas, the less trouble we will have with our horses.

Stage 1 of my Master Horsemanship DVD series is a good place to

These are a bunch of our ranch horses, none of them are herd bound but they sure do enjoy each others company. photo: Dixie Stewart

start. There are seven patterns on the ground that transfer into the saddle.

There are seven elements in the saddle that are directly tied to the seven patterns on the ground so one is always encouraging and building the other. There is no confusion from the horse’s point of view because we are not changing the messages when we get on or off.

The more these elements are used with your horse, the more they will be done correctly. With some consistency, your will eventually get confident, respectful, and understanding horses.

We must have control of the horse’s feet. To some, that means they can make their horse stand still by hanging onto the bottom of the halter.

To me that looks like the horse has made the person stand still, because he can’t move without the horse moving because he has to hold the horse by the chin hairs. What happens next is the horse starts moving the person, because if the person doesn’t move they will get stepped on.

In this scenario, the horse is learning the opposite of confidence, respect and understanding because they are in charge, doing the leading.

We need to be able to have our horses stand or lead, go slow or fast, beside us, behind us, away from us, and either side of us... whether our feet are moving or not. One step or many, forwards or backwards, forequarters or hind, responsive and soft without a tight lead.

These skills are proof that many good things are starting to get established and the horse is beginning to see you as a leader. Enjoy your horses and the wonderful opportunity they give us to learn.

Glenn Stewart travels extensively conducting clinics, demonstrations, and colt starting sessions, and also offers Camps and a 3-month Horsemanship Course at his home The Horse Ranch in northern B.C. More information by calling 1 877 728 8987 or visiting www.thehorseranch.com

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H ORSE, HEALTH & HOME Sport s Psyc holo gy

Top three ways to combat competitive stress April Clay provides easy to understand strategies to beat down negative energy RIDING OUT OF MY MIND Equestrian sport psychology

By April Clay, Psychologist Calgary, Alberta

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t’s show season… always a stressful time. Here’s my top three tips to help beat down the negative energy and symptoms that goes with stress.

1. Brain re-boot: When we’re stressed, many of the body’s functions naturally speed up to meet the challenge. It’s part of a built-in safety mechanism called the flight or fight response.

This alarm response can come in handy when faced with a charging tiger but not so much with the competitive environment. It’s hard to think when your body is vibrating so hard your knees are knocking.

The re-boot strategy involves assisting your body to drop it down a few notches. The first step is to stop, literally, in your tracks. Take a deep breath that feels like it is reaching the tips of your toes, and then slowly let it out.

For the next few minutes, simply slow everything down. Walk slowly, talk slowly, and think slowly. Then tell yourself where to put your focus, give yourself direction.

The more you practice this strategy, the more effective it will be when you really need it.

Think of this kind of re-boot as similar to the kind you give your computer at times. You do this when your computer has become overloaded and freezes. Perhaps because it has too many windows open and not enough energy to deal with all the tasks.

Sound familiar? It is analogous to what happens to the brain under stress. Too many thoughts to track and execute. The brain reboot can help you clear the decks

and then decide what it is that is important for you to be focused on.

2. Choose a neutral focus: First, let’s define what constitutes a ‘hot focus’. Simply, it is a place you put your mind that turns on the heat and makes you feel uncomfortable.

It varies from person to person, but generally involves a focus on scary thoughts or sensations in your body. It’s kind of like staying tuned in to your very own horror channel.

Fortunately, you can change channels if you practice. The channel you want to be watching should involve something nonanxiety provoking.

For example, if you are like many other athletes, perhaps you attend too much to who is watching. You scan the warm-up area looking for fellow competitors and imagine what they are thinking about you.

Pretty soon you have concocted an entire story about how and what they think. And you lose track of your focus, and you begin to make mistakes.

But instead of fixing them, you just add to your story about how these other athletes are judging you. Not especially helpful is it?

Jordan, an amateur rider who has long battled the tendency to be tuned into this anxiety channel now employs this strategy: “I notice I am noticing other riders and starting to worry about what they may be thinking.

And then I say to myself something like ‘hmm, interesting. But look at that beautiful tree, how nice it is. I wonder what kind it is.’ In general, I just choose something really mundane but happy and I keep talking to myself about it in my head. I find it really works for me, as eventually I just forget about the people there.

They become like props in a play

and what I am focusing on comes to the forefront.”

3. Assume a physically confident position: As anyone well knows, our body language tends to change when we’re stressed.

If, while feeling in the grip of anxiety, someone were to suddenly hold a mirror up to you, chances are you could spot the difference. A worried look, slumped shoulders, uncertain gestures or even rapid movement. Much like a frightened animal, you become smaller and do not wish to be seen.

One way to help yourself is to change what’s in that mirror.

Either you literally check in with a real mirror, and re-set your facial expression and your posture or you imagine a mirror in your mind and do the same.

Fortunately, the body has memories to draw on of different positions. There are associations built up in your mind that relate body

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to mood. Not to mention research that proves a shift in posture does change the direction of your hormones, beginning to lower your cortisol (stress hormone) and increase your testosterone.

So if you’re not feeling confident, use your body to help get you there. Changing your body’s posi-

tion can help you get in touch with other aspects of your confident self.

Smile and stretch your spine and watch your mood lighten. Sit deep in the tack with a firm weight in your heels and notice how your brain starts to move off in a different direction.

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H ORSE, HEALTH & HOME Going down hill s

Taking the back cinch serious Terri McKinney explains why she flanks horses for the mountains BACKCOUNTRY TRAVELS Trail riding tips and information

By Terri McKinney Kingman, Alta.

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hope this article finds you planning your trip or your just getting back from the hills!

No, we are not at the Calgary Stampede, so why do we flank all of our horses to go into the mountains?

This month I want to explain the benefits of this simple training tool we have used for years.

It’s important because I see so many pictures of trail riders in the mountains with a huge gap in the back cinch. That will only cause a wreck in the bog with a possible leg going through or your saddle will slip.

We round pen each horse first and gain leadership, trust and have pure communication before we ever flank them. I talk them through what instinct tells them to do otherwise.

This is prepping them for our pack saddles as we don’t use britchen. We pack old school and use our back cinch to hold our loads in place.

We stimulate this in the round pen in a safe zone but it is more than the thought of ‘just flanking’ a horse. It’s horsemanship and living in the mountains.

So before that back cinch grabs your pack string in the flank and the rodeo starts, let’s go back to

the why we flank? The answer is in the sheep trail going down…

Benefits of flanking • You desensitize the flank area for a pack horse without a britchen.

• You can rope or drag logs and when the back cinch gets real tight in the flank, you will be safe.

• If your back cinch gets loose on a long ride and a branch or shrub gets caught in your back cinch, your horse is already desensitized.

• If your keeper between cinches breaks without you knowing it and your back cinch hits the flank, you won’t get piled.

• If you get up on the sheep trails at 7,500 feet and have no trail to come down (or get lost and have to take a steep trail not travelled), you can undo the keeper between your cinches and use the back cinch in the flank instead of a crouper to keep your saddle from going over the head. I have plucked many riders off when the saddle was going over.

Helpful hints for riding downhill • Do your homework at home with a snug back cinch.

• When you practice, don’t go straight down the hill. Zig-zig is the easiest way for a horse and lets him feel his way down.

His weight should be on his hind end.

• Sit in the saddle to balance your horse and don’t become a heavy burden to him. Lean back to get off his front end.

• No tie downs and don’t be heavy on the face... give him his mouth so he can look for his footing.

• Judge your hill, take the best and least steep part of it. Gauge your route from the top and leave room for each horse.

• Don’t EVER let your horse eat while on the trail. If your horse is looking for food, he is NOT looking for his footing. This is key when you get to hills. When your horse drops his head on a steep trail, you are looking at nothing more than your saddle horn. It becomes real then! NO EATING unless it is on your terms.

• Don’t let him rush down a hill that will get you both into trouble.

• If you choose to get off your horse to lead them down a steep hill... prepare at home for a horse to give you space so you don’t get run over in this situation.

• Invest in a crouper as another choice but again, do your homework at home and let you horse wear it before you go.

Enjoy your summer of riding out west, be safe and enjoy the fire! See you next time and may your trails be clear, your pack string safe and your camp just around the corner.

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H ORSE, HEALTH & HOME Training tip s

Fundamentals for the BIG STOP Kade Mills breaks down three fundamentals to putting a proper stop on your horse GET A GRIP Ask the trainers

By Kade Mills Innisfail, Alta.

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here are three different ways to stop your horse. We can stop from the reins, from the word “whoa,” and lastly from our seat and pushing in our stirrups.

Teaching our horse all three ways will ensure a great stop.

I have always been taught the key to teaching a horse to stop is a soft and smooth back up. First I teach him to give his face and give me a few steps back then I will start to engage his body using my legs.

It takes time to teach our horses to add speed in the back up but is a great tool to keep them soft. I always use the order face, body, then speed.

They must yield all three to have a complete back up and stop. Once they understand the timed release, we can teach each one individually.

If we first start with the face, it allows us to pull on them to engage the body and move their feet. If they are stiff in the face, they will have trouble understanding the pressure we need to add to engage their feet.

Once they understand the pressure we add to engage their feet, they will learn through timed release to follow that feel and bring speed to the back up.

Then we can start to apply it through his gates from a walk to the lope. When I ask for the stop, I am drawing my hands back slow and letting the horse decide when to stop.

Backing him up following the stop is how we teach him to sit down.

If your horse starts to stop on its front end, we can move the shoulders around in a spin to free them up on the front end.

Try to always start that back up or that spin slow after a stop, and then start to engage his body. If we let them find their stop in the beginning, it will build confidence in the stop that will really help maintain it.

The ‘big stop’ for Kade Mills starts with the face, allowing him to pull on them to engage the body and move their feet.

Next comes the word “Whoa”, and once that is accomplished, Kade moves onto stopping with his seat and pushing on his stirrups.

If done right, the result should be the big stop that everybody loves...including your horse.

Now we start teaching them to stop from the word. Before we can start, we must be able to ride along the rail on a loose rein and guide around.

Once we have them on a loose rein on the rail and not leaning, we can start introducing them to the word.

Without changing our body, we calmly say the word. If they do not try and stop, we can give them a moment and then pick up and roll them back into the rail. This exercise is best done at a jog or a trot to start with.

The time from the word to the correction is very important. We don’t want them to be scared or reactive to the word or the stops become hit or miss.

The reason we roll them back into the rail is to get them sitting down on their hind end. At first the horse will pick up on the pattern of hearing the word “whoa” and sitting down to roll back.

Once we get a good commitment to sit down, we simply do not roll them back, lean down and pet

them for a good reward. Once I see effort and understanding in a horse, I reward them by allowing them to walk out of it and clear the screen a little before we ask them to try it again.

Now we can move on to the most advanced, stopping from our seat and pushing in our stirrups. Be sure we are confident on all of our previous steps to make this manoeuvre much easier to introduce to your horse.

We will begin the same way as we did with the reins, and the backup.

From a stand, sit down in your saddle and slowly push pressure in to your stirrups. If your horse starts to respond by putting his head down or taking a step back release.

If he is not responding, keep that pressure in your stirrups and start to bump one leg then the other very lightly. If they try to go forward slowly pick up and apply light pressure until he backs up soft.

Keep using this exercise until he responds from the seat and the

pressure in your stirrups and then through pressure and well timed release we can perfect it. Again we will slowly apply it through the gates walk to lope and use the same steps.

It’s very important not to discipline our horse in the stop. We must wait until we have them backing up and use how fast we back up as the discipline.

Disciplining horses in the stop can discourage them from stopping properly with their hind end engaged and shoulders up.

Another common problem is riders with quick, heavy hands pulling them in the ground abruptly. This is a sure way of causing a horse to lean on the bit and anticipate the jerk as well as resenting the stop.

It also causes their body to tense and puts them at risk for injury. Using the three drills I have explained will help keep our horses loose and feeling good in their stops.

With these three tools, we can start to develop the big stopping horse we all love to ride.

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HORSE, HEALTH & HOME HEAVY HORSES

Anything special I need to know about my heavy/draft horse?

Keep it simple. Heavy horses have distinctive dietary needs for sound health HORSE HEALTH Expert advice

By Carol Shwetz

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eavy horse often implies a draft bred horse, yet any horse of a body weight over 550 kg (1,200 pounds), exceeding 15 hands classifies as a “heavy” horse. These large creatures share similar statures and genial personalities, as well as tendencies towards common health matters, heightened nutritional concerns, and metabolic differences, not as widespread in light horse types.

Some of these horses are very large weighing upwards of 1,000 kg (2,200 pounds) and standing over 18 hands tall. It is this physical largeness that gives rise

to their distinctive needs necessary for thriving.

Heavy horses are ‘easykeepers,’ requiring simple diets of 12 to 23 kg (25 to 50 pounds) of quality grasses and grass hay daily. Overnutrition and lack of exercise quickly escalate into obesity, laminitis and metabolic dysfunctions. The most common metabolic dysfunction of the heavy horse is a sensitivity to high carbohydrate diets. Their muscles are metabolically unable to process starches and sugars as fuel sources. The most widely accepted term for this condition is Equine Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy (EPSM).

CONFUSING DISORDER Considerable confusion surrounds this disorder due to its varied presentation. Muscle weakness

and damage occurs with exercise.

Symptoms may include mild to severe muscle pain, muscular stiffness and cramping, trembling, hindlimb lameness/weakness, performance troubles, recumbency, and discoloured urine. Azoturia, tying up, and Monday morning disease are likely various presentations of EPSM. Diagnosis is based on elevated muscle enzymes and muscle biopsies. There is no cure for EPSM. Afflicted horses respond remarkably to dietary modifications which limit starches, primarily by eliminating grains and sweet feed.

If extra calories are required, fat is added to the diet. Clinical signs are further alleviated through consistent daily exercise and proper conditioning.

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Yo u n g s te r s a re p a r t i c u l a r l y prone to developmental bone diseases and ar thritis when pushed too hard nutritionally or when lacking mineral support.

DEGENERATIVE JOINT DISEASES The increased concussion of carrying extra weight can lead to higher incidence of degenerative joint diseases, such as high-low ringbone. As well, proper hoof care is necessary to provide a solid foundation that effectively carries and supports a large body.

Two neuromuscular disorders seen more frequently in heavy horses is stringhalt and shivers.

Both diseases result in abnormal movement of the hind limbs and their causes remain speculative.

With stringhalt one or both hind legs flex higher and faster than usual when the horse moves. It can vary from a mild spasm to a condition so severe that the horse kicks his belly.

SYMPTOMS Shivers is distinguished by symptoms of unexpected shaking and trembling of the hindquarters and tail. Symptoms intensify with backing up. Most of these horses struggle when asked to pick up their hind feet.

Symptoms worsen with stress or excitement.

Chronic progressive lymphedema (CPL) is a disease identified in Shires, Clydesdales, Belgians and Gypsy Vanners. It is a progressive swelling, thickening and eventually fibrosis of the lower limbs. The thick feathers characteristic of these breeds are suspected to play a role in its development. It is often mistaken for pastern dermatitis or scratches yet it does not respond to conventional therapy. Studies are currently underway to determine the hereditary component of this disease.

Junctional Epidermal Bullosa is a hereditary disease unique to the Belgian breed. It is a dev-

astating disease of the neonate in which the skin is very fragile, rubbing off, peeling and blistering with pressure. Affected foals die within a few weeks of birth or are euthanized as soon as diagnosis is made.

The defective gene is a recessive trait requiring one copy from the dam and one copy from the sire to produce an affected foal. A genetic test is available to determine if a horse is a carrier of the mutated gene.

REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS Reproduction appears to be a more delicate matter in the heavy horse, once again likely due to sheer size. Draft/heavy mares tend to be more susceptible to retained placentas, dystocia, and inadequate uterine clearance. These complications are exacerbated with mineral imbalance, lack of exercise and overnutrition.

Ne w b o r n fo a l s f re q u e n t l y require nursing care as they may be slow, clumsy risers and lack a strong nursing drive. Twinning is overall more common than in light horse breeds. Stallions tend to be ‘late bloomers’ requiring ample time to mature both behaviourally and physically.

As with other horses, medications such as antibiotics, dewormers, and pain relievers are given on a body weight basis.

Vaccines are administered as per horse. Sedatives and tranquilizers have a more profound effect on draft breeds requiring substantially lower doses to achieve effect. General anesthetic is problematic with complications inherent in managing a large, recumbent animal.

A final nuance of the heavy or draft horse is their life expectanc y which is typically 18 to 24 years. In comparison, their lighter-bred cousins are expected to live up to a decade longer.

Carol Shwetz is a veterinarian specializing in equine practice at Westlock, Alberta.

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HORSE, HEALTH & HOME HERBAL REMEDIES

BELOW IS A GOOD CHART TO REFER TO:

The nerve to symptom relationship Reading your horse’s body through symptoms ALTERNATIVE METHODS Going natural

By Julie MacKinnon Laodas-Way Healing

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ften there is little thought put towards other parts of a horse’s body when he/she is lame or showing an obvious injury. Most of us think if they are lame on the left hind, the left hock or stifle or hip is the issue. It can go as far as calling it a disease of that leg if it persists for over two months.

It is the easiest to assume and the hardest to figure what the truth of any issue with our horse because they are just as complex as us.

In reality, your horse’s sore hind end may come from a restricted rib or a irritated occiput (base of skull) and C1 (1st

neck vertebrae) or maybe even a bad hoof trim on the front end.” These are just naming a few key pieces and possibilities.

The major question is what nerve is causing the issue and how has the body responded.

You can reference the chart to start uncovering you pieces to the puzzle. The thing to keep in mind is that nerves work in two directions.

First, is the nerve responding to stimuli at the end of the nerve, or two, is the nerve triggering because of the origin being irritated in some way. For instance: Nerve End: Hoof

Nerve Origin: Lumbar 1

Symptom: Pain

Cause: Bowel Restricted

(low back/1st vertebrae)

OR Cause: Abscess

Symptom: Pinched Low back and Pain

So next time you look at your horses lameness or injury, ask yourself is the body causing this or is the injury the cause. This will help you identify your treatment plan.

In the above scenario, if the abscess was the cause, then you can treat that by opening and cleaning it with anti-bacterial tea tree and peppermint in a natural salt soak to draw the infection out.

On the other hand, if the cause was the restricted bowel, you could worm your horse with a tube of wormer or use cinnamon powder. If the bowel is just full, using mineral oil and lime juice concentrate at 1/2 cup each for three to four days will do the trick to loosen the compacted bowel on most horses.

It is a much more efficient and money saving endeavor to treat the cause not the symptom. What nerve is related should be your number one question in any injury or body healing.

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HAPPENINGS Events and News of Note TRAIL RIDING

Exploring lunar landscapes in

TURKEY Darley Newman rides through villages largely unchanged for centuries

By Darley Newman Bethseda, Maryland

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n ancient times, the name Cappadocia meant ‘the land of beautiful horses’ and the finest horses were raised in this part of Central Turkey.

As part of my job as the host of the PBS series Equitrekking, I travel the world riding horses with local people. At lot of times, I see a place once, but don’t have the opportunity to go back. I made it a point to venture back to Cappadocia for a second time to ride their strong Barb-Arab horses because I had to see more.

My local guide and now friend, Ahmet Diler, a horse guide, rug trader, hotelier, tour operator and entrepreneur grew up in Avanos, the old pottery center where we based ourselves. Not only does Ahmet know everyone, his passion for Turkey’s history endeared me to Cappadocia on my first visit, and was once again as we took off at a canter towards the old Greek city of Mustafapasa.

Meandering among the lunar landscapes of the Üzengi Valley, I could easily imagine what life was like here hundreds of years ago, because things here haven’t changed so much.

Passing through the valley, our horses clip clopped through streams and over rocky passes. Our horses took the sometimes challenging rocky terrain with stride, much more surefooted than I would have been through narrow valleys of fairy chimneys.

We passed a few hikers, some of whom had traveled from far away to reach the mineral waters which lay ahead which Ahmet explained are reputed to have some medicinal properties. I was glad to be on horseback once again as I saw locals and a few Japanese tourists rolling up their pants and wading along in their shoes.

Everywhere I travel I ride diverse horse breeds whose tack is also different. Here in Turkey, I was riding on soft sheepskin covered saddles Ahmet had acquired in Kyrgyzstan.

These saddles are similar to an

Top: Darley’s group explores the Üzengi Valley, above: riding through a historical Byzantine village.

American Western saddle in that they have a horn that sticks up in the front, the kind cowboys might use to rope a steer, but the Kyrgyz saddles have a taller tree, so you sit higher off the horses’ back. I had to get used to sitting so high, as that meant I had less contact with my horse’s sides.

As primarily an English-style rider, I use my reins and legs to communicate with my horse. It was a good thing Incion, the nine-yearold white steed I was riding, was both well trained and kind, allowing me to make a few mistakes in leading as we traveled.

Riding along towards Mustafpasa, we stopped several times to examine something new. Ahmet pointed out a series of cubbyholes carved high into the cliffs above called dovecotes. These pigeon houses were usually carved near a water source, like the nearby natural springs. They were meant to attract pigeons to nest. Locals would and still do collect the droppings and use them as fertilizer for their vineyards and crops.

By the late afternoon, we had reached the old Greek village of Mustafapasa and its stone houses with carved facades, rock-cut churches and Ottoman style architecture. The village dates back to Byzantine times, and much like it was then, the people here are mostly self-sustainable. They farm and trade as they have for hundreds of years.

I was amazed that I could ride a horse from one village to the next on my Cappadocia riding vacation, getting lost amid the whites, pinks and browns of the bizarre rock formations called fairy chimneys, which rise up in the shape of towers and undulate like ocean waves, looking altogether different depending on your location.

IF YOU GO:

For more information on exploring Turkey on horseback, or other horse vacations, go to www.equitrekkingtravel.com

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H APPENINGS Spruce Meadows

Ian Millar to stable a string of new horses at Spruce Meadows Olympian’s horse Dixson has ties to legendary Big Ben Wo r l d sh ow j ump in g

NEWS Keeping you in the loop

Spruce Meadows lands a leg of the ROLEX Grand Slam

By Wendy Dudley Priddis, Alta.

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hether working cowboys or show jumpers, horsemen will tell you that they’re lucky to find that one great horse whose accomplishments will be remembered long after it’s gone to the big pasture in the sky.

For Canada’s Olympic and veteran show jumper Ian Millar, it will always be Big Ben, the 17.3 hand Belgian-bred Warmblood that left his mark in the winner’s circles and in fan’s hearts. He and Millar collected more than 50 major Grand Prix and derby titles, including two consecutive World Cup Championships in 1988 and 1989.

Big Ben passed away in 1999 from colic, but his name lives on in the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, sharing the honour with only one other horse — thoroughbred racing legend Northern Dancer. There’s a bronze statue of him in Perth, Ont., and in 1999 he was featured on a Canada Post stamp. He is buried overlooking Millar’s farm near Perth.

“I know of no other horse with as much ability, and for such a big horse, he’s so agile,” famed British show jumper Michael Whitaker once said of Big Ben. “He just knows a big occasion and he rises to it. That goes with all the top horses.

A normal horse will fall apart at the big event; the good horse comes through and gets better.”

It’s unfair to compare a new horse to an equine legend, but riders never stop searching, silently hoping that they will find the same athleticism, but more importantly, the same heart and attitude.

This year, Millar is introducing a new string of mounts to the Spruce Meadows jumping venue, and in his barn is Dixson, a 10-year-old gelding that has ties back to Big Ben. Dixson was previously ridden

by Belgium’s Ignace Philips and his wife Jane Richard.

“He definitely has the potential to be an international horse,” said Millar, shortly after Susan and Ariel Grange of Lothlorien Farm in Caledon, Ont., purchased the horse for him.

“He’s careful. He has lots of scope.

He’s naturally fast. He’s everything you look for in a modern show jumper,” Millar said. “And he has a fantastic character. He really tries to please his rider.” Dixson was bred at Belgium’s van Hooydonk farm, the same breeders of Big Ben. Dixson’s grandmother, Anna, is a full sister to Big Ben. “I’ve noticed similarities between them,” Millar said. “Big Ben was very smart about how he used his legs. He had that special ability to judge where the rails are in order to avoid them.

Dixson has those qualities as well.”

Ian Millar is always searching for a new horse like his legendary Big Ben. He was a huge horse, but had everything it takes to be a champion. Here, Big Ben enjoys a post-jumping cool down.

Photo: Wendy Dudley

As proof, Dixson went double-clear in the Nations Cup held in March in Wellington, Fla., helping the Canadians win a silver medal.

In addition to Dixson, Millar also added Baranus, a nine-yearold gelding, to his barn. Previously ridden by Dutch jumper Eric van der Vlueten, Baranus has already proved himself in the Grand Prix ring. He was purchased for Millar

by Charles Fipke, an accomplished racehorse breeder and owner.

“We couldn’t be more pleased with (Baranus). He’s everything we want him to be so far,” Millar said.

“He’s a stunning horse, he has a lovely character, he’s got beautiful technique. I’m very excited about this partnership.”

Millar will also be jumping his 2012 Olympics mount and diva steed, Star Power. “It’s certainly going to be a busy year,” he said.

This is the 45th year in a row that Millar has been named to the Canadian Equestrian Team.

Of course Olympian Eric Lamaze will be returning to Spruce Meadows with his string of new horses, including Wang Chung, a Dutch Warmblood that carried him to several top rankings this past winter. The stallion was Lamaze’s choice of mounts in the Nations Cup in Wellington.

And always a fan favourite, American Olympian Beezie Madden will be thrilling crowds on board her superstar horse Simon. The pair won the prestigious World Cup in April, against reigning Olympic gold champion Steve Guerdat on Nino.

Show schedule

The Spruce Meadows summer calendar begins with the National Tournament, running June 5-9, followed by the Continental (June 13-16), the Canada One (June 26-30). The North American runs July 3-7, the Pan American from July 11-14, closing with the Masters, Sept. 4-8.

By Wendy Dudley, Priddis, Alta. · The Spruce Meadows’ $1 million CN International Grand Prix held during the Masters, one of the richest show jumping events in the world, has the world’s top riders rubbing their hands in glee.

Calendars are being marked with a must-be-there, as the stakes are now huge, thanks to a new event called the Rolex Grand Slam of Showjumping.

“You’re going to see many great riders making their way back to Calgary (in September),” said Canada’s Olympic show jumper Eric Lamaze. “It’s going to raise the level of our sport, and the quality of our horses. A lot of riders will base their schedules around the Grand Slam.”

The new event will consist of the world’s three most prestigious classes: the Spruce Meadows Grand Prix, along with the Grand Prix in Aachen and Geneva. Total prize money in the three Rolex Grand Prix classes is 2.5 million Euros (Spruce Meadows and Aachen have one million Euros apiece, and Geneva has 500,000 Euros).

Now comes the Grand Slam: any rider winning three shows in a row receives one million Euros on top of the prize money of each show. A bonus of 500,000 Euros will be pocketed by a rider winning two of the shows in succession, and there’s a bonus of 250,000 Euros for claiming any two of the three Grand Prix titles. The same horse does not have to be ridden in all three events.

The Grand Slam elevates the sport to a whole new level, said Lamaze who claimed the Spruce Meadows’ $1 million Grand Prix in 2007 and 2011. “The weekend of the (Spruce Meadows) Masters is the Super Bowl of show jumping, with the Nations Cup on Saturday and

Canadian Eric Lamaze is one of only three jumpers to ever win all three Grand Prixs. He predicts the added ‘bonus money’ will bring the world’s best jumpers to The Masters this September at Spruce Meadows. photo: Wendy Dudley

the Grand Prix on Sunday. These days are the hardest of show jumping. It’s a knowledgeable crowd there, and Calgary is a unique experience that brings the best out of every rider.”

Winning all three Grand Prixs in the same year is an incredible feat, but not beyond the ability of top riders, said Spruce Meadows president Linda Southern. “It’s difficult to do, but it is obtainable. Three riders have done it,” she said, referring to Germany’s Ludger Beerbaum, Brazil’s Rodrigo Pessoa and Canada’s Eric Lamaze.

“And there are so many top riders and horses now,” she added. “It’s an honour to have Spruce Meadows be included with Aachen and Geneva.”

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Alberta Donkey and Mule hosts all equines, all disciplines in June GOING DOWN THE TRAIL Places and events of interest

By Alice Todd

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f you missed this event last year, please do not make the same mistake again. The members of the Alberta Donkey and Mule Club welcome all equines to the second annual Nanton Equine Event, June 15-16 at the Nanton Ag Grounds.

This event is open to all equines. Donkey’s, horses and mules are all welcome to participate. It is a weekend when all equines can play and complete in the same sandbox so to speak.

There are classes for all equines, for all ages, and for all disciplines. There are western and English riding, dressage, gymkhana, and driving. Entry fees are very reasonable.

A feature event on Saturday is the Farm Team Competition.

Come and watch as these teams compete doing farm chores in precision and against the clock.

In addition there will be some Combined Driving events.

The 2013 show will also see the Canadian Cowboy Challenge joining forces with ADMC to offer a CCC competition. CCC also has events for all ages of riders from ‘shooting sprouts’ to ‘older than dirt’ age groups.

The show also invites vendors to bring their wares and operate a booth at the grounds. Plus, if you have an animal for sale, there is opportunity to advertise it at this show.

Stick around for the catered supper on Saturday night and the silent/live auction. This auction is to help keep the entry fees down so all can afford to come and have fun.

The show features excellent judges and announcers with impressive backgrounds for this event: Ryan Smith is returning as a judge this year. He is in demand as a judge and emcee and, as a fourth generation rancher, has spent a lifetime in the ranch horse world as well as in the show and competition ring. He has trained and competed at many levels from 4-H right up to professional. Ryan has a AQHA breeding facility standing some top studs and his own auction company. Ryan is wonderful with youth as well as the seasoned rider and will offer feedback to contestants.

Cheryl Fotheringham is a trainer as well as a coach and judge. Cheryl can’t remember a time where horses did not have some impact or importance in her life. Driving became a main stay of her life approximately 16 years ago when some friends

invited her out to watch a Bill Long driving clinic. She is a Certified — EquineCanada Driving Coach. As well, she is the past Chair for Coaching for Driving for Drive Canada and Equine Canada. She was a key person in developing the new Code of Ethics for Equine Canada and in developing a Drive Canada — Learn to Show program. Cheryl has judged as many competitions and enjoys working with youth, and has a strong background with 4-H groups.

Russ Finlay has been announcing for many years and understands how mules and donkeys work as well as their people.

Being a professional announcer, he announces at horse shows, rodeos and anywhere there’s action! With his quick wit and sense of humour, he keeps everyone in stitches. A successful dog trainer, Russ trains all breeds of dogs throughout the year to herd sheep or cattle along with giving stock dog demonstrations.

If you go

Call Alice Todd for more information 403-646-2624.

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By Dianne Finstad Red Deer, Alta.

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orsepower of all kinds will be featured at the 60th World Plowing Championships in Olds, Alberta, July 19-20 as part of the Centennial Celebrations for Olds College.

The main event will see 60 competitors from up to 30 countries seeing who can plow the best plot with their competition tractors.

But while the tractors are the main show, organizers are pleased to also have some heavy horses displaying their plowing power in demonstrations during the festivities.

Percheron enthusiast Fred McDiarmid, along with his fellow hitching partner Tom Wraight, have agreed to bring their horses and plows to Olds.

Hitching up eight horses is no simple matter, but these two have it mastered.

“Tom is 83 now. On his farm when he was a kid they used horses, and all the oldtimers know how to hitch,” said McDiarmid. “It takes practice for sure, especially co-ordinating all the lines.”

At Olds, all the common horse plows will be demonstrated, including the sulky plow, the walking plow, the two furrow gang plow, and the three furrow one. Ted and Justin Bruner will also be bringing their horses for the demos, while Dale Befus and Alber ta Carriage will be showing a new evener setup, which uses four horses abreast.

“We’re losing teamsters at a fast rate,” McDiarmid commented. “We’d sure like to get the lines into the hands of some beg inning teamsters. That’s a real mandate fo r o u r W i l d R o s e D ra f t Horse Club. I’ve been trying to have a little one day school around here for driving, because I’m trying to cut back.”

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HAPPENINGS STANDOFF RODEO

Wild and wooly Indian Relay Race Standoff Rodeo offers spectators a family friendly, unique event

By Heather Grovet Galahad, Alta.

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odeo enthusiasts looking for something out of the ordinary will want to attend the Indian Rodeo Cowboy Association event at Standoff, Alberta, July 18-21. This four-day rodeo features a wide variety of events for First Nation cowboys of all ages.

Winston Bruised Head explains the format. “We have all the regular events, both rough stock and timed,” he says. “But we also go out of the way to include youth and seniors in our rodeo. One day will be our Junior Rodeo, similar to a Little Britches Rodeo, where we’ll have calf roping, team roping, cow riding, mutton bustin’, tiny mites barrel racing and other classes for those eighteen and under. We want to keep our kids busy, and not just sitting around in the bleachers.”

speed is important, control is also extremely important. If you lose a horse you’re disqualified, so being fast isn’t the only thing that counts.”

Horses are often decorated with native symbols, but most riders and muggers come in their everyday, working clothes.

“At some U.S. rodeos the contestants must wear traditional Native clothing,” Bruised Head says. “This is our fourth year of hosting the Indian Relay Races, and we’re still in the planning stages, so eventually the rules may change.”

A powwow is held nearby during the rodeo week. “We have traditional

dancing with classes for children, adults and seniors,” Bruised Head says. “We also have a hand game tournament, a Native guessing game we enjoy. There will be concession booths, some selling traditional foods and others carrying typical midway snacks.”

IF YOU GO

The Indian Relay Race runs all four days with the finals on Sunday. For more information contact Winston Bruised Head at 403-315-2540.

Standoff Rodeo offers spectators a family friendly, unique event.

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“We also have classes to help keep Grandpa competing,” Bruised Head continues. “Often the grandparents are traveling the rodeo circuits with their children and grandchildren, so we offer them senior classes where they can compete against others their ages.”

One unique event at the Standoff Rodeo is the Indian Relay Race, where teams of four horses, one jockey and three muggers compete.

This race has been described as one of rodeo’s most colourful and crowd pleasing equine event.

“The Indian Relay Race has become incredibly popular in the United States but is just making its way here to Canada,” Bruised Head says. “The races have a standing start, with jockeys mounted bareback on the first horse. Each mugger holds another horse at the side of the track. The jockey races the first horse around the track, and then in front of the grandstand they exchange horses. This is where things get exciting; as you can imagine the waiting horses can get pretty wound up as the others gallop towards them, and it takes real skill to jump off one horse and then leap onto another.”

Horses of any breed are allowed to compete, with Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses being popular choices.

“Last year we had a family team that used mustangs from Suffield,” Bruised Head says. “People weren’t expecting them to do as well as the Thoroughbreds, but those mustangs had real endurance. And while

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H APPENINGS Rodeo action

Exciting additions to Ponoka Stampede Several new features for popular July 1st western showcase including $40,000 PBR event

By Dianne Finstad Red Deer, Alta.

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t’s no easy task to keep up with an ever changing world and still hang on to the best of tradition, but it’s a priority for the Ponoka Stampede. The soon to be 77-year-old event is proud of its past, but always building towards a bigger and better future.

Canada’s largest seven-day Stampede gets even larger this year with the addition of an extra day of action, bringing the Jace Harty Memorial Bull Riding into the fold, and boosting its profile. The event has been held for a decade in the area, just prior to the official Stampede festivities, to honor the memory of the local bull rider who died in a vehicle accident.

“The family asked if it could be turned over to the Ponoka Stampede,” explains Ponoka Stampede

Association member Blair Vold. “We agreed, and decided to make it the biggest PBR event in Canada. There will be $40,000 in added prize money, and it will make our Stampede Week eight days now.”

Because it’s a PBR Canadian Touring Pro stop, and the only event going on at the time, organizers expect to attract some of the big names on the PBR Tour as well.

With more than a dozen contractors lined up, the top bulls in North America will be featured.

“It’s the most money ever put up in Canada, so it will be first class,” assured Vold. “The Harty family is still involved, but this takes the event to another level.”

“We’re even building a ‘shark cage’ so two lucky fans can win a chance to watch with a camera man from the middle of the arena when the bulls are bucking!”

CPRA Unofficial Rodeo Standings Including: Stavely Indoor Pro Rodeo SADDLE BRONC 1 GEIGER RYLAN (3) DUCHESS AB . . . . . . . 3,793.94 2 KELTS SAM (3) MILLARVILLE AB . . . . . . . 1,837.42 3 BUTTERFIELD LUKE (2) PONOKA AB . . . . 1,777.73 4 FLUNDRA DUSTIN (3) PINCHER CREEK AB 1,636.36 5 COX CLINTON (3) PEACE RIVER AB . . . . . 1,442.05 6 BROWN JAKE (4) ECKVILLE AB . . . . . . . . 1,193.42 7 MESTON JUSTIN (3) TEES AB . . . . . . . . . 1,062.58 8 BERRY JIM (4) ROCKY MTN HOUSE AB . . . . 944.79 9 GREEN LAYTON (2) MEETING CREEK AB . . . 752.75 10 THOMSON KYLE (3) LUNDBRECK AB. . . . . 619.84

LADIES BARREL RACING 1 LECLERCQ RENE (3) HOLDEN AB . . . . . .

2 MATHER STEFFANIE (4) MEDICINE HAT AB. 3 BUFF GAYLENE (3) WESTWOLD BC . . . . .

4 BLANCHARD SYDNI (1) ALBUQUERQUE NM 5 SUITOR LACI (3) DUCHESS AB . . . . . . . .

6 SHAW SHELLEE (4) CARDSTON AB . . . . .

7 ANDERSON LISA (4) BOZEMAN MT . . . . .

8 DAINES SYDNEY (4) INNISFAIL AB. . . . . .

9 THIESSEN MELISSA (4) STETTLER AB . . .

10 BYRNE LAUREN (4) OKOTOKS AB . . . . .

BAREBACK 1 LAIT MATT (3) SEVEN PERSONS AB . . . . 2,313.90 2 VOLD JAKE (2) PONOKA AB . . . . . . . . . . 2,264.64 3 BUNNEY CLAYTON (4) CESSFORD AB . . . 1,781.39 4 BOWERS KYLE (4) BROOKS AB . . . . . . . . 1,452.87 5 MCPHEE DUSTAN (1) HANLEY SK . . . . . . 1,400.22 6 SOLBERG MICHAEL (2) SUNNYNOOK AB . 1,346.64 7 MARSHALL KY (4) BOWDEN AB . . . . . . . . . 941.22 8 LANGEVIN KEVIN (1) BONNYVILLE AB . . . . . 882.28 9 TAYPOTAT TY (1) REGINA SK . . . . . . . . . . . . 775.13 10 VEZAIN JR (1) COWLEY WY . . . . . . . . . . . . 775.13

TR HEELER 1 WHYTE KLAY (4) AIRDRIE AB. . . . . . . . . . 2,497.11 2 JOHNSON CHAD (4) DEL BONITA AB . . . . 2,443.77 3 FLEWELLING TYREL (4) LACOMBE AB . . . 2,172.33 4 MCCARROLL BRETT (4) CAMROSE AB . . 1,351.25 5 WILSON RILEY (3) CARDSTON AB . . . . . . 1,351.25 6 LUCAS KYLE (3) CARSTAIRS AB . . . . . . . 1,175.00 7 ROSS ROCKY (4) BOTHA AB . . . . . . . . . . 1,066.08 8 BONNETT KEELY (4) PONOKA AB . . . . . . 1,066.08 9 DALLYN ROCKY (4) NANTON AB . . . . . . . . . 866.21 10 FAWCETT MATT (4) STETTLER AB . . . . . . . 822.5

BULL RIDING 1 TURNER STEVEN (4) COCHRANE AB . . . . 5,300.26 2 WATERSON COREY (2) STRATHMORE AB 4,685.35 3 MEZEI DEVON (4) BIG VALLEY AB . . . . . . 4,448.19 4 GIRLETZ TANNER (3) CEREAL AB . . . . . . 3,701.46 5 BROOKS BEAU (4) NANTON AB . . . . . . . . 2,802.14 6 BUTTAR DAKOTA (4) KINDERSLEY SK . . . 2,667.43 7 PANKEWITZ TYLER (3) PONOKA AB . . . . . 2,601.97 8 THOMSON TYLER (1) BLACK DIAMOND AB 2,522.10 9 PATTEN TY (2) BUCK LAKE AB . . . . . . . . 2,385.25 10 SCHIFFNER SCOTT (3) STRATHMORE AB1,680.93

TR HEADER 1 ROBSON JEFF (4) AIRDRIE AB. . . . . . . . . 2,497.11 2 CONWAY NOLAN (4) CUT BANK MT . . . . 2,443.76 3 BUSS BRETT (4) PONOKA AB . . . . . . . . . 2,172.35 4 LOUIS JACKSON (3) STRATHMORE AB . . 1,351.25 5 BUHLER CLINT (4) OKOTOKS AB . . . . . . . 1,351.25 6 BEVANS COLE (4) MAGRATH AB . . . . . . . 1,175.00 7 LILLICO MARTY (4) STETTLER AB . . . . . . 1,066.08 8 JONES TREVOR (4) PONOKA AB . . . . . . . 1,066.08 9 MCFADDEN ROLAND (3) VULCAN AB . . . . . 866.21 10 THIESSEN STEVEN (1) STETTLER AB . . . . . 822.5

TIE-DOWN ROPING 1 PEROZAK MACE (2) KIPP AB . . . . . . . . . .

2 CORNET STACY (4) BRANT AB . . . . . . . .

3 KELLER SHAY (4) ROCKGLEN SK . . . . . .

4 FINNERTY JESSE (4) DUCHESS AB . . . . .

5 BALDWIN NATE (1) BLACKFOOT ID . . . . .

6 CASSIDY CURTIS (4) DONALDA AB . . . . .

7 BIRD LOGAN (4) NANTON AB . . . . . . . . .

8 POLE MURRAY (3) ERSKINE AB . . . . . . . .

9 SMITH RANDY (4) PINCHER CREEK AB . .

10 BUTTERFIELD CURTIS (3) STETTLER AB

2,641.87 2,090.55 1,428.80 1,407.34 1,358.30 1,312.95 1,312.95 1,275.58 1,206.96 1,109.20

NOVICE SADDLE BRONC 1 LOWRY QUILLAN MILLARVILLE AB . . . . . . . 282.27 2 GRATTON DANIEL SUNDRE AB . . . . . . . . . . 240.56 3 MCKENZIE KALE ROCKY MTN HOUSE AB . . 237.65 4 RANGEN JOEL ECKVILLE AB . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135.8

STEER WRESTLING 1 ROWORTH DAYTON (4) CZAR AB . . . . . .

2 CONWAY NOLAN (4) CUT BANK MT . . . .

3 GRAVES LEE (1) CALGARY AB . . . . . . . . .

4 GUENTHNER JUSTIN (2) VERMILION AB .

5 BEIERBACH WILLIAM (2) MAPLE CREEK SK 6 WALKER DUSTIN (3) VANSCOY SK . . . . .

7 BUTTERFIELD BROCK (4) PONOKA AB . .

8 THOMSON KYLE (4) LUNDBRECK AB. . . .

9 MILLER JUSTIN (2) Cessford AB . . . . . . .

10 CASSIDY CODY (4) DONALDA AB . . . . .

3,038.32 2,398.18 2,291.72 2,273.39 2,270.10 1,992.80 1,974.00 1,693.88 1,677.90 1,381.80

3,136.30 2,750.76 2,023.34 1,890.11 1,885.17 1,833.71 1,833.30 1,611.98 1,571.40 1,497.03

STEER RIDING 1 FAUCHER CONNOR CALGARY AB . . . . . . 1,173.70 2 SCHMIDT KAGEN BARRHEAD AB . . . . . . . . 994.25 3 BROWN CAMERON CREMONA AB . . . . . . . . 363.75 4 BERRETH OWEN AIRDRIE AB . . . . . . . . . . . 356.48 5 HAY DAWSON WILDWOOD AB. . . . . . . . . . . 356.48 PERMIT 1 LECLERCQ RENE HOLDEN AB . . . . . . . . . 3,136.30 2 SMITH BLAIR WIMBORNE AB . . . . . . . . . 2,705.32 3 STEMO JACOB CALGARY AB . . . . . . . . . 1,848.81 ROOKIE 1 LECLERCQ RENE HOLDEN AB . . . . . . . . . 3,136.30 2 MILLER JUSTIN Cessford AB . . . . . . . . . 1,677.90 3 COX CLINTON PEACE RIVER AB . . . . . . . 1,442.05

The PBR Bull Riding event goes Monday June 24th, at 6:30, at the Ponoka Stampede grounds.

Being on the busy July first weekend means some stiff competition when it comes to booking entertainers, but Vold and the Stampede Association are excited about this year’s featured artist Wynonna Judd, who will sing on the Thursday night; with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band entertaining after the Tuesday evening rodeo performance.

“You wouldn’t believe how fast the Wynonna tickets are selling,” exclaimed Vold. “And the Dirt Band really fits in with what we like, and what our crowd wants.”

Renowned Mexican Charro Jerry Diaz and his wife Staci will be back as an infield act, and the nearby Calnash Ag Event Centre means the North American Mounted Shooters can hold their championship, with top competitors showing their skills in front of the Stampede grandstand audience.

The always hilarious CrAsh Cooper will bring his stilts and quick wit, to be the barrel man for the rodeo, but his artistic talents are also being showcased in another new feature for the Stampede.

“We’ve decided to do an original artist poster every year, featuring one of the champions or history of the Ponoka Stampede,” said Vold. “This year, Ash Cooper is the artist, and Rod Hay is the ‘poster boy!’ Rod is a three-time (saddle bronc) champion at Ponoka, and he’ll be here on the Saturday to sign the poster, before it’s auctioned off in Sunday’s art auction.

Then we’ll be selling one hundred

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prints, to raise money for the Tom Butterfield Scholarship Fund.”

With over $600,000 up for grabs, Ponoka remains one of the top ten paying pro rodeos in all of North America, and the richest one of the July 1-4 run. Capped off with the rodeo Showdown, and the Tommy Dorchester $50,000 Dash for Cash with the WPCA wagons, it’s going to again be another history-making event.

“Rodeo changes all the time, so we need to keep a fresh flavour, but stay with tradition,” added Blair Vold, who is part of several

families which have been involved with the Ponoka Stampede since the beginning.

It’s a blend contestants appreciate, and are always commending. Their votes helped the Ponoka Stampede earn the prestigious PRCA Remuda Award in December for the best stock at a rodeo.

“That was a big feather in our hat, and something we’ve very proud of,” smiled Vold.

The 77th annual Ponoka Stampede is June 24th-July 1. (www.ponokastampede.com).

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H APPENINGS Trail rides

Ride Alberta’s best kept secret Writing On Stone’s trail ride offers unique scenery and history GOING DOWN THE TRAIL Places and events of interest

By Heather Grovet Galahad, Alta.

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he summer trail ride at Writing On Stone Park is one of Alberta’s best kept secrets,” organizer Earl Westergreen says with conviction. “People travel from all across Canada to ride with us, and many of them return year after year to enjoy the area’s unique scenery and history.”

Writing On Stone Park is famous for its rock formations, hoodoos and towering cliffs. But the area is more than beautiful scenery; it’s been designated as a World Heritage Site due to the wealth of Native artifacts which include petroglyphs (rock carvings) and pictographs (rock paintings), tipi rings and a medicine wheel.

Writing On Stone also features a North-West Police outpost reconstructed on its original site.

This year the four-day ride runs from June 29 to July 2 with registration on Friday the 28th. “We begin and end each day at Writing On Stone’s Rodeo Grounds,” Westergreen explains.

“In the 1880s the North West Police set up an outpost in that area to attempt to curtail the liquor trade. There is something about riding there that fills me with awe.”

trail is the Police Point Ride,” Westergreen says. “In the 1880s the North West Police set up an outpost in that area to attempt to curtail the liquor trade. There is something about riding there that fills me with awe.”

The ride is suitable for horses of every breed, size and shape. “We’ve had a young girl do the entire ride mounted on a Miniature Horse,” Westergreen says. “That little horse managed just fine, and even crossed the river right beside me. Each day’s ride lasts five to six hours, and at some point we stop to eat our bagged lunch along the way. You

don’t have to be the most talented or fit to ride with us, but you do need to bring a broke horse.”

The ride appeals to families, so you can expect to find riders of every age. “We’ve had quite a few children that were good little riders come with us,” Westergreen says.

“And we also have seniors ride into their 80s. This will be my 16th year on the Writing On Stone ride, and I hope to do it for many more years in the future. This ride is my dream holiday.”

For further information contact Earl Westergreen at earl@sagebrushtrailrides.com.

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“People need to bring their own accommodations, but we have all their meals catered, and we provide feed and water for their horses.

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Last year approximately eighty horsepeople attended the ride, and Westergreen expects a similar number again this year.

“We divide everyone into two or three groups, and then send each group out with an experienced guide,” Westergreen says. “The guide directs the group and also ensures they treat the historical areas with respect. For example, we don’t let people get off their horses when we’re near the Indian burial grounds. It’s an honour and a privilege to ride in these areas.”

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ASSOCIATION NEWS Chinook Pleasure Driving Club

Canadian Standardbred Network

In the foreground is mini gelding Stevie with his owner Rachel MacQueen. In the centre with the bow is Karin Hynes with her mini x Welsh gelding Gibsons. Amanda Preston is in the back sitting on José.

The Chinook Pleasure Driving Club is comprised of members from the Central Alberta area, from Carstairs to Red Deer, east of Olds and west to Sundre and Rocky Mtn. House. Members enjoy activities such as cutter rallies in the winter, pleasure drives in the summer months, clinics and lessons, and a competition hosted by the Club in July. Emphasis is placed on safety, education, and enjoyment. Upcoming Events include: June 15 Fun Driving Day at Fulton’s Farm, west of Bowden; July 20-21, Pleasure Driving Show at Fulton’s Farm, west of Bowden. For more information, please contact Patty Carley (Secretary) at 403-346-2146, or pcarley@telus. net. Or visit the Alberta Carriage Driving Club website: www.albertadriving-acda.ca.

Stone bridge Driving Club

A view from the gallery showing arena set up with desensitizing obstacles.

On the snowy weekend of April 6 and 7, members and twelve equines from minis to a Percheron X benefited from a Desensitizing Clinic at the Saddle Up estates arena near Torrington. Some of the fears that were overcome were flapping tarps hanging from the rafters, umbrellas, noise makers such as tambourines, flapping flags and plastic raincoats. By the end of the weekend most horses would happily walk through six tires, across a patch of crunchy empty water bottles and under a tarpaulin while dragging a rope of milk jugs and carrying brightly coloured pool noodles!!

Chinook Team Penning Association

Canmark Roofing #10 Class winners: Laurie McIntosh, Darryl Bruce, Corinne Smith

Willow Creek Ag. Society produced their usual smoothly-run, two day show April 20 - 21 at the Claresholm Agriplex. Road trips are always a great experience — extra time for socializing and meeting new members!

Unusually, the weekend proved to be a bit of a surprise for seven riders… they hit the dirt while in hot pursuit of their wily cow!

Thankfully, none of the involuntary dismounts resulted in an injury, except to some egos when the word got around. Full results and the winners’ pictures from each day are available on chinookpenning.com.

Alberta Ranch Horse Versatility

A few Standardbred enthusiasts around the Edmonton area came together and recognized the need for an organization for the promotion and networking of Standardbreds off the race track. Not a placement program but a resource, a place for horses and people to find each other and information regarding retraining, feeding programs, etc. Thus the Canadian Standardbred Network was formed. On April 5 and 6, a trick-horse clinic was hosted for the benefit of the Canadian Standardbred Network. Amanda Preston and Caylyn Walker created Horseplay and Harmony, a clinic series based on responsible trick-horse training that they launched with this event. Amanda’s horse José was their demo horse and enjoyed helping handlers learn training and handling techniques for many tricks including target training, smile, wave, and even bow and lay down. José and Amanda already have dates booked throughout Alberta to teach more clinics this summer.

Alberta Friesian Horse Association The Alberta Friesian Horse Association (AFHA) is very active in a number of major events here in Alberta. The members pictured above did a demonstration of the versatility of the Friesian horse last year at the Calgary Stampede. Left to right are Kenton Miller, Wim Floryn, Janneke Poot, and Annie Muilwijk. This year the AFHA will be making more great presentations of the Friesian horse and wowing the crowds, as always. We will be participating in several major events which will be posted here. Many have already started to get our Friesians ready for the annual keuring (judging) to be held on September 20 at Bosch Stables in Red Deer. We are planning to hold demonstrations, fun games on horseback, and the usual crazy antics dreamed up by certain members. For more info: www.afha.ca.

Wild Rose Draft Horse Association

The Double S Clydesdale Six Horse Hitch from Tillamook, Oregon at the 2012 Central Alberta Draft Horse Classic (Olds).

Draft horse breeders in Alberta face a busy schedule. June 1 -2 the Wild Rose Draft Horse Field Day will be held at Double Tree Village west of Spruce View. Visit 25 historic buildings and the Double Tree Museum. Watch Belgians, Clydesdales and Percherons plough, cultivate and seed a neighbouring field. Enjoy a roast beef supper Saturday; then join the jam session around the campfire. June 29, 30 and July 1 attend the 2013 Central Alberta Draft Horse Classic in Olds.

North America’s top Belgian, Clydesdale, Percheron and Shire horses will be at the Show. Attend the Calgary Stampede Heavy Horse Show July 5-8 in the Saddledome and Big Top. The rousing music of Calgary’s Philharmonic Orchestra accompanies the performance classes. Join a capacity crowd at noon, July 7 for the exciting World Six Horse Hitch Championship. The supreme breed champions and Best of Show are crowned Monday morning in the Saddledome, the champion teams in the Big Top that afternoon. Visit www.wrdha.com for more info.

Tennessee Walking Horse Association

Brandi Enger riding A Little High competes in the Ranch Cutting portion of an Alberta Ranch Horse Versatility Competition. Ranch Horse Versatility includes five events: Ranch Trail, Ranch Riding, Ranch Cutting, Working Ranch Horse, and Ranch Conformation. Upcoming ARHVA shows include: June 22 in Cochrane and July 6 in Thorsby. For a full list events, visit their new website at http://www.arhva.com/ or Like them on Facebook under Alberta Ranch Horse Versatility Association. President Rachelle Laitila at 403-597-7276.

In April, the Tennessee Walking Horse Association of Western Canada hosted a Spring Fling Dinner and Dance. This was a great way to shake off those winter blues and connect with our members before show season gets underway. We have four association shows scheduled with a fifth to be added in October. In June we have two great clinics lined up, the first being the Gaited Experience, featuring Barbara Civils and Jared Carrier, the second clinic will introduce members to extreme trail obstacles. Visit our website at www. twhawc.com for more information.

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ASSOCIATION NEWS Innovation

Gift in action at U. of C. New laser technology introduced to Veterinary Medicine

By Gloria Visser-Niven

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he University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM) now has a state-of-the-art surgical laser thanks to a generous gift of $20,000 from the Equine Foundation of Canada (EFC), which contributed to the overall costs of the technology.

The Dornier Diode Laser was unveiled in early March to a group of UCVM clinicians, veterinarians from the Distributed Veterinary Teaching Hospital (DVTH) and members of the Equine Foundation of Canada executive.

“It is very gratifying to see how the money that was provided to the college is spent to help the welfare of horses and learning for veterinarians,” said Eldon Bienert, President, Equine Foundation of Canada.

The Dornier Diode laser will accommodate a number of surgical applications for both equine and small animals. Laser surgery is minimally invasive therefore it reduces or eliminates the need for anesthesia and also reduces pain and the chance of infection.

“It is an excellent complimentary tool to the Dynamic Respiratory Scope (DRS), which allows us to diagnose upper airway and throat problems that occur

during exercise,” said Renaud Leguillete, Associate Professor (Equine Internal Medicine) and acting department head, Veterinary Clinical and Daignostic Sciences (VCDS). “The laser will act like a high precision scalpel through the end of the endoscope and can therefore treat these conditions without the use of general anesthesia. This results in a shorter recovery time for the patient.”

“Laser surgery was previously not an option for treating horses in Alberta,” added Leguillette “We are now able to provide state-of-the-art diagnostic and treatment options to performance horses throughout the

province in collaboration with our distributed veterinary teaching hospitals.”

As a clinical faculty member, Dr. Leguillette provides clinical expertise at Moore Equine in Balzac, Alberta, which is a part-

ner in the UCVM distributed veterinary teaching hospital.

“On behalf of our students and clinicians, I would like to extend my sincere thanks to the Equine Foundation of Canada for their generous donation,” said Leguillette.

Show jump ing

Start your summer at Spruce Meadows More than just show jumping at family-friendly events

By Lisa Murphy Spruce Meadows

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any Spruce Meadows fans will recall that the 2012 ‘Masters’ Tournament was scarcely over when — the very next day — all the turf came off the International Ring and new sod and footing was laid.

While this was done to ensure the best footing for our equine athletes, it was a bit shocking to see and a huge leap of faith that when the tarps went down, tucking the course in for winter, that the footing would be ready for competitions in the spring.

Well, the tarps came off May 2, 2013 and the emerald green turf was a joy to see! We look forward to a great season of sport on fabulous footing!

Opening day of the Spruce Meadows ‘National’ Tournament is the starting gate of the Spruce Meadows FEI season of interna-

tional sport. Horses (over 1,000) from Canada, the U.S., Mexico, and overseas have arrived to vie for more than $1 million in prize money. Wow! Whoever thought that would have been possible 38 years ago when Spruce Meadows hosted its first tournament?

Spruce Meadows is evolving with the changes of the sport, offering a six week tour in the 2013 Summer Series featuring four 5* CSIs and one 4*CSI-W including three World Cup Qualifiers. We are excited to offer to North American Teams the Furusiyya FEI Nations’ Cup Jumping Qualifier in the ‘Continental’ Tournament with Canada, Mexico and the United States being able to enter a qualifying and a developmental team. These additions will enhance the exciting and breathtaking sport this summer!

Spruce Meadows has seen such growth over the years, not only in the facilities and competition

rings but also in the myriad of things to do and see while visiting the grounds! From jugglers to face painters, pony rides and Prairie Dogs to Family Fun Night, shopping and show jumping — there is so much to see and do for a family day out. Admission is priced with young families in mind; only $5 per person with children 12 and under and seniors admitted free.

The ‘National’ features the Show Your Colours community challenge, where clubs and community groups come out to cheer on the action in the International Ring on Saturday June 8th.

It is also the launch of the everpopular CN/ Sun Media Name the Foal! Entries can be made on-line at Spruce Meadows.com or on the grounds; ballots can be picked up at the Sun Room and deposited in ballot boxes located throughout the property. Entries close July 31 — get your name selections in before the deadline

Alberta Donkey and Mule Club Our Demo team of mules at the Mane Event in Red Deer this spring were in fine form! Terry Aris and his well-trained four up of mules performed figure 8’s, tight circles and maneuvers while Les Sjorgren and his versatile mule Katie did spins and sliding stops to the delight of the crowds. Sixteen year old Nicole Kroetsch and her huge 17.2 hd warmblood mule Doug also thrilled the audience with jumping demonstrations, with saddle and without! Nicole’s ability to vault onto Doug bareback was also a show stopper. Sue Wensink and her agile mule Squidge, rounded out the team and even turned out in costume for the final demo. June 15 - 16 we invite ALL BREEDS to our second annual ALL EQUINE SHOW at the Ag. Grounds at Nanton, Alta. For a class list or information on more of our events, go to our www.albertadonkeyandmule.com.

and enter for your chance to win a trip to Spruce Meadows for the Masters. See full contest details at sprucemeadows.com.

A new and exciting opportunity for riders and stables: Jump to It! Offers a full set of schooling jumps to the individual or barn that enters 25 friends or family in the draw at the RBC Capital Markets Cup

on Friday evening or the Nexen Cup on Sunday. The draw will be done at the completion of each of those competitions.

Look for contest details at sprucemeadows.com.

Whether you have a couple of hours or a whole day to fill Spruce Meadows has something for you. Consider this your invitation to come and check us out!

Canadian Friesian Horse Association The Canadian Friesian Horse Association is organizing an inspection tour from Aug 23 - Sept 4, 2013. Inspection sites will be located in Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and British Columbia. More Inspection Sites may be added. Contact us if you are interested in having your horses inspected.

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5-8 Fort St. John, B.C. Natural Horsemanship with Glenn Stewart. Stage 3/4 Camp.

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May 29-June 2 Grande Prairie, Alta.

World Professional Chuckwagons at the Grande Prairie Stompede.

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World Professional Chuckwagons at the Saskatoon World Chuckwagon Races. For details, visit: www.halfmileofhell.com 13-16 Medicine Hat, Alta.

World Professional Chuckwagons at the Medicine Hat Exhibition & Stampede. For details, visit: www. halfmileofhell.com 20-23 High River, Alta.

World Professional Chuckwagons at the Guy Weadick Days. For details, visit: www.halfmileofhell. com 26-July 1 Ponoka, Alta.

World Professional Chuckwagons at the Ponoka Stampede. For details, visit: www.halfmileofhell. com

LaDue Ladies Lunch

SALES

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9 Empress, Alta.

Longmuir Family QH Production Sale with Invited Guests.

Preview 1 p.m., Sale 3 p.m. For details, contact Sheila Howe: 403565-3858 or email: rshehowe@ telusplanet.net 22-23 Billings, Montana Billings Livestock Auction Summer Catalog Sale. Featuring Team Penning Horses and Buckskins.

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SHOWS & COMPETITIONS

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5-9 Calgary, Alta.

Spruce Meadows Nationals. For details, visit: www.sprucemeadows.com 6-9 Calgary, Alta.

Rocky Mountain Show Jumping Summer Welcome. For details, visit: www.rmshowjumping.com

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7-9 Brandon, Man. Brandon Summer Fair Quarter Horse Show. For details, visit: www.brandonfairs.com 13-16 Calgary, Alta.

Rocky Mountain Show Jumping June Classic I. For details, visit: www.rmshowjumping.com 13-16 Calgary, Alta.

Spruce Meadows Continental. For details, visit: www.sprucemeadows.com 15 Lipton, Sask.

Saskatchewan Long Riders 15 mile Competitive Trail Ride, 30 mile Limited Distance Ride and 50 mile Endurance Ride at the Lipton Riding Club. For details, contact Tracy Vollman: 306-5356999 or email: tvollman@myaccess.com 15-16 Nanton, Alta.

Alberta Donkey & Mule Equine Show. Open to donkeys, mules and horses. For details, contact Alice Todd: 403-646-2624 or visist: www.albertadonkeyandmule. com 16 Battleford, Sask.

Hidden MeadowsRanch Summer Opener Hunter/Jumper Show. EC Bronze, SHF Heritage Classic and Priaire Cup Classes. For details, visit: www.hiddenmeadowsranch. com 20-23 Calgary, Alta.

Rocky Mountain Show Jumping June Classic II. For details, visit: www.rmshowjumping.com 25-30 Calgary, Alta.

Spruce Meadows Canada One. For details, visit: www.sprucemeadows.com

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7-9 Red Deer, Alta.

Reining Alberta Spring Classic at Westerner Park. For details, visit: www.reiningalberta.net 8 Coombs, B.C. Island Barrel Racing at the Coombs Rodeo Grounds. For details, visit: www.islandbarrelracing.webs.ca 11-12 Dawson Creek, B.C. Peace River Cutting Horse Association Show. For details, email: prchahorse@yahoo.ca 22-23 Port Alberni, B.C. Island Barrel Racing at the Port Alberni Fairgrounds. For details, visit: www.islandbarrelracing. webs.ca 28-29 Brooks, Alta.

Silver Sage Barrel Racing Futurity & Derby. For details, visit: www. canadianbarrelfuturities.com 28-30 Ponoka, Alta.

Ponoka Stampede Team Sorting & Penning Jackpot. Entry deadline June 21. For details, email: brcowhorse@cciwireless.ca 28-30 Williams Lake, B.C. Williams Lake Stampede Ranch Challenge. For details, visit: www. williamslakestampede.com 29-30 Nanton, Alta.

Reining Alberta South Branch Show Circuit at Silver Slate Arena.

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B.C. cowboys enter Hall of Fame Eight new inductees honoured for their contributions I DID IT MY WAY Personal Profile

By Mark McMillan Meadow Springs Ranch, B.C.

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.C.’s early history was carved out of the wilderness by thousands of hard working and often forgotten cowboys. The B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame was started by, and maintained by the B.C. Cowboy Heritage Society to capture the memories of these living legends and share their stories.

A complete list of inductees, with a photo and bio of each can be found at www.bcchs.com as well as nomination information. Memorabilia from many of the inductees can be seen in the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake, home of the B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame.

2013 saw eight new inductees — four in Kamloops and four in Williams Lake. Friday night, March 8 the first four were recognized on the main stage at the Kamloops Cowboy Festival. The Pozzobon Family were inducted in the Family category, Pooley Ranch as a Century Ranch, Steve “Hyde” Archachan as a Working Cowboy, and Mike Puhallo in Artistic Achievements.

The second four inductees were inducted on Sunday, April 21 at the Williams Lake Indoor Rodeo, after a reception at the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake.

Archie Williams was inducted for Competitive Achievements, Frank Teer as a Ranching Pioneer, John Dodd as a working Cowboy, and Larry Ramstad as both Horseman, and Working Cowboy.

Here’s a very brief characterization of each: Sammy Pozzobon was born in Kamloops 1927 and it wasn’t long before he got the rodeo bug. They ranched just outside of Kamloops in

the Pemberton Range where Sammy’s kids and grandkids all helped out and most competed in rodeo throughout the years making the Pozzobon family a perfect fit in the Family category.

Will Pooley settled at Nicola in the early 1870s. His cousin Jim Pooley followed and discovered and homesteaded the current day ranch around 1900. Today grandson Mark Pooley runs the ranch and is in the planning stages of passing it on to his kids which makes Pooley Ranch an obvious Century Ranch.

Stephen Mark Archachan, a.k.a.

Steven, a.k.a. Hyde was born May 5, 1934 at Quilchena Creek in a willow bush. He began his first job at age 16 in 1950 at the Guichon Ranch. Now 63 years later he is still cowboying at the Guichon Ranch as well as the Lauder Ranch. Hyde was inducted in the Working Cowboy category.

One of Mike Puhallo’s first jobs was cowboying at the Douglas Lake Ranch and Mike spent many years riding. As well as a working cowboy, he was instrumental in starting the B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame, and spent many years as president of the B.C. Cowboy Heritage Society.

Best known as a cowboy poet, Mike was inducted for Artistic Achievements.

Archie Williams was born and raised on the Bonaparte Reserve in Cache Creek and spent most of his life as a working cowboy, farrier, horse trainer, and roping clinician. He was chosen by his peers as a pick-up man at the first Canadian Finals Rodeo. He is still competing in team roping and fits the Competitive Achievements category perfectly.

In 1963, Frank Teer carved out a road, a house, barns and corrals in the Houston area of B.C. after a few years of cowboying in the Cariboo and Chicotin. In 1970 he added another 640 acres to the ranch where

The inductees surrounded by rodeo royalty including Miss Rodeo Canada. Inductees L to R: Dale Teer (Frank’s son), Archie Williams, Larry Ramstad, and Mike Dodd (John’s son). PHOTO: Mark McMillan

he raised cattle and horses. Frank retired at 70 and turned the ranch over to his daughters. Frank Teer was inducted as a Ranching Pioneer.

John Dodd was born in Spuzzum, B.C., 1915 and went on his own as a ranch hand at an early age. He cowboyed for many ranches over the years including the Gang Ranch, Circle S Ranch, and Chilco Ranch.

Over the years he was known to help many youngsters with problem horses. His greatest joy was riding the open range and he was inducted as a Working Cowboy.

A cowboy and ranch hand that got a reputation very quickly as being someone that had the skills of management, Larry Ramstad brought a few suffering ranches to success. His latest job, for the past 23 years, is managing the mighty Gang Ranch. It was in rough shape when he moved there but everything has been rebuilt and the ranch is doing well. Larry might be a manager but one of his main offices is in the saddle, making him a great fit as Working Cowboy.

Seeing cowboys like these inducted into the B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame makes the B.C. Cowboy Heritage Society proud of the fact that its preserving memories of the folks that helped make B.C. the province that it is today.

history

Facts about the B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame

Steven “Hyde” Archachan is being presented with his plaques by BC’s Lieutenant Governor, the Honourable Judith Guichon.

Tom Curtis from the Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin presents the induction plaque to Larry Ramstad. Archie Williams looks on.

• The B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame was started in 1998.

• Over 100 recipients have been inducted into the B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame to date • To qualify, inductees must have spent the majority of their cowboy career in B.C. • First and foremost nominees must be working cowboys or ranchers.

• A nominee may be nominated in one or more of the following five categories: Horseman, Working Cowboy, Family, Competitive Achievements, Artistic Achievements, Ranching Pioneer, and Century Ranch.

• Anyone can nominate a cowboy if they have a seconder. The nomination form is available on-line (www. bcchs.com).

• The Museum of the Cariboo Chilcotin in Williams Lake is home to the B.C. Cowboy Hall of Fame.

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Intelligent Magnetic Resonance Stimulation has been professionally used in the veterinary field for decades as a supporting

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An additional growing application spectrum includes race and show horses as well as livestock in the agricultural area.

What are Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields?

A PEMF is a magnetic field that is produced by passing electricity through a set of copper coils inside an applicator (area mat, leggings or probe). A large and dynamic magnetic field is created which is able to penetrate through the entire body, creating a cascade of effects within the body at a cellular level. Because

it is a dynamic field, the body is unlikely to become accustomed to the magnetic field, making even long-term treatments genuinely effective.

How do PEMF’s work?

PEMFs are electromagnetic fields that use frequencies within the biological window of the cell.

When we are exposed to beneficial, health-enhancing frequencies, electrical and chemical processes in the cells and tissues are stimulated. PEMFs are designed to support cellular energy, improving cellular health and function and will address ailments at the root cause — the cell.

With the help of a precisely defined, pulsating magnetic field, we can boost and balance the membrane potential of each cell.

Metabolism will be improved and energy production optimized.

Animals have a high metabolic rate and their response to PEMFs is dramatic. There are vast arrays of different conditions in animals that can be treated with PEMF. What are the areas of application with the iMRS fauna?

• Performance enhancement • Support of healing processes • Prevention • Improvement of regeneration and relaxation

• Activation of metabolic processes and overall vitality • Compliments and supports other treatment modalities in a wide range of conditions • Deepening of breathing What does the iMRS fauna consist of?

• Two large area applicators (approx. 7 x 8 feet, 9 lbs. each) can be mounted in a box stall or horse trailer; • Two leg applicators; • Control unit with SD card that is upgradeable; • iGuide with 37 conditions for all applicators (444 presettings)

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