BROKEN BONES AND BREAK NECK SPEEDS AT PONOKA STAMPEDE
July 2 , 2009
A broken leg wasn’t going to hold Lindsay Sears back. The Nanton, Alta. cowgirl, who fractured the fibula in her left leg in High River two weeks ago, got a mold fitted for the leg, brought her championship barrel horse Martha up from Texas, and proceeded to win the first go-round in the ladies barrel racing at the Ponoka Stampede. Read More...
TEEPEE CREEK BUILDS ON 93 YEARS OF TRADITION
July 9 , 2009
It’s time for the 93rd annual Teepee Creek Stampede, one of Canada’s oldest running rodeos, and the third time the northern Alberta town has hosted a rodeo sanctioned by the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA). Read More...
SOLBERG'S LUCKY NUMBER SEVENS
July 14 , 2009
The number seven is considered lucky in North American culture, and for bareback rider Michael Solberg, that luck came in pairs. Read More...
MOOSE MOUNTAIN RODEO STIRS UP COMMUNITY SPIRIT AND A SLICE OF HOMEMADE PIE
July 16 , 2009
For the last 77 years, the annual Moose Mountain Rodeo has been an integral part of the community for the folks of Kennedy, Sask. and area, and this year is no different.
“This year, all our proceeds from the rodeo are going into a couple of different projects within the community. We’ve got some rink repairs that needs to happen for the roof, and we also have a health foundation that’s trying to raise money for the new hospital that’s going up,” says Howard Floyd, president of the Moose Mountain Rodeo Association. Read More...
THOMSON AN ALL-AROUND TOUGH COWBOY
July 20 , 2009
Kyle Thomson broke the scaphoid bone in his left wrist when he was thrown from Outlawbucker’s American Trip at the Sundre Pro Rodeo last month, but that hasn’t slowed the 2002 All-Around Canadian champion one bit. Read More...
PRO RODEO ACTION ROLLS IN TO COOMBS, BC AND MEDICINE HAT AND BRUCE, AB
July 23 , 2009
The first Bruce Stampede was held in 1914 and now, 96 years later, Canada’s oldest one-day rodeo is still going strong, thanks to a keen sense of community spirit and the support of rodeo fans and athletes. Read More...
NORTHERN ALBERTA COMMUNITIES SET TO HOST RODEOS
July 24 , 2009
Last year, more than 3,000 spectators took in the Field of Dreams Stampede in La Crete, Alta., and Jake Wiebe is counting on a similar number at this year’s two-day professional rodeo.
“It’s not a very big place,” Wiebe says of the northern Alberta community, “but everybody shows up.” Read More...
LATE JULY RODEOS CAUSE STIR IN STANDINGS
July 30 , 2009
It’s been a busy rodeo week in Western Canada, and even busier in the Canadian standings, especially in the bull riding and steer wrestling events. Read More...
LONG WEEKEND RODEOS SET TO KICK OFF AT STRATHMORE, ABBOTSFORD AND GRIMSHAW
July 30 , 2009
The folks on the Strathmore Rodeo Committee are just hours away from swinging open the gates for five performances at the Strathmore Stampede, part of Strathmore Heritage Days which runs from July 30 through August 3 Read More...
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