• COWBOY POETRY ~ A COWBOY’S VALENTINE

  • RANCH RAMBLINGS ~ WITH NIKI FLUNDRA

  • ARTIST PROFILE ~ MEET CRYSTAL BESHARA

  • WESTERN EVENTS ~ YEAR IN REVIEW

  • REFLECTIONS ~BRYN THIESSEN

  • NICOLA RANCH – PART 2 OF 2

Bryn Thiessen: Cowboy, Preacher, Poet, Memorial Service

Bryn Thiessen, artwork by Henri de Groot Bryn Thiessen, rancher, working cowboy, pastor, cowboy poet, Canadian Cowboy Country columnist and literally, a friend to all he met, died on Jan 16. He was 63. Bryn was a well-respected cowboy who lived at the end of a road...

REFLECTIONS – BRYN THIESSEN

It was back in 2005 when rancher, poet and preacher Bryn Thiessen (1960-2024) of Helmer Creek Ranch near Sundre began as our Reflections columnist.  He has been a mainstay of the magazine for nearly two decades.  We offer our sincere condolences to all who knew and loved him. Bryn's words...

San Diego Finals!

Bright sunshine and thousands of rodeo fans cheered on some of the best in the game as Round 3 featured the top eight of the highest/fastest scoring cowboys & cowgirls from the previous two days, and the field was then whittled down to the Top Four gunning for the...

Trail Blazers

Montie Montana

From Big Muddy to 'Big Time'      Not every child that slid down a snow-covered hill in Saskatchewan’s Big Muddy Valley...