Day: December 1, 2014

Airdrie’s Ranch Hand Competition

Founded in 1909, the Airdrie and District Ag Society (ADAS) have maintained close ties with the surrounding community by hosting agriculture-related events, including the popular Ranch Hand Competition. The event

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Santy’s Red & White Rope

All the boy could do is stare at the rope hanging there Off the cowboy’s saddle horn Stripes of red and white, with the coils all dun up tight Seemed

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Education & Equines

Scholarships This is a sampling of the diverse outfits that offer scholarships. Click on any of the links below to learn more about them. Alberta Equestrian Federation Ponoka Stampede Bill

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Deck the Halls

Photos by Blackmer Photography Every winter, Noreen Blackmer unpacks, sets up and often reinvents her holiday goodies, many of which are items you might not think to use as decor—ice skates,

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December 2014/January 2015

COLLECTING TREASURE The increasingly accessible and competitive world of collecting Western memorabilia. Click here to read more… COWBOY WAY TRAINING STOCK DOGS Dale Montgomery starts right from the beginning in

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Collecting Treasure

Western Memorabilia in the 21st Century The hammer fell as the last bid for Clayton Moore’s Lone Ranger costume hit $32,450 at Brian Lebel’s Old West Show and Auction on

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John Shaw

Cattle Across the Great Divide Strange as it may seem, the first cattle to arrive in Calgary, at one time the centre of ranching in Canada and home of the

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