2015 Mane Event Highlights

In its ninth year, the Mane Event at Red Deer, Alta., was once again a huge success. From April 24 to 26, the massive equine expo took over Westerner Park and, despite a spring snowfall, attracted thousands of equine fans to south-central Alberta. This season, crowds took in 280 exhibits and more than 100 hours of …

Canadian Finals Rodeo Is Looking For A New Home

The long-awaited Northlands Summary of Recommendations released on April 15 certainly presented a fuzzy future for the current host of the Canadian Finals Rodeo (CFR). In 2015 following a 42-year history in Edmonton, Alta., the Canadian Professional Rodeo’s (CPRA) President Murray Milan said the future of the CFR being hosted at Rexall Place and in Edmonton is …

World Series Team Roping in Vegas

While rodeo fans lined up to take in the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas, team ropers from both sides of the border made their way over to “Cowboy Central” or better known as the South Point Hotel Casino & Spa for the World Series Team Roping, December 7 to 14. For anyone able to …

Final WNFR 2014 Ride in Vegas

After the tenth and final round of the 2014 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack arena in Las Vegas, Nev., the three Canadian cowboys that made the cut into the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, left with $147,779 of the $6.375 million up for grabs. Canada’s reinging bareback champ Jake Vold’s, is the …