Empty Saddles ~ Bill Nugent

Bill Nugent, Water Valley, Alta ~ 1943 – 2023 Born William Walter Nugent on March 7 in Napanee, Ontario, Bill moved to Cochrane, AB in 1965. When Bill arrived in Alberta, he started working at a PMU farm in Cochrane. Bill married Shirley Vincent in 1967.   In 1972 Bill purchased some wooded land in …

Did You Know?

Did You Know? A team of horses is always identified from left to right, from the teamster’s point of view from the wagon seat? So armed with this knowledge, this is Candy (teamster’s left-hand side) and Judy. Again, this is Candy (on the teamster’s left) and Judy. Heading to the Graduation – New Brunswick-style Each …

The Railroad Corral 

BY JOSEPH MILLS HANSON (1876-1960)  Oh, we’re up in the morning ere breaking of the day,  The chuck-wagon’s busy, the flapjacks in play;  The herd is astir o’er hillside and vale,  With the night riders rounding them into the trail.  Oh, come take up your cinches, come shake out your reins;  Come wake your old …

June/July 2023

On the Cover ~ Niki Flundra Horse Trainer, Pyrotechnics Expert and Founder of Heart of the Horse You can read the whole article in the current issue of Canadian Cowboy Country magazine. To subscribe, click here or call Marie at 1-800-943-7336.   Arts & Culture  The Vintage Art of Neil Hamelin You can read the whole article in the …