“There’s nothing I like to see better than a dark dappled grey or a shiny black team,” said enthused legendary horseman Tom Wraight, reflecting on his eight-decade relationship with Percheron
TRAILBLAZERS The Lendrum Sisters It was not only men who answered the call of Horace Greeley. You can read the whole article in the current issue of Canadian Cowboy Country magazine. To
Brian Coleman is certainly no stranger to the winner’s circle at the Calgary Stampede. The long-line teamster of Eaglesfield Percheron’s of Carstairs, Alta., came awfully close to sweeping the awards
Canadian music legends Ian Tyson and Sylvia Tyson, who performed hits like “Four Strong Winds” as Ian & Sylvia before splitting up to forge solo careers, received individual inductions into
Retired rancher, former brand inspector, husband, father and grandfather, Nick was an accomplished saddlemaker, leather carver, braider, rawhide braider, silversmith and horsehair hitcher. He served as Round-Up
The Joe Marten Memorial Award for the Preservation of Cowboy Heritage in B.C. is presented annually to a local (past or present) involved in the promotion and/or preservation of Western
An enthusiastic crowd welcomed the competitors at the Pincher Creek Cowboy Show, held June 16. The event encompassed a ranch rodeo, a ranch horse competition, a ranch bronc riding and
Held July 19–20, the Nanton Ranch Rodeo also featured an art and gear sale, live music, plus additional Buck Wild ranch bronc riding. After the dust (then mud) cleared, the
The Williams Lake Stampede played host to a full-day ranch rodeo, attracting 10 teams from the Cariboo-Chilcotin region and across the province. The cowboys competed in team doctoring, wild-cow milking,
The advice for performers in vaudeville was always to “never follow kids or animal acts” because you will be upstaged. This is blatantly evident at any rodeo that has kid’s
Within the Traditional Cowboy Arts Association (TCAA), collaborative projects stem from the opportunity to work with other artists who are at the top of their respective fields. The results are
LEST WE FORGET, LETTERS HOME Letters home from cowboy-turned-WWI-soldier, Raymond Bell. 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.
