In 1984, Steve Dunham won the $50,000 prize at the Calgary Stampede with Coyote as his dance partner. In 1985, the top bareback riders in the country voted him Canadian Champion Bareback Horse.
12 Days of Cowboy Christmas A Runaway Christmas By Ken Hoff I was feeding my horses On a Christmas Eve night When I saw in the distance A dim
12 Days of Cowboy Christmas Buck to the Beat Overseas Rhythm Rodeo Restored Canada’s Image By Tom Reardon A rodeo in England to save Canada’s image? Well, sort of.
The bells in town are ringing,
’Tis Christmas time, we know;
In 1906, Alberta’s first attorney general, J.J. Boyle, made sleigh bells mandatory.
On a more positive note, the same paper reported: “Jim Campbell was cavorting around all Christmas Day, his horse’s head decorated with a laurel wreath.”
Mom started to sing, and first thing they knew
Both Pop and the kids were all singing it, too
When I awakened on Christmas morning and came slowly downstairs, our cabin seemed a veritable fairyland to me.
The cattle and horses got fed first
That was a tradition at our place
I bet an opal moon shines on the Eastern Slopes tonight
Whisper quiet and smooth as silk, sleighs have never really gone out of fashion.
