Woman of the West

Dawning of Cowboy Christmas Summer is warm temperatures, long days filled with beaming sunlight, cattle turned out to pasture, and rodeos in full swing; the season otherwise known as Cowboy Christmas. Cowboy Christmas is the height of rodeo season, with July being packed with the most exciting rodeos that every buckle-chasing cowboy and cowgirl are …

Woman of the West

Cowgirl in the Kitchen The kitchen has not always been my friend. In fact, before moving out to the ranch and cooking meals three times a day, I was barely capable of making toast without setting off the smoke alarm.  Growing up, I had always watched my mother in the kitchen as she would cook …

Woman of the West

Praying For Rain Spring has sprung, and the weatherman is calling for rain, the answer to the farmer and rancher’s prayer. To some, the forecast for rain can be tied in with a negative connotation, as this interrupts their weekend plans or gives them no option but to lay low indoors. However, for farmers and …

In the Corral

Awesome Poster The Calgary Stampede unveiled its 2022 poster featuring the First Nations Relay Races, and it’s stunning. The winning artwork was created by 19-year-old Kane Pendry of Edmonton from all of the entries received in the 2022 Calgary Stampede Foundation Youth Poster Competition. As the winning artist, Pendry receives the $10,000 Dustin Peers Memorial …

Dustin Duffy

Uniting Rodeo By Tim Ellis Rodeo in Alberta had come to a dead stop in the spring of 2020. Saddled with growing uncertainty amid the emergence of COVID-19 along with growing pessimism, eroding membership fees due to the prospect of upcoming rodeo cancellations and increasing debt loads, making the wrong turn could have been disastrous. …