Cow Horse
DFI Snaffle Bit Futurity, Derby & AB Championship Show
Another edition of the ARCHA\’s DFI Snaffle Bit Futurity, Derby & Alberta Championship Show is in the books. Held this past weekend at the Claresholm Agri-Plex, cow horse enthusiasts of the purest kind came to cheer on their fellow mates and watch true, unfettered vaquero action. There were futurity horses, 2-rein horses, spotted horses… and …
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CS's Elite Western Rider is Awarded
The Calgary Stampede awards the coveted Elite Western Rider Award to this award winning Lacombe, Alberta cowboy: It is the Western equine equivalent of multitasking, and Brad Pedersen seems to have it down to a science. For the second time, the Lacombe, Alta.-based cutting and cow horse trainer has emerged from the Calgary Stampede clutching …
Stampede Working Cow Horse Classic
Pedersen punches through for long awaited working cow crown.
Cow Horse at Calgary Stampede
At the Calgary Stampede, Clint Swales likes to get the lead out . . . but not this way. Besides being a top-notch professional reined cowhorse trainer and an emerging force in the performance arena, the 28-year-old Swales is also an artist of some repute, with his pencil sketches showing Western and Spanish influences. Unfortunately …
CS\’s Working Cow Horse Classic
The Calgary Stampede\’s Working Cow Horse Classic, presents the event at its\’ best: Every year, during the final weekend of the Calgary Stampede, Dale Clearwater is arguably the hardest-working man under the Big Top. Clearwater’s just not sure that it qualifies as work. When July rolls around, the working cow horse trainer from Hanley, Sask., …
Candids from Cowtown Derby
Since it\’s Friday, I thought it might be nice to post just a few candid shots I had the opportunity to snap at the 2012 Cowtown Derby & Stockhorse Show, held in Claresholm, AB, this past May 25-27. The show was great fun for all cow horse enthusiasts with competitors showing up from as far …
In This Issue: May/June
As promised we did the draw for the second set of Mane Event tickets to give away at noon. Congratulations Denise Pezderic, you’ve got yourself two passes to this weekend’s Mane Event in Red Deer, Alberta. Pick up your tickets at the front ticket booth at the show. f Denise’s response to the question of …
Canucks Snag Two World Titles
It began as the California Reined Cow Horse Association, but as the thrill of reined cow horse competition spread, the budding organization had to make a change. Years ago, the CRCHA amended its name, becoming the National Reined Cow Horse Association. Since then, cow horse competition has spread across the United States, Canada, Europe, and …
Four \”down south\” buckles for Canuck
The big news at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Circle Y Ranch Derby Non Pro divisions was an un-assuming 18-year-old named John Murphy. He and his family traveled more than 40 hours from his home in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, to the West Texas town of San Angelo to claim the Non Pro, Intermediate Non Pro, …