If you caught My Stable Life\’s post last week – Schleich Giveaway – you\’ll know I have been remiss in announcing the winner of a Schleich Quarter Horse and western tack accessory outfit. I\’m also a few days late posting my last month in photos – so I thought I\’d do both with today\’s post! …
CALGARY STAMPEDE HEAVY HORSE PULL – Heavyweight Class Champion: Joker & Sandy, Martin Howard, Rocky Mtn. House, AB, for New West Truck Centres Reserve Champion: Fritz & Tommy, Randy Dodge/Stan Grad, for New West Truck Centres Calgary – After ten pulls, and with 12,000 pounds on the sled, the difference between winning and losing in …
RESULTS: HEAVY HORSE PULL – Middleweight Class Champion – Simon & Mike, Randy Dodge, Albany, OR/Stan Grad, Airdrie, AB for New West Truck Centres Reserve – Bob & Dan, Kevin Danyluk, Edmonton, AB for Eau Claire Distillery Calgary – On Saturday night the Middleweight teams, each weighing in at a combined 3,000 to 3,499 pounds, …
It only took three rounds of competition and 6,500 pounds of deadweight to establish Randy Dodge’s New West Truck Centres Belgians as the top team in the Stampede’s Heavy Horse Pull Lightweight division. Dodge’s duo of 9-year old Red and 6-year old Bud were the reserve champions in 2012. This year, on a tricky surface …
As far as Kevin Danyluk is concerned, if you’re not ready for the Stampede’s Heavy Horse Pull, there’s no point even showing up. “The reason I didn’t go last year is that my horses were all young. They just weren’t ready for a big pull like Stampede, yet,” says Danyluk, a welding inspector four days …
One of the Calgary Stampede’s true heritage competitions – the World Championship Six Horse Hitch Competition presented by Halliburton – has been around for quite a while. This year’s highlight of the 127-year old Heavy Horse Show was run under what might be called ‘heritage’ conditions. Early on Monday morning, just as the nine teams …
With just less than 100 days to go, organizers are getting excited about hosting the 60th World Plowing Championship at the Olds College. This major, international event is a major part of the College’s Centennial celebrations. The match will feature 60 competitors from up to 30 countries vying for the prestigious title of World Champion …
I love this time of year! Christmas is in the air and there\’s just something about the way people come together to celebrate the season. The babes and I already went for a sleigh ride and this month, the scenery is particularly striking. The trees are heavy with snow. Even the barbed wire seems beautiful… …
The Calgary Stampede releases a team of heavy hitters who have stepped up to the plate… and, to no one’s surprise, they swatted it out of the park. The heavyweight division final of the Calgary Stampede’s Heavy Horse Pull, which traditionally closes out The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth, shaped up as a doozy Sunday …
The Calgary Stampede has released the Heavy Horse Pull results: At this level, notes Dennis Weinberger, it’s about strength, fortitude, stamina . . . and the odd horseshoe, too. Weinberger, of Cochrane, Alta., returned to the winner’s circle at the Calgary Stampede’s Heavy Horse Pull on Friday night, knocking off rival Randy Dodge of Albany, …
