Logan and Lakota Bird – All-Around Champions

May 31, 2012

This brother and sister duo conquered their competition this season in the Alberta High School Rodeo Association. Logan and Lakota Bird were just declared the 2012 District One Boys and Girls All-Around Champions, respectively. They will now go on to compete amongst the best of Alberta’s High School Rodeo Competitors at the 2012 Alberta High […]

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A Classic Event in Ponoka

May 22, 2012

The Classic Futurity and Derby was the first event of the season on Canadian Barrel Futurity and Derby Tour.  The event was held May 18-20 at the Ag Events Center in Ponoka, AB.  A standard sized pattern was set and barrel racers put down some fast times in the Futurity, Derby and Open events.  The […]

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Sun Shines on Moosomin Barrel Racing

May 16, 2012

Moosomin, SK was the place to be Mother’s Day weekend.   215 open barrel racers flocked to town for the 6th annual event.   Winning the first round of the Open was Shelby Noval on Bully and the second round went to Erin Hagan on Gracie.   On the average of 2 runs, the championship for the weekend […]

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No Bashing the Barrel Bash

May 7, 2012

Fun times, a great set up with a fantastic crew of people was the feedback from the Olds Barrel Bash and Poker Roping held April 27-29 in Olds Alberta.   With over 200 entries (in the Barrel Bash), the daily payouts were over $900 on both days,  for each of the division winners in the barrel […]

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Buff – Broncs & Honky Tonks Rodeo Barrel Racing Champ

May 2, 2012

The 2009 Canadian Champion Barrel Racing team of Gaylene Buff and her horse Dat Blue Moon (Vador) are off to a great start in 2012.  The pair have entered only 1 Canadian rodeo to date and came out on top.  The 12.941 they ran in Friday morning slack in Medicine Hat was the only sub […]

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Facebook for Horse Businesses

March 27, 2012

March 30 will be a big day for Facebook page owners. All fan/business pages will be automatically switched over the the new Timeline. Not everyone is real thrilled about this, but we don’t have a choice as we know Facebook loves to roll out changes. Several of you who have horse businesses or horse related […]

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The Race Is On at the Ponoka Ag Events Centre

February 15, 2012

The Ponoka Ag Events Centre has been buzzing with activity since opening its doors to the public last September. Although the facility is still undergoing some final touches, it has been able to successfully host several events. Once these finals touches are complete they will have their official grand opening. The first event was the […]

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A Review of Our 2011 Interviews

January 30, 2012

Here is a great resource page for referencing all the interviews we did in 2011.  Most were done by our summer student Shayna McCannell.  This has been a great addition to RodeoClassifieds.com Our first interview from the season of interviews was with Traci Denbrok-Sandilands from Esterhazy, SK.  Traci was the Short-Go Champ of the 2011 […]

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CPRA Barrel Racing Director – Randa Nugent

January 4, 2012

In Canada, the professional barrel racers operate and run under the rules of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA). This is different than in the United States, where the pro barrel racers run under the rules of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA). The WPRA sanctions barrel races and women’s rodeos alone, but also have […]

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More Than Just The Best In The Game

December 15, 2011

When talking hockey, a game Canadians know well, it has been said: “For a generation of fans, Sidney Crosby is more than just the best in the game right now, he’s the best they’ve ever seen and maybe the best they’ll ever see”. When talking barrel racing a similar line could be written about the […]

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