Features, History

History: Let us remember the horses

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Dr. Ron Clarke

History, Our History

History: Breeder Brings Fame to Canada

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Staff

History, Our History

History: West to the Setting Sun – Part 2

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Staff

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  History: Modern Horse Training – Pt. 2

  Modern Horse Training, Pt. 2 By Jack Sproule, Calgary, Alta. 'In the January issue I pointed out, showing the necessary…

  May 3, 2018

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  History: Lethbridge, South Alberta’s Thriving City

  Lethbridge, South Alberta's Thriving City  By H. G. Long, Lethbridge, Alta. 'Lethbridge had its beginnings in coal and cattle. Host…

  April 19, 2018

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  History: The Romance of Leather and Its Importance to Mankind

  The Romance of Leather and Its Importance to Mankind Reprinted through the courtesy of the Tanners' Council of America 'Some…

  April 12, 2018

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  History: Winter Feed with Spring Flooding

  Winter Feed with Spring Flooding R. E. McKenzie, Forage Plants Division, Experimental Station, Swift Current, Sask. 'Winter feed is one…

  March 29, 2018

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  History: Modern Horse Training

  Modern Horse Training By Jack Sproule, Calgary, Alta. 'This article is based entirely on my own practical experience in the…

  February 22, 2018

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  History: West to the Setting Sun – Part 1

  West to the Setting Sun By Philip H. Godsell, F.R.G.S., Lethbridge, Alta. 'In the halcyon days of fur trade enterprise…

  February 1, 2018

History, Our History

History: The Grahams of Green Lake

Reprinted from the June 1951
 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff 2 days ago

The Grahams of Green Lake P. W. Luce, Vancouver, B.C. ‘Sam Graham was the brother of Bob Graham. Bob Graham was the brother of Sam Graham. The two were inseparable. They lived most of their adult life on the Green Lake ranch in the Cariboo, and they left a distinct mark on the the history […] Read more

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History: Gory Battles on a Canadian Farm

Reprinted from the June 1951
 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff January 10, 2019

Gory Battles on a Canadian Farm By Kerry Wood, Red Deer, Alta. ‘Twenty miles beyond the historic farm of Rocky Mountain House, James M. Pollock has a half-section farm and a hobby. Farming is a comparatively new venture in the Rocky district, first noted for its fur-trading fort founded there in 1779 – the earliest […] Read more

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History: Runaways

Reprinted from the June 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff January 3, 2019

Runaways By Mrs. Anne Speight, Cairns, Alta. ‘Even such inanimate objects as trains, trucks, and cars, if left without brakes set, will go out of control and hurtle their steel might down inclines to wreak havoc on all in their path. Since men first used animals as a way of transportation, there have always been […] Read more

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History: Old Walrond Ranche has New Owner

Reprinted from the June 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff December 31, 2018

By Guy Weadick More than one observer lately has pointed out that ranching properties in Alberta are becoming harder to obtain than ever before. Also their children carry on, or else operate ranches of their own, earlier obtained. When a ranch of any size today is sold to someone from a distance, it is something […] Read more

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Features, History

History: Let us remember the horses

From the December 2018 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Dr. Ron Clarke December 20, 2018

A year ago, the Vintage Veterinary Committee embarked on a project to bring stories about veterinarians and the contribution they made to the early days of agriculture to life at Calgary’s Heritage Park. Remembering the Great War and the colossal contribution horses made to the war effort during a time in history when ranching had […] Read more

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History, Our History

History: Modern Horse Training by Natural Reaction

Reprinted from the June 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff December 6, 2018

Modern Horse Training by Natural Reaction By Jack Sproule, Calgary, Alta. ‘The vast majority of horses are in this class and I cannot tell you which is the best way to handle each individual case. However, I will try and explain as clearly as possible the main points to remember regarding the variations in the […] Read more

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History: Clem Henson…and the Chisholm Trail

Reprinted from the June 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff November 29, 2018

By Sheilagh S. Jameson To most of us probably the Chisholm Trail is only a name. We have heard of it, come across it in a book perhaps, but it means no more to us than the Great Wall of China. However, there is a man in Calgary today, to whom the Chisholm Trail is […] Read more

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History: The “Medicine Tree” Range

Reprinted from the April 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff November 22, 2018

The “Medicine Tree” Range: Historical Frontier Locality Near “Spitzie Crossing” By Guy Weadick, High River, Alta. ‘At this season of the year, when stockmen forgather and discuss the cattle range and its activities, some of them usually get on the subject of the earlier day operations on different ranges and bring to light memories of […] Read more

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History: A Territories Shepherd – Part 4

Reprinted from the April 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff November 15, 2018

A Territories’ Shepherd – Part 4 By J. F. MacCallum, Swift Current, Sask. ‘Sometime in November of 1901 I was moved into the ranch at Gull Lake and Burnett was moved to a camp about four miles south of Gull Lake. There was a lot of hay put up at that camp. A man with […] Read more

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History: Bouncing Buster

Reprinted from the July 1951 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

By Staff November 8, 2018

Bouncing Buster By Guy Weadick During the spring Horse Show at Calgary last April, probably the most discussed horse, in general conversation, was “Bouncing Buster,” the veteran, tried and true, grand old high jumping horse who as always was one of the outstanding stars of the show. More than one of his admirers asked the […] Read more

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