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Rod Redfern: A saga of a broncho buster

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By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 30, 2014

A Saga of a Broncho Buster by Bert Sheppard, Longview, Alta. ‘Rod Redfern was the fifth boy of fourteen children – nine boys and five girls – born on October 8th, 1877. He attended school at Ironrod during the summer months. When he was twelve years old he went to help his brother, Jim, who […] Read more

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“Shorty” Hardwick

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By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 23, 2014

“Shorty” Hardwick (a tribute to an old friend) by Slim Marsden ‘It was with very deep regret that we learned of the passing, on March 6th, of John de Helley Hardwick. “Shorty”, as he is remembered by all who knew him, died at the home of his brother Douglas Hardwick in Calgary, ending the career […] Read more

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Medicine Hat pioneer, William Mitchell

From the pages of Canadian Cattlemen, December 1946

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 16, 2014

Medicine Hat pioneer, William Mitchell, 1878-1946 by Mary Terrill ‘The years rush by. One by one the old cowpunchers roll up in their tarpaulins for the last time. They slip away in the gray dawn, heading “up the trail” to a new range, scarcely noticed in the swiftly changing scene. Without fanfare they pass into legend, […] Read more

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Horse With Coat of Gold

From the pages of the Canadian Cattlemen, June 1947

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 9, 2014

Horse With Coat of Gold by J.W. Grant MacEwan ‘The horse with the coat of gold has a history that is just as rich. Admittedly it is not yet a breed but it is a strain, the roots of which can be traced for centuries. The horse we call a Palomino is a descendant of […] Read more

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Charles M. Russell, The Cowboy Artist, 1864-1926

From the pages of Canadian Cattlemen, Sept. 1946

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff June 2, 2014

By J. O. G. Sanderson – “The West is dead. You may lose a sweetheart, But you won’t forget her.” These words were written by Charlie Russell some time before he passed on. In the sense in which he used them they are completely true. The West he knew and portrayed so faithfully, vividly, and […] Read more

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Guy Weadick: Dean of rodeo producers, Pt. 3

From the pages of Canadian Cattlemen, Dec. 1946

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 26, 2014

“All in all the Stampede Parade in 1912 was a living panorama, passing in review through the streets of Calgary. It depicted the progress that had been made in a few short years. It was so recognized and applauded by the public and representatives of the world press who were present in large numbers and […] Read more

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Guy Weadick: Dean of rodeo producers, Pt. 2

From the pages of Canadian Cattlemen, Sept. 1946

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 19, 2014

“As related in the first installment of this article in the June issue of Canadian Cattlemen, Guy Weadick and Flores La Due were married in 1906. After this partnership was formed, they presented their fancy roping acts on Broadway’s brightest stages and appeared before the crowned heads of Europe. Their first Broadway act was in […] Read more

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Western Evangeline

By Senator F.W. Gershaw, December 1947 Canadian Cattlemen

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 16, 2014

The Bingville country lies northeast of Medicine Hat and the history of the people who settled there is of more than usual interest. Before the First World War started, the land was opened for homesteads. Men waiting at the land office for days and nights to file on quarter sections. When located, they lived as […] Read more

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Guy Weadick: Dean of rodeo producers, Pt. 1

From the pages of Canadian Cattlemen, June 1946

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 12, 2014

“We wish to pay tribute to a man who, although only twenty-three when he conceived an idea of great consequence and only twenty-seven when he was able to bring it into reality, was a pioneer in the truest sense of the word. For it was he who first conceived the idea of Calgary’s first Stampede […] Read more

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A brief history of the McIntyre Ranch: Part 2

From the pages of Canadian Cattlemen, Sept. 1947

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff May 5, 2014

A brief history of the McIntyre Ranch Wm. H. McIntyre Jr. “It was either 1899 or 1900 that the late Jesse Knight of Provo, Utah acquired a township and a half of land immediately west of our holding and started the –K2 ranch. The ranch took its name from the brand –K2 on the right […] Read more

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Rod Redfern: A saga of a broncho buster

“Shorty” Hardwick

Medicine Hat pioneer, William Mitchell

Horse With Coat of Gold

Charles M. Russell, The Cowboy Artist, 1864-1926

Guy Weadick: Dean of rodeo producers, Pt. 3

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Western Evangeline

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