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The Duke and Duchess on the steps of their E.P. Ranch home.
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History: Duke and Duchess of Windsor visit their E.P. Ranch

Reprinted from the May 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Princes being where they are, and demand at peak levels, only one thing could bring more pleasure to Alberta ranchers, a visit by Alberta’s Royal Rancher, the Duke of Windsor and his Duchess. And as if by royal edict their arrival in Calgary brought the first real springlike weather, the only disappointment being that the […] Read more
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History: Calgary’s 1950 bull sale

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Calgary’s 1950 Bull Sale By Lorne Stout, Calgary, Alta. Calgary’s Golden Anniversary Spring Bull Show and Sale more than lived up to its golden expectations, for an all-time record 1,162 Sires were sold in four busy days by the five auctioneers and while average prices were lower, the total value of $653,101.63 was within a […] Read more
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History: Horse Talk

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Horse Talk By H. A. Riviere, Pincher Creek, Alberta ‘It may interest the present day horsemen to hear of actual range conditions in the early days and the different ways the old timers handled their range horses. I have been working with range horses ever since I crossed the U.S. line into the then Northwest […] Read more
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History: The Future of the Farm Horse in Western Canada

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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The Future of the Farm Horse in Western Canada By A. H. Ewan, Professor of Animal Husbandry, University of Saskatchewan ‘The history of the farm horse in Western Canada has been brief but not inglorious – at least not until the last few years. Land settlement on the Prairies started in the 1870’s, encouraged by […] Read more
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History: Greatest Canadian Bred Mare of All Time: Part 2

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Greatest Canadian Bred Mare of All Time: Part 2 By Guy Weadick, High River, Alta. The fact remains that Lynch and Rankin delivered the horses to Reynolds as agreed and in payment, Reynolds gave Lynch one of the race horses, a mare registered on the books as “Frolia,” but known in Canada as “Sangree.” Some […] Read more
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History: Ranching in the Peace

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Ranching in the Peace By R. D. Symons, Bear Flat via Fort St. John, B.C. ‘Up here in the Peace River Block, the industry is in its infancy and our problems are pressing – so much so that while this country is predominantly suited to livestock raising, especially towards the mountains, it may never develop […] Read more
History: “Topsy” The Rope-Spinning Horse
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History: “Topsy” The Rope-Spinning Horse

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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History: “Topsy” The Rope-Spinning Horse By Guy Weadick, High River, Alta. ‘Now I have known fancy ropers for a long time and am pretty familiar with all the tricks in that trade that have been accomplished by the manipulators of the spinning lariat, but this mare “Topsy” I’m going to tell you about, is the […] Read more
History: Weapons That Won the West – Part 4
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History: Weapons That Won the West – Part 4

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Weapons That Won the West By D.R. King, High River, Alta. ‘When the Pilgrim Fathers first set foot on North American soil they carried muskets and fowling pieces. Their main source of food lay in the wild game which abounded in the great forests of the new land. Most of them owned two guns which […] Read more
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History: Greatest Canadian Bred Mare of All Time: Part 1

Reprinted from the April 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Greatest Canadian Bred Mare of All Time: Part 1 By Guy Weadick, High River, Alta. You find horse lovers everywhere, in every walk of life. For years cow-punchers on every range have bragged of their top cuttin’ and ropin’ ponies. Old-timers of the range delight in telling of their “long circle” mounts, whose stamina was […] Read more
History: Another hard winter story
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History: Another hard winter story

Reprinted from the March 1950 issue of Canadian Cattlemen

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Another Hard Winter Story By Cecil H. Stockdale, Maple Creek, Sask. ‘Winter as I remember it, started on about November 20th and continued without much of a letup until well into March, 1907. Snow got to be over four feet deep and badly crusted and if records were kept, I consider that January 1907 was […] Read more

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