through sunrise haze I watch twenty-two blue herons land at the edge of the stubble, stand motionless as if not knowing what to do when away from water and sky aspen leaves dance to a background breeze while frogs strum their chords in a nearby slough in soft diminuendos...
Home Sweet barn
Morning Prelude
Olson’s Of High River
Vacation Guide 2013 – Western Attractions Guide
Inside the April/May 2013 Issue
Recipes From The Range Cookbook
WPCA Welcomes Saskatoon to the 2013 Pro Tour
Wagon fans! The World Professional Chuckwagon Association recently announced that the WPCA is bringing their chuckwagon racing action to Saskatoon’s Prairieland Park from June 6-9, 2013. The Saskatchewan prairies will once again echo with the sounds of thundering hooves as the WPCA’s 36 talented drivers, a slew of outriders...
Saving “The Mighty” Quinn – Day 180 – April 1, 2013
It's been 180 days since trimmer Lane Moore of Caroline, Alta., began the slow process of rehabilitating "The Mighty" Quinn's severely damaged hooves caused by debatable farrier work. Check out the encouraging progress, it's stunning...
Olson’s Of High River
Silver Lining Family For more than 40 years, Olson Silver Company in High River, Alta., has been a mainstay of silversmithing through western Canada, and a new family plan will see the business through the next generation — and perhaps beyond. It’s a plan that will bring Olson’s golden moments for...
Home Sweet Barn
The horse-loving Butler family created a family home for themselves and their horses by building a custom home—complete with a built-in barn on the ground level and living quarters above. “I have always wanted to convert an old barn into a home,” Cathy Butler explains. Since there wasn’t a...
US Business To Turn Glass Clippings Into Cattle Feed
Grass clippings are a major annoyance for homeowners and trash services during the summer, but they may have a new home in cattle rations. Republic Services, a waste disposal company located in Boise, Idaho, and surrounding areas, is looking at utilizing grass trimmings in a program that would turn...
Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition History Book
Congratulations to the Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition Board who are celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2013. To commemorate the occasion, the committee is publishing an exclusive book chronicling the history of the rodeo and exhibition. Only 250 copies of the 50th History Book of the Manitoba Stampede & Exhibition...
Homes of the West
Home Sweet Barn
The horse-loving Butler family created a family home for themselves and their horses by building a custom home—complete with...
Recipes From the Range
Shrimp Quesadillas
By Mark and Kathy McMillan Makes 4 shrimp quesadillas 2 tsp olive oil 4 8″ whole wheat or...
Trail Blazers
John Henry Tunstall – The Man Who Started the Lincoln County War
Billy the Kid, one of the most iconic legends of the Wild West really began in Victoria B.C., and...