Crimewave Offspring Wins Inaugural Super Stakes Race

October 16, 2013

Thanksgiving weekend 2013 marked the inaugural Canadian Barrel Horse Incentive Super Stakes race.  The CBHI program has been building momentum with many stallions nominated, but only those colts chosen for a Super Stakes Certificate are eligible for this special race.  Foals are eligible to obtain a certificate 1 of 3 ways.  They can be sold […]

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No Holds Barred When Crossing The Line

August 8, 2013

Katie Crossman and her good gelding FHF No Holds Barred,  have been placing steadily at the Canadian Cowboys Association rodeos. The last weekend of July, the duo won Elbow and placed at both Austin and Swan River.  This was followed by a 4th place finish in Herbert the weekend following to put her unofficially at […]

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Big Wins for Katie Garthwaite and Frenchie

June 6, 2013

Two big wins for Katie Garthwaite this past weekend (May 29 – June 2) at Grand Prairie and Leduc  shot her right to the top of the Canadian Professional Rodeo Standings.  The duo won $3167.80 at Grand Prairie and $2013.48.    Her 10 year old mare Frenchie is ready to work as the CPRA season heats […]

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Howes On Her Lincoln Wins The Classic Derby

May 22, 2013

One run at a time, Braidy Howes and the 2007 Dash Ta Fame gelding Howes On Her Lincoln worked their way to a Classic Derby Championship.   Running a 17.756 in the first run and using a 17.365 to qualify for the short go, Howes added a time of 17.271 to have the quickest time on […]

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Rusty Quam Wins The Classic Futurity on ALG I Got Dat Look

May 21, 2013

It was an exciting weekend at the Ponoka Ag Events Centre May 17th through 19th.   The first stop on the Canadian Barrel Futurities tour was a profitable stop for Alberta based trainer Rusty Quam.    Rusty ran two client owned horses to a short go qualification ending up first and second in the futurity average.     The […]

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An Interview with 2013 Barrel Bash Short Go Champion Toni Dixon

May 6, 2013

Olds, Alberta was an exciting place to be the last weekend in April.   Barrel racers flocked to town for the 3rd Annual Barrel Bash where an Open, Youth and Slot race was held.  The top 10 ten in the average over 2 long goes were brought back for a sudden death short go.   Toni Dixon […]

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Swift Machine & Laci Suitor Win the Canadian Barrel Futurities Derby Year End Championship

January 3, 2013

2012 was a banner year for Laci Suitor. We interviewed her earlier in the year after her BRN4D World Championship win aboard Coloursomebugsonme.  This time we wanted to learn more about her 7 year old derby gelding Swift Machine.    Affectionately known as “Friendly”, the gelding was the high point derby horse on the Canadian Barrel […]

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Sailing On A Dream Takes Gerwatoski to Second Straight Canadian Futurity Championship.

December 10, 2012

In 2011 we interviewed Kim Gerwatoski about her Canadian Barrel Futurity win aboard the horse Solanos Millionaire.    In 2012,  Kim found herself winning the title once again but on the 5 year old mare Sailing On A Dream.   Interestingly enough if you check the pedigrees on these horses they are out of the same dam […]

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Robbi Nace wins the 2012 CCA Barrel Racing Finals Championship

November 28, 2012

The great Canadian Western Agribition played host to the Canadian Cowboys Association Finals once again November 20-24th 2012. There were 5 performances over 5 days paying out almost $150,000 in cash and prizes.  Robbi Nace came out on top in the Ladies Barrel Racing winning $3625.00 plus a championship saddle and buckle.   Robbi and her […]

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September Seventeenth – Brooke Patton’s Story

October 22, 2012

By Katy Lucas September Seventeenth. An ordinary day for most. But for 20-year-old Brooke Patton, that was a good day to move on. Brooke Patton was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia on January 16, 2012. Since then she has gone through four rounds of chemo, one round of total body radiation and a stem cell […]

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