The Manitoba High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA) allows youth to begin their rodeo education at age 12. And while competition basically follows the school year with fall and spring dates, being involved means so much more for members such as Shannon Jackson of Inglis, Manitoba. “As a member, the MHSRA has given me so much.
Rodeo Impacts Inglis Cowgirl
Pasture Pickin’ Jamboree
Music, fun and friendship brought Birtle alive over the May long weekend, as locals and visitors sat and played awhile at the fifth annual Birdtail Valley Pasture Pickin’ Jamboree. The jamboree, first held in 2006, celebrates community spirit and camaraderie, as it’s more than “jammers” that enrich the good times shared. With various organizations and
Like Father, Like Son
High school rodeo is a place for young student athletes to become comfortable with competition and to get out and make new friends,” said 14-year-old Bailey Plaisier, commenting about the positives of being a member of the Manitoba High School Rodeo Association (MHSRA). Plaisier was drawn to the world of cowboys from watching his father
All For One, And One For All
Ryan Miller of Neepawa, Manitoba is involved in a family tradition competing in the sport of rodeo. He has not only gained plenty of knowledge competing at the high school level, but the wisdom passed down by his father and mother, Neil and Brenda, along with older brother Justin, has made him a better cowboy.
Valuable Life Lessons Learned
Leading Team Manitoba to the 62nd Annual National High School Finals Rodeo, as Miss Manitoba, last summer was an awesome experience for Brittany Marshall of Minnedosa. And while the “queen” experience was a once-in-a lifetime opportunity, Marshall has goals to make a return engagement to Gillette, Wyoming this summer as a competitor from a different
Living A Cowboy’s Dream
By riding trails, checking cows on a community pasture, or competing in a rodeo arena, a Miniota teenager is living his ideal life. Aaron Lee owes a lot of his success and drive for the cowboy way to a special adult in his life – Zane Fredbjornson, manager of the Wallace PFRA Community Pasture. “Drawn
Blue Moon Saskatoon Welcomes Guests
Leslie and Dale Luhowy had a special treat to serve some recent visitors – freshly baked saskatoon pie made with berries from their very own orchard. The family’s saskatoon operation was a definite draw for folks participating in the province’s first Open Farm Day Sept. 19. But while they were there, visitors also learned about
Ride For Life Celebrates 15Th Year – for Sep. 23, 2010
Transforming lives of people in need, a special horseback ride in the South Parkland region of the province has become more than an inner social circle of friends, since its beginning 15 years ago. The first Ride For Life, held at Horod located 14 kilometres north of Elphinstone on Provincial Road 354, had 65 riders
Family A Strong Supporter Of Rodeo – for Aug. 26, 2010
Rodeo is a family-oriented sport. For proof, look to the members of the Bridgeman family and their achievements from an equine and rodeo perspective. Family-run farms, where great pride and care in raising quality horses, all began with Ken Bridgeman in the mid-1960s when he made a life-changing decision. Selling his dairy herd, he decided
Bringing Model Trains To Life
Devoted to the development, promotion and enjoyment of the hobby of model railroading, Earl Symonds of Sandy Lake, Manitoba shares his enthusiasm. Symonds’ exquisitely detailed model panorama – known as the Manitoba & North-Western Railroad – roars over 3,000 feet of 1/87th HO scale track. There are eight subdivisions and three divisions – the 1880
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