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Wood Mountain Swimming Pool1990
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Community recreation was the goal of the new club and in 1948 the Club built a swimming pool. At Stampede time many of the rodeo families enjoyed a splash in the pool after a hot day in the arena.29
Cowboy's Protective Association permit1947
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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In 1947 the Recreational Club affiliated with the Cowboy's Protective Association. This attracted some of the more professional cowboys from western Canada. With affiliation it meant the cowboy's interests were looked after."It made the judging fairer for one thing. Instead of the Committee selecting the judges, the cowboys did. And they give you the saddle and the rope and that's what you used and even if you happened to have your own they wouldn't let you use it. They had a saddle numbered at each chute and that's what you used."
- Gene Anderson
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Pat Fitzpatrick, Steer Decorating1947
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Steer decorating was added to the program in the 1940's. A horned steer was released from a chute with the contestant on his horse following behind. Another rider called the hazer kept the steer running in a straight line. The contestant leaned over and slipped a ribbon on a steer's horn as he rode by." The event was discontinued because the times were so fast the crowd missed a lot of the action."
- Pat Fitzpatrick
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Steer Wrestling1973
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Bulldogging, also called steer wrestling, had been a demonstration sport at Wood Mountain in the 1920's. In the 1950's it replaced steer decorating as a rodeo event. Instead of attaching a ribbon to the steer's horns the cowboy wrestled the steer to the ground so its legs were up in the air. The fastest time won. In the beginning the wrestler and the hazers started from the same box, but by the 1960's there was a box on either side of the chute.35
Barrel Racing1970
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
Credits:Copyright Rick White
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Although women sometimes rode broncs in the 1920's they did not officially take part in the Wood Mountain rodeo until the 1950's when barrel racing was introduced. Barrel racers competed to see who could complete a cloverleaf pattern around three barrels in the fastest time.37
Bull Riding1985
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
Credits:Copyright Paula Larson
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In 1958 Bill Linthicum supplied the first Brahma bulls for a bucking contest at Wood Mountain. Bull riding required the rider to stay on for 8 seconds. Gradually bull riding replaced steer or cow riding.39
Wood Mountain Regional Park1980
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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The natural environment with its aspen bluffs and fresh water springs attracted visitors to Wood Mountain year after year at a time when families could not afford to travel far. |
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