Ranches from across Western Canada competed in the Nanton Ranch Rodeo July 19-20, which was held in Nanton, Alta. | Mike Sturk photos
Ranches from across Western Canada competed in the Nanton Ranch Rodeo July 19-20, which was held in Nanton, Alta. | Mike Sturk photosStories by Mike Sturk
A working rodeo
Twelve ranch rodeo teams participated in the Old Time Ranch Rodeo held Aug. 19 at the Bar U Ranch National Historical Site south of Longview, Alta. The events reflect activities that take place on a working ranch. | Mike Sturk photos
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Fast times in the winter time
Skijordue was held in DeWinton, Alta., Feb.10, in which people on skis and snowboards are pulled by a horse, dog or motor vehicle. Photographer Mike Sturk was on hand to capture the action.
Skijordue was held in DeWinton, Alta., Feb.10, in which people on skis and snowboards are pulled by a horse, dog or motor vehicle. Photographer Mike Sturk was on hand to capture the action. [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”51″ exclusions=”112″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”240″ thumbnail_height=”160″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”[Show slideshow]” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] […] Read more
Cowboys compete
The Steele Scouts assemble on a hill, above, for the start of the 2017 Old Time Ranch Rodeo held Aug. 20 at the Bar U Ranch National Historic Site south of Longview, Alta. The event included cowboys from Alberta ranches competing in wild cow milking, team sorting, team doctoring and branding competitions. | Mike Sturk […] Read more
A day at the rodeo
Great weather and good crowds showed up for the annual Canadian High School Finals Rodeo, hosted this year in Nanton, Alta., July 27-29. | Mike Sturk photos [ngg_images source=”galleries” container_ids=”44″ display_type=”photocrati-nextgen_basic_thumbnails” override_thumbnail_settings=”0″ thumbnail_width=”120″ thumbnail_height=”90″ thumbnail_crop=”1″ images_per_page=”20″ number_of_columns=”0″ ajax_pagination=”0″ show_all_in_lightbox=”0″ use_imagebrowser_effect=”0″ show_slideshow_link=”1″ slideshow_link_text=”[Show slideshow]” ngg_triggers_display=”never” order_by=”imagedate” order_direction=”DESC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Small competitors, big courage
The 54th annual horse show and amateur rodeo drew young rodeo stars, fans and horse lovers to Stavely, Alta., Aug. 29. Mike Sturk photos
Evacuating High River – a first-hand account
I had no idea. Thursday in High River began with me preparing my lighting kit for a photo shoot later that day in Calgary. Four hours later, a front-end loader and then a boat took my wife and me to safety. At about 7:30 a.m. my neighbour called to say there were flooding concerns and […] Read more
