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51-year wait for rodeo in Kinuso ends
Chris Clegg
for South Peace News
Rodeo fans at Swan River First Nation waited 51 years for a rodeo to be held in their community. The long wait ended Aug. 29-30 as Swan River hosted what they hope to be an annual rodeo. The last rodeo, held on the west end of town, was remembered before current rodeo fans enjoyed the Wild West action of all the major events of rodeo. The rodeo was actually the first of the 2010 Wildrose Rodeo Association’s calendar so cowboys and cowgirls were anxious to get the year off to a good start. Other activities at the event included a hand games tournament, traditional native dancing and a rodeo dance.
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Dozens of children participated in a scramble each day. Children under six chased a chicken while the older children chased a calf. Above, two unnamed children prove catching the fine-feathered fowl is not an easy task.
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Cowgirls from all around Alberta tested their skills in barrel racing. Above, Taylor Cox, of Peace River, completed the course in 21.679 seconds the first day of competition.
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Hometown boy Clayton Giroux was one of many competitors in Local Cow Riding. Above, it’s the beginning of the end as Giroux begins to fall off his cow.
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Kinuso’s Brian Sheldon carried the colours of Swan River First Nation during the grand entry at the rodeo. Organizers hope to make the rodeo an annual event.
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The biggest cheers in barrel racing were reserved for Kinuso’s Lindsey Sheldon. It was her first ride in barrels and a clean one at that!
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Jim Gunsch, of Thorsby, Alta., managed to catch his prey in calf roping. His time of 13.20 seconds was one of the better marks the first day of competition. Most of the calves managed to elude their opponent leaving the audience to applaud each cowboy’s effort as his only reward.
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