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Some horses in Nevada originated from escaped Comstock Lode miners, [51] other horses across the west escaped from various settlers or ranch horses that had been turned out to forage when not in use. [52] Some were bred up for use as cavalry horses. [53] A few populations retained centuries-old Spanish horse genetics. [38]
The Bar U Ranch National Historic Site, located near Longview, Alberta, is a preserved ranch that for 70 years was one of the leading ranching operations in Canada.At its peak, the ranch extended over 160,000 acres (65,000 ha) with 30,000 cattle and 1000 Percheron horses.
Alberta Ranches, Ltd. was a Thoroughbred horse racing partnership between U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey and Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Johnny Longden, his son Vance, and businessmen and Frank McMahon, Wilder H. Ripley, and Max Bell. The three men were all longtime friends from the Province of Alberta in Canada. The partnership was formed ...
John Ware (c. 1845 – 11 September 1905) was a Canadian cowboy who was influential in the early years of the burgeoning ranching industry in Southern Alberta.Remembered for his excellent horsemanship, he was among the first ranchers in Alberta, arriving in 1882 on a cattle drive from the United States and settling to ranch until his death in 1905.
Ya Ha Tinda Ranch is a ranch in Ya Ha Tinda Valley, Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada near the Alberta side of Banff National Park. The ranch is around 40 km 2 (9748 acres, 3,945 hectares) with approximately one third being grassland and two thirds being forested. Around a thousand elk spend the winter in the ranch.
The ranch now raises horses exclusively for its own Remuda, but is maintaining the bloodlines that the ranch worked to build in the 1970s and 1980s. In 2004, Douglas Lake Ranch was awarded the distinction by the American Quarter Horse Association with the “Best Remuda” award and in 2013 with the “Legacy Award”. [6]
The story of 19th century transportation would be incomplete without the horse, and the museum's herd of Clydesdales, Quarter Horses and Canadians are a major feature of daily programs. An elegant equestrian eventing program is also featured at the museum, demonstrating the skill and protocol of competitive driving horses in harness.
The ranch was created in 1961 as a means of improving the quality of bucking horses and bulls and to guarantee supply. [5] The first of its kind in North America, [ 4 ] the Stampede Ranch operates a breeding program that produces some of the top rodeo stock in the world and supplies rodeos throughout southern Alberta, and as far south as Las ...