"The First Rodeo Held In Biggar"
- 75.234.06
- Item
- ca.1920
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Two men on horses are in the foreground
In the background are several men standing around and on a corral full of horses
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"The First Rodeo Held In Biggar"
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Two men on horses are in the foreground
In the background are several men standing around and on a corral full of horses
Henry Brockman sitting on his 'buttermilk wagon' hitched to two horses.
The Back and Devine Families in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A large number or people and one horse posing for a group photograph
Part of LRA Photograph Collection
Team of horses pulling sleigh on Frog Lake in winter
Part of Seager Wheeler and Family fonds
Horses working in the field.
Summer in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A woman on a horse and two children, one sitting on a tractor, in front of a wooden building
Three teams of horses pulling disc plows are summer fallowing in the Herschel area.
Stone Pile on B.W. Herring Homestead Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
A large pile of stones with a man in a buggy hitched to two horses in the background
Part of MJ General Photograph Collection
"Spring stallion horse fair, Moose Jaw, 1901"; photo taken at the southwest corner of Main Street and Fairford Street West
Soldiers Riding Horses on Main Street in Biggar
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Two soldiers riding horses on Main Street in Biggar, Saskatchewan; A marching band and houses can be seen in the background
Sketch of Indian hunting buffalo at Buffalo Pound Lake
Part of MJ General Photograph Collection
Copy of sketch by John (Long John) M. Sutherland of Moose Jaw, showing an Indian man on horseback pursuing two buffalo at Buffalo Pound Lake
School of Agriculture - Livestock Judging
Students Judging a class of draft horses; Livestock Pavilion and Rutherford Rink in background.
Bio/Historical Note: By 1910, 19 horses had been purchased by the College of Agriculture that were good work horses or suitable for student class work. Two were purebred Clydesdales. Three light horses were also purchased. One named Barney was used in the morning to deliver milk to faculty in Nutana and in the afternoon on the buggy as Dean William R. Rutherford made his farm rounds. In 1920 the province asked the Animal Husbandry Department to establish a Clydesdale breeding stud. This led to development of an outstanding collection of prize winning horses that became a focus of the department. In the 1920s the Percheron and Belgian breeders also demanded support for their breeds and some cross breeding was undertaken. The campus horses were used for field work for all departments, general hauling and site work for new buildings. An unofficial use was for the Lady Godiva ride across campus each fall. By the 1940s it was clear that the era of horses as a main source of farm power was over. The final stallion used in the breeding program was the imported "Windlaw Proprietor," grand champion stallion at the 1946 Royal Winter Fair.
Sam Young and Gold Dust in Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Sam Young and his horse, Gold Dust
Part of MJ General Photograph Collection
Team of nine horses pulling plow driven by three men breaking soil for road
Road Work a Half Mile East of Kensmith School, Near Biggar, Saskatchewan
Part of Biggar Photograph Collection
Eight men standing with a large group of oxen and horses
Two buildings can be seen in the background