Four Clydesdale mares hitched to a wagon, pulling 8300 pounds of Sweet Clover seed in bags. Engineering and Field Husbandry buildings 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 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 so they were included in the university stud 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.

Club members learning the finer points of judging horses at [University of Saskatchewan]; building in background.

There are three people and a horse in front of a house

A Clydesdale stallion, Hiawatha, with cropped tail, four white legs and white face. Man at left holding bridle in yard with a stone fence 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 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 so they were included in the university stud 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.

North West Mounted Police (NWMP) officers with sisters, Eva and Mary Hillmare, leaving Saltcoats, Saskatchewan for Regina.

Sketch of Yorkton from First Avenue

3 pairs of horses, each with at least one rider and two have wagons attached. All in front of a large white building

A group of people, horses and buggies in front of the Thomas Bell Livery Feed and Sale Stable in Landis, Saskatchewan

Exterior view of the Blue Livery Stable in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, located on the corner of Ninth Street and Sixth Avenue and owned by Mr. Hallet. Individuals identified are (left to right): Jake Neubauer, Henry Theiman, ?, ?, ?, Joe Wigber, John Schaeffer, Jake Flory, Peter Poss, August Lins, ?, ?, Fred Gorsalitz.

Men and horses building a grade across a small body of water near Biggar, Saskatchewan

Men and horses hitched to wagons building a grade across a small body of water near Biggar, Saskatchewan

Men and horses in a gravel pit

Eight people standing on a wagon hitched to two horses, in front of the Royal Cafe in Landis, Saskatchewan

Prairie Schooners from Nebraska on Broadway

Four men standing in front of the barn holding animals; four white horses, three harnessed, two dark coloured horses harnessed and one colt. The other team might be oxen. One buggy with a dog lying underneath.