Re-enactment of a Barr colonist wagon on a trail.

Several horses are seen in a field near Fort Walsh, Saskatchewan; one is laying down as the others stand and graze.

Charlie de Bussac sitting on a horse

A parade float on Main Street. There is a large number of people on the sidewalk

A covered wagon on Main Street. There is a large number of people on the sidewalk

Two horses are hitched to a wagon which is decorated with streamers and balloons. The wagon, which is on Main Street, is full of children and women and one man.

Two women standing in front of a covered sled which is hitched to two horses

Four horses tied together, not yet attached to a piece of farm equipment

Eight horses pulling a piece of farm equipment

Black and white postcard of a man sitting on a covered sled which is hitched to two horses on Main Street in Biggar, Saskatchewan

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 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.

A man standing on a wagon loaded with lumber and hitched to four horses; There is a wooden building in the background

Constable Chesty Brown on a horse on Main Street in Biggar, Saskatchewan

Constable Chesty Brown on a horse on Main Street in Biggar, Saskatchewan

Constable Chesty Brown on a horse on Main Street in Biggar, Saskatchewan