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Tour where The Sundance Kid worked as a ranch hand, explore a UNESCO World Heritage site where buffalo were stampeded over cliffs, wander North America’s largest collection of horse drawn vehicles, and experience the eco-diversity of the Crown of the Continent just north of the Montana border. Discover how to do it all in a day or two.
Maybe it’s the boar’s head, sporting a spectacularly bad under bite and wearing a jaunty red and white toque, presiding over the main entrance. Discover a fabled saloon in the Canadian Badlands that proudly tips its hat to the old West and then stomps on it.
It’s a ranch that encourages romance. Set atop a hill overlooking grazing horses, a shimmering lake and mountains beyond, the Rocking R Guest Ranch puts luxury at its guests’ fingertips, along with afternoon chocolates. Discover how winter sleigh rides, summer hayrides and hot stone massages make this destination rock.
Ride through mountain meadows where wild horses run, then linger by a waterfall and listen to cowboy poetry beneath the stars on your way to Devil’s Head Mountain in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Learn tips on how to ride horses in the Rockies as you discover this three-day horse pack trip.
Ride retired polo horses at a ranch and then take in one of the world’s greatest equine jumping competitions. Discover how you can stay near the Canadian Rockies while seeing the best equine riders on the planet compete for millions in prize money at Spruce Meadows.
The annual Stony Plain Cowboy Gathering ain’t just about cowboy poetry. Discover arts and crafts, singing and dancing, country food, and a small town rooted in farming that flowers into a big festival every summer.
A mountain guide takes you through rugged Kananaskis Country with his step-by-step recounting of a horseback-riding holiday in the Canadian Rockies that you can experience -- as wolves howl in the distance.
Watch skilled cowboys and cowgirls up close and personal where the action is – summer rodeos. Alberta hosts more than 40 professional and hundreds of amateur rodeos, from small towns to cities. Here’s the inside track with a rodeo veteran.