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Besides horse racing the Turf Club promoted bronc riding. In 1912 Lawrence (Toto) Brown, the son of a former NWMP and a Lakota woman, won the $15.00 prize money in the bronc riding contest.51
V-V Baseball Team1920
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Baseball was an added feature which attracted many local teams from various townships."There used to be the local teams, like Bill Horne would bring a team up from Killdeer and the V-V team would come from Fir Mountain, and they were good, they'd even beat those semi-professional teams that came from Scobey and places like that." -Gene Anderson
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Early Rodeo Poster1919
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After World War I the Wood Mountain Races became known as the Wood Mountain Sports. Special posters were printed, and distributed and the events drew cowboys, jockeys, ball players and spectators from all over southern Saskatchewan.55
Calf Roping1969
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Calf roping was added to the program. Ropers used a sixty or even eighty foot rope, and it had to be free of the saddle when the roper dismounted to tie the calf. A small rope called a pigging string was used to tie three legs of the calf together. The roper who tied the calf in the fastest time won the event. This was the first timed event in the rodeo.57
Contestant's Entry Number1958
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Bareback bronc riding and steer riding became exhibition events. Instead of the riders paying an entry fee, the riders were paid mount money for showing up and getting on. Each rider wore an entry number on his shirt."In those days bareback riders would use two hands to hang on and I learned how to ride with two feet on the same side. I was one of the first riders to do this and later on Harvey Cameron , Floyd Collins and others learned this way also. It was mostly for show." -Pete Lethbridge
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Undercut Saddle1920
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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Bronc riding was the feature event of the rodeo. Riders sometimes used a form fitting saddle, one with a swell front and a large undercut to give the cowboys better grip."I remember the rodeo in 1913. There was a big crowd for such a new country. People came horseback, in buggies and democrats and the odd Model T Ford. Some of the riders were Toto and Soak Brown, Pete Lethbridge, Ed Longpre, Dan Henderson and the Schufelt boys. There was nearly straight bronc riding." -Elvin Edwards
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A Cowboy's Quirt1920
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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In the 1920's it was acceptable for bronc riders to use a quirt to make a bronc buck . A lot of the gear like chaps and quirts, vests and even saddles was made by the cowboys at Wood Mountain.63
Bronc Riding in a Small Arena1923
Wood Mountain, Saskatchewan, Canada
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