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Tuesday 14 July 2015

2015 Calgary Stampede























We live in a city that has a 10 day continuous party every summer and we like to join in the fun. Here's a little photo exhibit showing a few of the things we like to do at the Stampede with some of our good friends, and a few strangers too!! haha!

Kelly celebrates her birthday during the Stampede, with a little help from Harry The Horse!
Mmmmm...deep fried Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, but beware of molten chocolate and peanut butter when taking a bite.
Stampede Midway Bingo isn't so much for the game but more about getting a padded seat and resting your weary feet!!





Our friends and affiliates at Carstar invited us to join them and watch the chuckwagon races
Some pre-race entertainment of equestrian skills courtesy of the Stampede Showriders
How about these two cute cowgirls?
The start of the race and a really tight turn around the barrels! I never realized how wide the lead horses went in comparison to the second pair until I looked at this photo.

The 'after' photo from the tight turn in the previous pic. You can really see how tight of a turn they make around the barrels.
A different team of horses strut their stuff while the track gets a grooming.
Terry, Gerry and myself enjoying the chuckwagon action.
After the races we headed back to the barns to visit the horses.
A picture of the grey mares!! haha!

These athletes get treated very well!
Matt, from Carstar, and Gerry hand out some carrot treats.
There's a lot of tack to clean and organize
Kathey is definitely drawn to the greys

Hey...got any more carrots???

The nightly fireworks have a different look from the chuckwagon barns!
This is a view from our neighbourhood atop Scotsman's Hill.





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