By Lillian Dalton

For the past 11 years, hundreds of team penners from across Canada and the United States have gathered at the Stampede Corral over the Thanksgiving weekend for the Canadian Team Cattle Penning Association’s (CTCPA) National Finals.

This show gets bigger, better and more exciting with each successive year. $422,600 in cash and prizes -– yes, you read it right the first time, $422,600 in cash and prizes – were awarded during the show to the more than 1,100 teams.
continue reading "Chinook Team Penning December 2007"

By Lillian Dalton

$80,840!! That’s how much the 470 teams competing at the Chinook Team Penning’s Regional Finals took home September 15 and 16!
With the extraordinary support from our sponsors, coordinated by Rick Dalton, the 2007 Regional Finals held at the Willow Creek Agricultural Society was bigger and better than ever.
The large number of visiting competitors from the U.S., BC, and northern and central Alberta confirms that our Regional Finals can’t be beat for fun, prizes, and competition.
On the Saturday evening banquet, the local Lion’s Club served a wonderful dinner to the 160 riders who attended.
continue reading "Chinook Team Penning - The Regional Finals 2007"

By Lillian Dalton

The two-day Ed O’Reilly Penning held at the Millarville Racetrack and Agricultural Society on August 25 and 26, was advertised as “rain or shine.”

Saturday, there was “shine” and Sunday there was “rain,” but both days were a huge success.

Ed, Donna, Jesse and Jenna put on a fantastic event complete with a pig roast and all the trimmings. All proceeds from the pig roast ($1,150) were donated to the Children’s Hospital by the sponsor, Fine Rides & Collectibles.
continue reading "Chinook Team Penning - October 2007"

by Roxanne Sapergia

A team sport made up of six – three good friends and three great horses – is how trainer and avid competitor Lindy Baron of Cayley, AB, describes the sport of team penning.

Over the past three decades the sport of team penning has grown in leaps and bounds, so this month we will look at some of the attraction and the skills required to play the game. For a closer look at the sport, long time team penning competitors and trainers, Lindy Baron of Cayley, AB, and Donna O’Reilly of Millarville, AB, share some of their thoughts.
continue reading "A Closer Look at Team Penning"

by Cyndi Rowat

Over 636 teams in four divisions competed for over $250,000 in cash and prizes in the 2007 team cattle penning competition sponsored by Calfrac Well Services.

The event qualifiers were held over two days at the Agricultural Society arena in Okotoks, AB, with the final two rounds contested in the Saddledome July 7 to 9 at Stampede Park in Calgary.

For Scott Sampson, a real estate agent from Pullman, WA, it was a dream come true.
continue reading "$250,000 payout in Team Cattle Penning"

by Cyndi Rowat

A young team of cattle penners from the United States are heading home from their first Stampede with a $9,000 payday and Calgary Stampede team penning buckles after dominating the field in the Open team cattle penning division.

Louie Saggione III, Dustin Johnson, and Niki Hemphill topped the 143 teams in the qualifiers earlier in the week at Hebson Arena in Okotoks, AB. The top 20 then went on to compete July 7 in the Saddledome on Stampede Park in this fast-paced event sponsored by Calfrac Well Services.

“It was good communication,” says Saggione of their successful trip, “We rode well all four rounds and we were ready for anything.

“We’ve never been across the border at all, but we heard so much about it (the Stampede)!” added Hemphill.
continue reading "Team Penning Buckles Head South of the 49th"

May 26th & 27th Winners:

May 26 - Open Class
1. Wendy Wenaas / Kim Oscar / Gaynelle Witzke / $2,085.93
2. Don Allen / Roger Bureau / Benny Wurz / $1,489.95
3. Don Cathcart / Charmaine Greanya / Sheldon Greanya / $1,191.96
May 26 - Ten Class
1. Penny Steeves / Gary Simmons / Kim Morrow / $1,590.91
2. Kim Bayrack / Preston Fleming / Murray Skippen / $1,136.36
3. Lucille Chisan / Warren Garnier / Zane Michel / $909.09
May 26 - Five class
1. Dennis Oliver / Dawn Milnthorp / Ron Belanger / $799.20
2. Dianne Dube / Barb Middagh / Robert Poissant / $479.52
3. Katie Davis / Dennis Oliver / Tracy Paron / $319.68
May 26 - Jr. Youth
1. Cayla Twerdochlib / Maxine Careless / Clayton Ogilvie / $162
2. Katie Davis / Clayton Ogilvie / Tracy Paron / $108
3. Clayton Mason / Mitch Mason / Cayla Twerdochlib
4. Preston Fleming / Ronnie Fleming / Riley Ogilvie
5. Katie Davis / Ronnie Fleming / Tracy Paron
6. Clayton Mason / Riley Ogilvie / Leah Ogilvie

May 27 - Open Class
1. Corrine Smith / Sheldon Greanya / Charmaine Greanya / $2,134.44
2. Bob Bolin / Shawn Charbonneau / Jody Elliott / $1,524.60
3. OJ Frankish / Guye Lappin / Len McCullough / $1,219.68
May 27 - Ten Class
1. Dana McCullough / Sheldon Greanya / Deb McCullough $1,730.77
2. Don Allen / Bev Large / Elaine Shuck / $1,236.26
3. Dana McCullough / Kim Osca r / Carmon Reich / $989.01
May 27 - Seven Class
1. Kim Bayrack / Susan ShephardAndy Shephard / $1,171.33
2. Preston Fleming / Susan Shephard / Murray Skippen / $836.66
3. Bob Bolin / Darren Hawrish / Bev Large / $669.33
Bonnie Romanuik