Jan 9, 2023
N.D. Nostalgia: Ghost Riders Ghost Riders preparing to perform [Photo: submitted] Some seventy years ago, a World War II Marine Lieutenant hailing from Bottineau County in North Dakota returned home from the South Pacific. His dream, at the time, was to form a league...
Dec 11, 2022
A Dakota Legacy: The Sonny Ehr Family Sonny at the Calgary Stampede in 1970 winning short go in the tie down roping and steer wrestling [Photo: submitted] There was a time in history when a car was hooked up to an in-line two horse bumper pull trailer traveling from...
Nov 24, 2022
A Rodeo Legacy Eckroth Family (left to right) Travis & Jill holding Tate & their daughters (front) Brenna & Kinley, Tootie & Wayne (center) the Gerhardts Amanda & Sheldon holding Daysha [Photo: submitted] The North Dakota Rodeo Association (NDRA)...
Nov 23, 2022
Generations & Family Make Great Horses Sperry Family (left to right) Robert, Tamra, Kanon, Kolby and Marcia [Photo: submitted] “I’m going to live where there is nobody between me and the sunset,” once said Marcia Sperry of Sperry Quarter Horses in Trotters, N.D....
Nov 18, 2022
The Importance of Brand Inspections Unique Horse Brands [Photo: submitted] “A lot of the people I work with are friendly and courteous and are unaware of the importance and the laws behind brand inspecting. The part of this job I like is getting to explain the process...
Nov 11, 2022
Most Valuable Employees Amidst a Dakota Winter: A Team of Horses ‘Teamsters’ [Photo: Tim Zeltinger Photography] Spanning the test of time and the elements of winter bliss and tribulations, the feeding teams of the Fredrickson family of Upham, N.D. are a...
