DC Exhibition & Stampede Booklet 2023

August 9-13 2023

Admission Ticket Purchases are Non Refundable. ALL TICKETS ARE SUBJECT TO SERVICE FEES FROM SHOWPASS CHILDREN: Under 6 - All Events Free.

NOTE: Wednesday and Thursday Reserved All Event Tickets can only be purchased in a 5 Day All Event pass. Single Reserved tickets will go on sale at a later date at the Rodeo Grandstand Ticket Booth. 5 Day All Event Reserved Ticket Purchases: CALL 250-782-8911 or email: fairinfo@dawsoncreekfair.com

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Grandstands and Grandstand area (including Beer Garden, Food Booths and seating areas will be EMPTIED IMMEDIATELY following the RODEO and will be reopened to the public prior to the evening wagon races. All belongings must be taken with you. Please leave nothing behind. All ticket holders are required to leave. Customers with All Event stamps can re-enter through “Fast-Track” gate. Thank you

PARKING

Parking is $4/day or $15 for the weekend in the DCEA lots.

• East of the Multiplex construction off Highway 2

• Along 1st street (end of airport runway)

• Corner of 1st street and 116th Ave the Louisiana Pacific (Forestry Division) parking lot

• Front of the Ovintiv Events Centre: 600 paved parking spaces available

• Back (north) side of Ovintiv Events Centre, be courteous of pool parking area

• Soccer Field Street (off 116th Ave)

• Attendants will be on hand to direct traffic and collect fees.

• Hosting Tent Guest Parking - Apache Area off of 1st street security gate. Overflow guest parking will be along the end of the airport runway on 1st street.

CAMPING

• Public Camping is 1st left turn coming off Highway #2 onto 1st St.

• Attendants will be on hand to direct parking and collect fees.

Fees: $8.00 Per Night

$35.00 5 Day Pass

• There are outhouses and garbage disposals for camper use.

• Quiet Camping is Available. Please speak with staff if you wish to camp in this space.

• Camping & Parking are FIRST COME FIRST SERVE! NO reservations can be made.

• Please be respectful of those around you.

NO FIRES PERMITTED on the DCEA Grounds. There is a zero tolerance for fires on our grounds.

PLENTY PARKING OF

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O p p o r t u n i t i e s

S k i l l s T r a i n i n g

I n d i v i d u a l i z e d T r a i n i n g

P l a n

E d u c a t i o n A s s i s t a n c e

E m p l o y m e n t C o a c h i n g

R e f e r r a l s t o O t h e r

C o m m u n i t y S e r v i c e s

W o r k E x p e r i e n c e

W a g e s u b s i d y

O n - t h e - J o b T r a i n i n g

P r o m o t e S u s t a i n a b l e

C a r e e r s T h r o u g h

P r o f e s s i o n a l

D e v e l o p m e n t

We acknowledge that we are on Treaty 8 territory, a traditional meeting grounds, gathering place, and travelling route to the Cree, Dene, and Danezaa (Beaver), and Metis. We acknowledge all the many First Nations, Metis and Intuit whose footsteps have marked these Lands for centuries.

Frank Ripley & Cowgirl Sue would like to wish all the contestants Good Luck & Have Fun at this year’s Exhibition & Stampede!

Our Heavenly Father, we pause at this time, mindful of the many blessings you have bestowed upon us. We ask, Lord, that you will be with us in the arena of life.

We as cowboys do not ask for special favors. We don’t ask to draw around the chute fighting horse, the steer that won’t lay, or to never break the barrier. We don’t even ask for all daylight runs.

We do ask Lord, that you will help us live our lives here on earth as cowboys, in such a manner, that when we make that last inevitable ride, to the country up there, where the grass grows lush, green, and stirrup high, and the water runs cool, clear, and deep, that you’ll take us by the hand and say - “Welcome to Heaven cowboy, your entry fees are paid.”

TheCowboy Prayer

Schedule of Events

Friday, August 12, 2023

7:00AM Gates Open (Admission Charge)

“Tough Enough to Wear Pink” Fundraiser

8:00AM Food & Trade Fair Booths Open

10:00AM Parade (Downtown)

Agriculture Kids Zone Opens (Kids Building)

Draft Horse Log Skid & Wagons - Draft Horse Ring

Rising Star Talent Show Run-Offs - Waterin’ Hole

Junior Cattle Show

12:00PM Waterin’ Hole Opens

Light Horse Show

4-H Beef Show

Horticulture tent open until 8pm

West Coast Amusements Midway Open until 11pm

12:30PM SMS Equipment Canadian Pro Tour Rodeo

(Timed Events Only)

2:00PM 4-H Goat Show

Draft Horse Show - Draft Horse Ring

4:00PM 4 Horse Hitch- Draft Horse Ring

4:30PM Grand Entry, Kids Wild Horse Race, Mutton Busting

5:00PM Elite Indian Relay Racing

5:30PM All Pro Chuckwagons

6:30PM World Professional Chuckwagon Races

8:30PM Core Partners CPA Kids Calf Scramble Waterin’ Hole - Live Music

10:30 PM Fireworks

10:45 PM Tyler Joe Miller Performance in the Waterin’ Hole

MIDWAY: West Coast Amusements

Wristbands $45 (Plus applicable fees)

Magic Money credits $1 each

*Credits can be used at Midway games and midway food concessions. Cash is accepted at Midway Food concessions. Cash is NO LONGER accepted at any games.

Schedule of Events

DAWSON CREEK to

Exhibition Grounds

The greatest show in the Peace!

WATCHING PRO RODEO

SADDLE BRONC RIDING

To qualify, the rider must have his spurs over the break of the shoulders until the horse completes his first jump out of the chute. He will be disqualified for touching any part of the animal or equipment, for losing a stirrup or for getting bucked off before the end of the eight-second ride. Each event requires a key component to achieve success and for saddle bronc competition, this component is maintaining a good rhythm. In time with the bronc’s bucking action, the rider spurs from the animal’s neck, using a full swing, toward the back of the saddle with his toes pointed outwards.

The equipment required by the saddle bronc competitor includes his own CPRA approved saddle, spurs with dull rowels (the revolving disk at the end of each spur), leather chaps and a braided rein. The length of the rein is crucial as it can mean the difference between staying on the bronc for the full eight seconds, or being tossed off. By adjusting his grip carefully, the cowboy can maintain his balance and, hopefully, prevent himself from being pulled out of the saddle and over the front end of the horse.

BAREBACK RIDING

Instead of a saddle, a double-thick leather pad, called a rigging, is cinched on the bronc’s back. No stirrups or reins are used in the event. To qualify, the rider must mark the horse out of the chute by keeping his spurs over the break of the shoulders until the first jump out of the chute is completed. The bareback rider will be disqualified if he touches the animal or equipment with his free hand or if he is bucked off before the eight-second ride is completed. No other event in professional rodeo is as physically demanding as bareback riding. Using only one hand, the cowboy must hold onto the leather handhold of the rigging which is customized to snugly fit to the rider’s grip. The rider tries to spur the horse on each jump, reaching as far forward as he can with his feet and then bringing his ankles up toward the rigging. It’s the bareback rider’s arm that takes all the stress as it absorbs most of the horse’s bucking power. While his arm endures this incredible tension, his hand must remain intact within the rigging’s handhold for the full eight seconds.

TEAM ROPING

Two cowboys, a “header” and a “heeler” work to rope a steer in the shortest time possible. The steer gets a head start before the header leaves the box. The header throws his rope to catch the steer with one of three legal head catches: around the head and one horn, around the neck, or around both horns. If the cowboy fails to give the steer the head start, the team receives a 10-second penalty. Once the header has caught the steer, he wraps the rope around the saddle horn (dallies) and turns left with the steer in tow. The heeler then ropes both hind legs of the steer and dallies his rope. Once the slack has been taken out of both ropes and the contestants are facing each other, the flag drops and time stops. If the heeler only catches one leg, a 5-second penalty is added. If the heeler throws his loop before the header has turned the steer left, that is called a “crossfire” and the run is disqualified.

TIE-DOWN ROPING

Truly a team effort, tie down roping demands split-second timing as the cowboy and his horse race against the clock and other competitors to catch and tie a calf. The calf must cross the scoreline before the rider breaks the barrier (a rope across the chute) or a ten-second penalty is added to his score. After roping the calf, the cowboy runs down the rope and throws the animal by hand. More time is lost if the calf is already down when the roper reaches the animal because

the calf must be up (standing) before the cowboy may throw it down. Any three legs of the calf must be tied with a piggin’ string. The tie must hold for six seconds or the roper is disqualified.

The horse which works with a calf roper must be able to judge the speed of the calf, be able to stop on cue in a single stride, and then hold the rope taut when the roper runs to his calf. Finding a horse that can be trained to do all this well is a difficult task.

STEER WRESTLING

Timing, coordination and strength are essentials for a steer wrestler. The steer is given a headstart and must cross the scoreline before the rider breaks the barrier (a rope) of the starting box. If the rider does break the barrier prematurely, ten-seconds are added to his time.

Coming out of the starting box, the horse runs alongside the steer and is trained to run on by as the steer wrestler reaches for his steer. With a firm grip on the steer’s right horn, the cowboy hits the ground with his legs extended forward, brings the steer to a dead stop and then using his left hand as leverage under the steer’s jaw, he throws the steer off balance and wrestles it to the ground. The steer must be flat on its side before official time is taken. This event requires an extra horse ridden by a hazer, whose job it is to keep the steer running as straight as possible.

BULL RIDING

A braided manilla rope is the cowboy’s only security as he rides a wildly bucking brahma/cross bull. The rope is wrapped loosely around the bull and a weighted cowbell hangs underneath. When the ride is over, the cowbell pulls the rope free. The bull rider will be disqualified for touching the bull with his free hand or bucking off before the end of the eight-second ride. As it is tremendously difficult just to remain on top of these loose-hided animals, riders are not required to spur.

The successful bull riders keep themselves close to their handhold throughout the whole ride. This prevents the holding arm from straightening and jerking the hand loose. Bull riding, the most dangerous of all rodeo events, demands that a bullfighting clown be in the rodeo arena during each ride. As the cowboy dismounts or is thrown

from the bull, the bullfighter distracts the animal until the bull rider reaches safety.

LADIES BARREL RACING

The only ladies’ event in professional rodeo, the contestant must cross the scoreline and run a clover-leaf pattern around three barrels and back across the scoreline to end time.

Either barrel, on the left or right, may be taken first, but a contestant will be disqualified for not following the cloverleaf pattern. If a barrel is knocked down, no time is awarded, but a contestant may, from a riding position, hold a barrel from falling. The time is generally taken with the use of an electric eye to the hundredths of a second.

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BAREBACK EVENT

SMS EQUIPMENT PRO RODEO TOUR STANDINGS - including Manitoba Stampede, Morris, MB

2023 Pancake Br

Da son Co op Mall

SADDLE BRONC EVENT

City of Dawson Creek Mayor & Council welcomes everyone to the

City of Dawson Creek Mayor & Council welcomes everyone to the

THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE PEACE

THE GREATEST SHOW IN THE PEACE

Dawson Creek is proud to be the home of the 101st Annual Dawson Creek Exhibition & Stampede, an event rooted in history and tradition.

Dawson Creek is proud to be the home of the 101st Annual Dawson Creek Exhibition & Stampede, an event rooted in history and tradition.

Thank you to the staff and volunteers of the DC Exhibition Association that have put so much effort and dedication into this event over the years.

Thank you to the staff and volunteers of the DC Exhibition Association that have put so much effort and dedication into this event over the years.

See you at the Fair Grounds!

Mayor and Council

See you at the Fair Grounds!

Mayor and Council

STEER WRESTLING EVENT

SMS EQUIPMENT PRO RODEO TOUR

Farmer Needs The Rain

By Roy Forbes (from the C.D. “Almost Overnight”)

Ooh the farmer needs the rain

And the farmer needs the heat Needs it in the proper order

To grow a field of wheat

But when the wind keeps a blowin’

Blowin’ everything away

You can bet your boots the farmer’s gonna pay

Ah, the government is helpful They tell you what to plant

You take it into town

They turn around and say, “No tanks.”

And then the cops pull you over Right in front of the bank

Just wanna see if you’ve got Purple gas in your tank

Well it’s another dry sundown Navy blue and red Linda’s out sellin’ Tupperware and the kids are tucked in bed

Ah the radio is cracklin’

And the tractor’s in the shed and I’m thinkin’ ‘bout some things my father said He said the farmer needs the rain And the farmer needs the heat Needs it in the proper order

To grow a field of wheat

But when the wind keeps a blowin’

Blowin’ everything away

You can bet your boots the farmer’s gonna pay

And then the credit man comes to see you

At the break of day

He might have to take the truck

Cos you can’t pay right away

GREATEST SHOW IN THE PEACE

And you look towards the sky

All your praying in vain

We got a lotta bills to pay

When do we get a break

The farmer needs, the farmer needs the rain

TIE DOWN ROPING EVENT

LADIES BREAKAWAY ROPING

TEAM ROPING EVENT

BULL RIDING EVENT

Race Against Hunger

LOCAL COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE

Saturday, August 12 11 a.m., Dawson Co-op Food Store

(located in the Dawson Co-op Mall)

Come cheer us on as we race the aisles and fill our carts to raise food, funds and awareness for local food banks.

Creek Exhibition Fairgrounds

1. General Admission Gate

2. 4-H Exhibition

3. Home Arts - Photography, Beer & Wines, Grains and Forage crops, Rabbits and Poultry

4. Sheep/Llama and Heavy Horse Barn

6. Rodeo and Grandstand Admission Gate

7. Waterin’ Hole

8. Heavy Horse and Draft Hrose Ring and Events

9. B. Patterson Heavy Horse Barn

10. Heavy Horse Hooking Area

11 . Sponsor Event Tents

12. Rodeo Office

13. Rodeo Contestant Gate to Infield

14. Apache - Sponsor and Exhibitor Camping Area

15. Handicap Parking/Camping

16. Horticulture Building

17. Manure Dump

18. Exhibitor Camping/Parking

19. Western Camp Ground

20. Light Horse Rings

21 . Rodeo Contestant Parking

22. Cattle Rings

23. Cattle Barns

24. Chuckwagon Gate

25. Light Horse Stalls

26. Light Horse Camping

27. Main Office

Camping Area Entrance

COWBOY QUIZ OF THE DAY

1. What does a cowboy say at his second rodeo?

2. Knock!Knock! Who’s there? handsome…handsome who?

3. What is the first thing a cowboy learns when filling his canteen?

4. Why do Canadian cowboys have sticky boots?

5. What do you call a cowboy who works in finance?

1. It’s not my first rodeo

2. Would you please handsome homemade chili over