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Top: Gerry Frost relaxing on a 1920s vintage chesterfield. His collection includes an Allen Sapp painting above the couch, a native pipe bag, a collection of trade beads, and a totem pole. Above (left): Alan Herschel hand-carved carousel pony from Winnipeg Beach; a rare “Levi’s Round-Up of Cowboy Lore” poster; a complete (1925–1940) National Park pass collection. These metal buffaloes were annual passes for Canada’s National Parks; 1948 Seeburg jukebox, loaded with classic 78-rpm country records. Above (right): Photograph of 1912 Calgary Stampede contestants and officials by Doc Marcell. Stained glass hotel window from the Nobel Hotel in Calgary. A Dawes Black Horse that once stood behind the bar in the Calgary Press Club, a carved cedar folk art mask, a wood Winchester advertising sign. Opposite page: Cast aluminum buffalo from a hotel owned by the Calgary Brewing and Malting Co., a porcelain child’s barber chair complete with the original carved horse head.
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A Touch of Frost Canadian Picker Story and Photos By BILL BORGWARDT
Calgarian Gerry Frost has been collecting and dealing in antiques and nostalgia for nearly five decades. With his vast experience handling rare antiques and collectables, Gerry’s reputation has established him as one of the premier consultants for appraisals, sales or sleuthing out high-calibre items. As a teenager, Gerry started collecting artefacts from Alberta breweries, especially Calgary Brewing & Malting. He morphed into various collecting categories, always looking for unique items and those in the best condition. In the 1990s, he was co-owner of an antique store, Howling Coyote Antiques, in Edmonton. Because of his experience, knowledge and trusted reputation, and the fact that he has made connections all across Canada in the antique industry, Frost was hired by Cineflix Productions in 2011 as a scout for film locations and to do appraisals for the reality television series, Canadian Pickers. For the third season, they added him to the cast. Gerry has also appeared on two episodes of The Liquidator television reality series. Over the last five years, he has been hired by Jeff Schwartz, The 23
THE WESTERNERS
Hey, Ho, Away We Go Donkey Riding
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By DONNA QUICK
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THE WESTERNERS
These photos show the author competing in Trail class on her Large Standard gelding, Spider, and also the ribbons the duo won. The author’s husband Ken who stands 6 feet on his Mammoth, Skeeter. A Mammoth Jenny and her foal.
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he cowgirl rides into the sunset across a waving sea of prairie grass mounted on her faithful … saddle donkey? While you may not come across this scene anytime soon, donkeys are becoming more popular as mounts for adults, especially in the U.S. Modern donkeys are now being bred in the 14, 15, or even 16 hands high range, and this means that donkeys can be a practical alternative to a horse or mule as a saddle animal. The ancestry of donkeys in the New World is so mixed that they are classified only according to size. Mammoth cowboycountrymagazine.com
donkeys must be a minimum of 14 hands. Large Standards must be 13.1, and shorter donkeys are categorised as either Small Standards or the familiar Miniatures. The word “burro” is usually only used for wild donkeys in the U.S. Donkeys are much less likely than a horse or mule to buck, rear, shy or bolt,* making them a good choice for beginning, senior, or disabled riders. And they’re ideal for people who have limited time to ride. Donkeys won’t become hard to handle if they’re ridden infrequently. There’s no need to dread that first ride in the spring. Training a donkey can be more challenging than training a horse in some respects. In other ways, donkey training is easier and less stressful. Many people report just
saddling up and climbing on for the first time with no problems. But it’s still advisable to go through the same steps you would use when starting a horse. Donkeys are sometimes less willing than horses to follow their rider’s commands unquestionably. They often put their comfort and safety first. The training process can take longer because they have a low tolerance for repetitious ring work. They usually respond better to voice and leg aids than to neck reining. Since they’re slow to mature, donkeys shouldn’t be ridden until age four. It’s harder to fine-tune a donkey. Backing, side passing, and crossing water isn’t on a donkey’s want-to-do list but will (eventually) give in. One U.S. trainer had a jack who would negotiate a jump course 37
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2021 Canadian Finals Rodeo Champions, from left, Miss Rodeo Canada Alicia Erickson, All-Around Champion and Bull Riding Champion Jared Parsonage, Barrel Racing Champion Justine Elliott, High Point and Tie-Down Roping Champion Riley Warren, Saddle Bronc Champion Zeke Thurston, Team Roping Heeler Champion Tyce McLeod, Team Roping Header Champion Clay Ullery, Steer Wrestling Champion Cody Cassidy, Bareback Riding Champion Clint Laye, Junior Steer Riding Champion Kane Scott, Breakaway Roping Champion Kendal Pierson, Stock of the CFR rep’s BB & SB Horse of the CFR Calgary Stampede Keith Marrington, Bull of the CFR Curtis Sawyer, Miss Rodeo Canada Lady-in-Waiting Jayden Calvert. Missing: Novice Saddle Bronc Champion Brodie Roessler and Novice Bareback Champion Cruz McNulty. CFR photo by Covy Moore.
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