Sophia Bunney launched the first time she tried ranch bronc riding, landing “quite a ways away from the horse.” “I’m very ...

The Ponoka Stampede kicked off July 1, 1936, as a celebration of western sport and culture. We decided to ask people at the ...

Why do an estimated 100,000 rodeo fans flock to Ponoka, Alta., for the annual stampede? Turns out it is a combination of ...

This summer marks 40 years calling Alberta’s chuckwagon circuit for Les McIntyre, who will narrate the races at the Calgary ...

Calgary's Chanse Vigen still leads the aggregate after 3 days of racing at the Ponoka Stampede. They race with the ...

Logan Gorst won it all at the Ponoka Stampede on Canada Day. The six-day event wrapped up with Logan Gorst winning by the ...

Les McIntyre began a career calling rodeos and chuckwagon races across Alberta after a fall out of a wagon resulted in a back ...

2025 marks the 89th annual Ponoka Stampede. While it’s favored by many athletes, fans, and stock contractors, the recent announcement has athletes elated, as they’ve announced an increase in ...

Rodeo contestants that headed north for this year's Panoka Stampede in Alberta, Canada will be pretty happy they did ... Saskatchewan, on a regular day. People come because of the Ponoka Stampede.

While the winnings of the Ponoka Stampede ranged from 0.50 cents to $6 in the early days, athletes from all over North America now come and compete for more than $500,000 in prize money.

Ponoka Stampede Championship titles come with $75,000 in prize money for riding events like the saddle bronc, and this year there is $90,000 on the line for bull riding, ...