As he remembers it, McIntyre had made a sharp turn, hit a competitor's wagon and tumbled to the ground at no less than 40 ...

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

Jongbloed typically travels the rodeo trail with last year’s Ponoka champion, Haven Meged. Meged just suffered some back ...

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

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

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 ...

Why do an estimated 100,000 rodeo fans flock to Ponoka, Alta., for the annual stampede? Turns out it is a combination of small town charm and big time prize money with more than $1 million on the ...

Local trick riders Mackenzie Jensen and Jayna Hale (17) have been invited to perform at the Ponoka Stampede this summer. The Ponoka Stampede is regarded as the second-to-largest rodeo event in ...

A volunteer wrangler with the Ponoka Stampede died on Sunday night after she was thrown from her horse and trampled. The Stampede president, Jason Cline, said the incident happened during a practice ...

Editor’s note: RCMP originally stated the woman who died at the Ponoka Stampede was 30.The woman was in fact 34 and the story has since been corrected. A woman died while practicing for the ...

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, ...