The new image at the top of Northernhorse.com is from our 2009 Spring Photo Contest Winning photo by Anne Switzer. Anne received a Tim Hortons gift certificate for $50.00 for submitting this photo. It was difficult to find an image to balance the other side of the photo to use it as the Northernhorse.com header. [...]

I’m always surprised at how often I will run into folks who haven’t heard about some event that I thought everyone knew about. I ran into a neighbour who hadn’t heard of the Wild Pink Yonder Ride that is coming up in just over a week.  Starts July 4th, Cochrane, Alberta. Maybe because my sister-in-law [...]

Wikipedia says: The bite from a larger specimen is extremely painful, especially considering the light, agile, and airborne nature of the fly. Unlike insects which surreptitiously puncture the skin with needle-like organs, horse flies have mandibles like tiny serrated scimitars, which they use to rip and/or slice flesh apart. This causes the blood to seep [...]

Do Not Enter this draw. It is all over. Check for the latest draw and enter it instead. Well this looks like a lot of fun. A whole day of  living the Life of a Cowboy in a beautiful mountain setting. You can even extend your visit for an extra day or two if you [...]