David Campion and Sandra Sheilds, a photographer and writer team, are the authors of two books, most recently The Company of Others (Arsenal Pulp/PLAN Institute). They live in Deroche, B.C.
Over the loudspeaker, a disembodied voice announces that the Stampede has made some big changes this year. Calf roping is now “tie-down roping” and the wild horse race has become the “Stampede horse race.” The wild horse race comes straight out of the early days of rodeo, and some say it is more dangerous than bull riding. Sixteen unbroken horses are released into the ring and forty-eight cowboys go after them in teams of three men each.
