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Bar U Ranch National Historic Site

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Gallery: Bar U Ranch at the Calgary Stampede

A selection of images from the Calgary Stampede as 2012 marked the centennial celebration of ‘The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth’.

Licorice and Smudge, the Bar U Ranch Percherons, get ready for the parade

Licorice and Smudge, the Bar U Ranch Percherons, get ready for the parade
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Licorice and Smudge, the Bar U Ranch Percherons, get ready for the parade

Smudge and Licorice wait to start the parade

The parade gets underway!

Smudge and Licorice in the parade

Family members of the 'Big Four' - George Lane, Patrick Burns, A.E. Cross and Archie McLean - who founded the Calgary Stampede

Bar U Ranch manager Ken Pigeon walks alongside the wagon

A wave to the crowd

The Bar U Ranch team makes its way through downtown Calgary

Thousands of people line the streets to watch the parade

Deb Pigeon, from the Bar U Ranch, acknowledges the cheers

A view from the driver's seat

Bar U Ranch at the 100th Calgary Stampede

Bar U Ranch drivers Don Wilson and Ross Fritz

The 'gentle giants' of the Bar U Ranch (and Don)

Licorice and Smudge star in ‘The Big Shoe’ at the Northern Lights Arena, Draft Horse Town

Smudge poses for the camera!

The famous Bar U Ranch National Historic Site

A history lesson! Licorice and Smudge are portrayed as Destriers, war horses used by knights in the Middle Ages

The Northern Lights Arena at Draft Horse Town

Stampede visitors get hands-on with a handsome-looking Smudge