Brian Coleman's Debut in the Draft Horse Show Ring (1986)
Brian "Risky Business" Coleman [yes, we believe he favors a young Tom Cruise in this photo] drives a pair of mares under the "Big Top" at Calgary Stampede that won the light draft team class. "Stony Creek Lois Ann" and "Highview Prairie Queen" were owned by Audrey Turner of Stony Creek Percherons in Cremona, Alberta.
The "Big Top" was the draft horse show ring at the Calgary Stampede back in the day. Drafts were shown in front of the grandstand before that, and in the Saddledome for most performances after the "Big Top" years. The brand new Agrium Western Events Centre (ribbon cutting on June 21st) will be replacing this Stampede icon, but our fondest memories will remain of the striped "Red and White."
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