J.F. Gagne on his horse farm near Pigeon Lake. Gagne is a third generation driver and trainer. He invested in his farm about three years ago and risks losing it all if the standardbred racing industry goes under in Alberta. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Horse trainer Travis Umphrey, who owns many horses and employs several people has decided to move his operation to Ontario which he says is much more friendly to harness racing than Alberta right now. Here is poses with “Trisha’s Beauty” in a stable at Northlands on November 21, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Darryl Cutting and his partner Melinda Smith (not shown) run a mid-sized stable at Northlands. Their operation is too small to afford to pack up and move to Ontario. If Harness racing in Alberta dies, so will their livelihood. Here Cutting is pictured in his stable at Northlands on November 14, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
J.F. Gagne’s stable on his horse farm near Pigeon Lake. Gagne is a third generation driver and trainer. He invested in his farm about three years ago and risks losing it all if the standardbred racing industry goes under in Alberta. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Numbered vests wait to be handed out to drivers during Standardbred harness racing at Northlands on November 22, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Harness racer Brice Stiller warms up his horse before racing at Northlands on Saturday November 22, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Robert Mulder, a 17-year-old Paul Kane student who has used Nexopia since he was 11, browses the social networking tool in his home in St. Albert on November 12, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Posted by ryanjackson on Nov 12, 2008 in Uncategorized
Edmonton Eskimos players are reflected in a puddle of slushy water during practice at Clarke Park in Edmonton, AB on November 12, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Devon Mezei gets bucked off “Swervyn Mervyn” in the bull riding event during the final day of Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB on November 9, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
A cowboy checks his Blackberry in the back cattle pens during the Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB on November 7, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Billy West stretches before competing in the steer wrestling event at Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB on November 8, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Garth Oldfield from Lethbridge, AB during the bull riding event at the Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB on November 6, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Jody Turner from Cochrane, AB flies high into a score of 87.5 to win the night in the bull riding competition during Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB on November 6, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Sierra Stoney from Dewinton, AB during the ladies barrel racing event at the Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB on November 6, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
Drool spews from the bull’s mouth as Tyler Thomson from Black Diamond, AB rides for a score of 88 during the third night of Canadian Finals Rodeo at Rexall Place in Edmonton, AB on November 7, 2008. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
For WAY more photos check out the Edmonton Journal Photo Gallery
Allain Palmero from Edmonton eyes up the ball during the Edmonton Table Tennis Open Tournament at the U of A Education Gym, November 1, 2008. Over 190 competitors came from as far as BC, Saskatchewan and Yukon to compete in the two day event which runs till early afternoon Sunday. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journa
A duck swims through an oily substance along the shore of the North Saskatchewan river beside Hawrelak Park on Saturday November 1, 2008. Alberta Environment has reported that an outfall storm drain downstream from Terwillegar Park was the source of the substance which has not been determined yet. A citizen called Alberta environment around 9:00 A.M. on Saturday morning. The source was contained by the afternoon however the substance, which had a strong odor similar to diesel fuel, was still visible in the river near Hawrelak Park around 6:00 P.M. Photo by Ryan Jackson/Edmonton Journal
