Animals have a special bond with humans, there is no doubt
about that.
Aggie Days is a special event put on at the Stampede grounds where
family’s can come and learn about how their food is made, where it comes from
and about they animals that help create it.
Early on Saturday morning, the Stampede Queens Alumni host a very special event where children with special needs
can come in and get the “royal experience”, participate and take part in Rodeo & Western themed activities. They get to
come and meet the Stampede Royalty, play with dogs, ducks, horses and rabbits
and get front row seats for the sheep dog show. Watching the faces of children
and adults as they get to experience things that we are country folk see every
day, makes me truly appreciate what I have in my back yard.
As we wandered
around the show, there were many familiar faces and many new ones! The coolest
thing about wearing a crown is knowing that people are not afraid to come up
and ask you question and sometimes its about things you may not know, but that
means that you get to learn as well!
Did you know that corn oil is one of the
healthiest oils and it is made and bottled right here in Alberta. Or that milk
should be stored at a temperature of 4 degrees and NOT in the door of the
fridge!
No matter your experience or how much you think you know there is
always something to learn! Not only did we learn about our crops, but we also
learned about some of the special events at Stampede.
One of our amazing
sponsors is Roper represented by Jim Nevada, a legend in the chuckwagon racing
world. When we saw the opportunity to experience what he does on top of the
wagons we took it, of course that ended up with us taking some pretty awesome
photos.
The most memorable part of the entire day was when we tested our
strength. Heavy horses work in teams for the draft pull and they are very very
strong. Katie and hooked up to the harnesses and pulled as hard as we could but
we were no where near the amount they are.
Watch our video here:
Never the less it was a day well spent at Aggie Days, walking around and seeing my world being shared with others makes me proud to be a farm women and proud to wear this crown! I am forever blessed with the life that I live and the opportunities I have been given and I can only hope to share them with more people.
Emily Marston
2016 Miss Rodeo Airdrie
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