The stampede Edge: Father, son compete at the Calgary Stampede 100 years apart - BERITAJA

An Alberta man continues to blaze his ain way astatine the Calgary Stampede 100 years aft his begetter competed connected the aforesaid grounds.

Lynn Edge is simply a steer breeder from Cochrane, Alta., and has been competing successful the equine cutting title astatine the Calgary Stampede for the past 25 years.

“It’s benignant of occidental manner we utilized to do backmost home, and we were really sorting cattle,” he says.

Lynn has won respective accolades successful cutting, including the 2023 Canadian Championship successful the $5,000 Novice Horse, and about precocious the Canadian Championship successful the $50,000 Novice Horse which he did successful 2025.

“Well, he’s a bully rider,” says Lynn’s wife, Judy Edge. “He’s been riding ever since he been small so, you cognize … that’s portion of what he’s done.”

Judy says a batch of what Lynn has done successful his profession is acknowledgment to the thief of his begetter Norman Frank Edge, who was a Rodeo competitor astatine the Calgary Stampede backmost successful the 1920s.

“When Guy Weadick was putting connected shows present astatine Calgary the very first stampede, my dada competed successful that and past successful 1922 done to 1929, he competed aggressively, he won Calgary a mates of times,” says Lynn..

“We’ve been doing it successful the family for a batch of times and if you look astatine it,  he won it successful (19)25 and (19)27, and we’re now successful 2027 aliases getting close. That’s 100 years isolated truthful that’s beautiful cool,” he adds.

The family says Norman’s accomplishments see winning the Brahma Steer Riding successful 1927, the Bareback Championship successful 1928 and the Wild Horse Race pinch Oille Edge and Johnny Munro successful 1929.

In 2017, Norman was recognized by the municipality of Cochrane erstwhile they put his image connected the backmost of the $20 measure of the town’s currency. He was besides inducted into the Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame successful 1983.

“It makes you very proud to cognize that our family has been present and we’ve been progressive pinch the Calgary Stampede for a agelong time,” says Judy.

While the family says their children aren’t willing successful continuing successful the family’s stampede legacy, their granddaughter whitethorn beryllium the adjacent successful line.

“It’s difficult to opportunity she’s willing successful horses but erstwhile she’s not adjacent by connected the ranch, it makes a difference,” says Judy.

“She’s only 15,” says Lynn. “But she’s starting to thrust and successful fact, she’s riding the cutting equine that I won the ($50,000) AM on.”

A title equine for what could beryllium the adjacent Edge champion.