The 2026 Ranch Hand Competition will take place July 18 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Details
Time:
Registration check in: Noon to 1:30 pm
Competition: 2 - 4 pm
Dinner and prize presentations (estimate): 5 pm
Registration:
Entries will be accepted on a “First Come - First Served Basis”.
Deadline July 14, 2026
See full details below, including registration forms and waivers.
Teams:
Up to 8 Open Teams (5 Events) - $400/Team $100 deposit will to hold your spot.
Up to 5 Ladies Teams (5 Events) - $300/Team $75 deposit will hold your spot.
Balance of entry fee is required to be paid at registration prior to competing.
Maximum of 12 teams.
Dinner: There will be the traditional beer garden and a dinner catered by Big T's BBQ.
Team entries include 4 dinner tickets.
Additional dinner tickets will be available on site for $30 adult/ $20 child.
With the later start this year, there will be no food trucks on site.
Full Registration Details:
The waiver must be filled out prior to competing in the event. Waivers will be available at registration or can be filled in advance.
To register:
Download and complete the registration form above
Send your deposit and completed registration to: davehouse1@hotmail.com
e-transfers accepted please use the following for password: rodeo26
If mailing please send cheque and form to: Dave House, 22 Kingston Bay SE Airdrie AB T4A 0G1
Questions or additional details needed? Please contact Kevin Fletcher crispykev@hotmail.com or (403) 948-7128.
Our 2025 annual Ranch Hand Competition was held Saturday, July 12 at the Airdrie Rodeo Grounds. We had a full slate of 12 teams with six teams competing in the Open Division and six teams in the Ladies Division. It was a very close competition with each individual event being won by a different team. In the end our Open Division was claimed by the Pole River Ranch Team and the Ladies Division by the Simpson Ranch Cougars, both repeat winners from last year.
A huge thank you to all the participants, the many spectators who attended, as well as all the volunteers who helped out at the event or in the planning stages.
A special thank you to all our sponsors:
Crocus Ag Services, Pole River Ranch and Mountain Toys - Polaris
Interested in finding out more about the 2025 Ranch Hand Competition? Read all about it in this Airdrie City View article.
Photos from the 2025 Ranch Hand Competition:
Photographs by Phil Norregaard.
Photos from the 2024 Ranch Hand Competition:
Photographs by Christine Mackinnon.
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