Annual ten-mile cattle trek
The first trail ride of the season turned out to be a beautiful fall day for Garry and Joan Wagner as they moved one of their smaller groups of cattle. This is an annual event when livestock producers move their cattle from a pasture back to their farms. It was a calm day and a welcome break from the Saskatchewan wind, which had been blowing regularly for the past month.
The Wagner’s said they have ridden in every type of weather on their trail rides in previous years, everything from heat, wind, fog, rain and snow. Everything except hail! Saskatchewan is famous for offering a wide assortment of weather during October. The couple’s son-in-law Dustin Grant came to lend a helping hand as he assisted his father-in-law in moving the cattle along a road west of the former Saint John’s Church. Consequently, people in the area call it St. John’s Road, situated between Liebenthal and Fox Valley.
This annual ten-mile trek offered the perfect opportunity for these cowboys to get out on horseback. It looks like the first trail ride of the season wasn’t much like work after all.
