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Saddle Up Magazine has been a trusted resource for horse enthusiasts and equestrians since 2000. We are a free magazine making us accessible to anyone! Published monthly, we are offered in print and digitally. Donations are generously offered and welcomed by those supporting the ongoing printed publication of this cherished magazine.

Feature Articles

Hitching Up with GMC

GMC has been part of Western Canada’s horse community for decades. These trucks are built to be part of the journey. The GMC Vehicle Immersion Experience at the Calgary Stampede was a great reminder of just how closely GMC is connected to the Western lifestyle. From the barn to the road, explore GMC’s lineup of…

July 28, 20260Comments

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Artists Corner

The Canadian West Through the Eyes of George Kush

George has spent decades exploring the people, places, and stories that shaped the Canadian West. Through drawings, watercolours, and oil paintings, he depicts scarlet-coated Mounties, Indigenous peoples, cowboys, plainsmen, and soldiers set against landscapes from Canada’s past, all with a strong sense of historical detail. He makes every effort to use real people and horses…

July 1, 20260Comments

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Horse Connections

Between the Bull and the Rider

I followed in my father’s footsteps and started riding bulls at the Johansen bull riding school in Balzac, AB, in May of 2004. I was riding in the Chinook Rodeo Finals, where I sustained a serious head injury, where Dennis Halstead was clowning, thankfully! Dennis stepped in with his fire department medical training and was…

June 10, 20260Comments

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Feature Articles

She Holds Up the Stars

The horse is deeply connected to the land—it moves with it, responds to it, and reflects its energy. Through the horse, the audience begins to feel that the land is not passive, but active and alive.

April 17, 20260Comments

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