Photo by Kimberley French

Contributed photo

Remarks:
The Canadian production team, which was assembled to make the film, was pleased to learn that it would include rodeo footage. Alberta takes pride in its vibrant rodeo scene and has no shortage of highly qualified rodeo riders. Rockyford was one of many possible venues where suitable rodeo grounds, and plenty of rodeo cowboy talent, were available. See:

http://www.FindingBrokeback.com/Rockyford/r08.htm

First assistant director Pierre Tremblay was asked to coordinate a number of rodeo scenes for possible use in the film. Many of them failed to make it there, such as this scene which features steer wrestling. Also known as bulldogging, this is an event in which the horse runs alongside the steer and continues on as the wrestler grips the steer’s right horn and hits the ground, bringing the steer to a stop. He then throws the steer off balance and wrestles it to the ground. See:

http://rodeo.about.com/cs/steerwrestling/a/steerbasics.htm