Robert HardingCalgary Stampede is Canada’s largest rodeo, a ten day event featuring hair-raising competitions with the world’s best cowboys. We picked some of our favourite pictures from our archive.
The stampede’s crazy chuck wagon race, Calgary Stampede, Alberta, Canada (Ursula Gahwiler/Robert Harding)
A brass band at the Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta (Hans-Peter Merten/Robert Harding)
A cowboy taking part in the rodeo at Calgary Stampede, Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta (Hans-Peter Merten/Robert Harding)
Calgary Stampede, Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta (Hans-Peter Merten/Robert Harding)
Spectators at the annual Stampede, Calgary, Alberta (National Geographic/Robert Harding)
Traditional teepees, tributes to First Nation culture at Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta (Hans-Peter Merten/Robert Harding)
Female riders at Stampede Park, Calgary, Alberta (Hans-Peter Merten/Robert Harding)
See more photos of Calgary Stampede here