Editing Cowboy (section)

==Canada==
[[File:StampedeRodeo2002.JPG|thumb|Rider at the [[Calgary Stampede]] rodeo, 2002]]
Ranching in Canada has traditionally been dominated by the province of [[Alberta]]. The most successful early settlers of the province were the ranchers, who found Alberta's [[foothills]] to be ideal for raising cattle. Most of Alberta's ranchers were [[English Canadian|English]] settlers, but cowboys such as [[John Ware (cowboy)|John Ware]]—who brought the first cattle into the province in 1876—were American.<ref>{{cite web |title=Government of Alberta – About Alberta – History |url=http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/index.cfm?Page=27 |access-date=July 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418044220/http://www.gov.ab.ca/home/index.cfm?Page=27 |archive-date=April 18, 2008}}</ref> American style open range dryland ranching began to dominate [[southern Alberta]] (and, to a lesser extent, southwestern [[Saskatchewan]]) by the 1880s. The nearby city of [[Calgary]] became the centre of the Canadian cattle industry, earning it the nickname "Cowtown". The cattle industry is still extremely important to Alberta, and cattle outnumber people in the province. While cattle ranches defined by barbed-wire fences replaced the open range just as they did in the US, the cowboy influence lives on. Canada's first rodeo, the [[Raymond Stampede]], was established in 1902. In 1912, the [[Calgary Stampede]] began, and today it is the world's richest cash rodeo. Each year, Calgary's northern rival [[Edmonton]], Alberta stages the [[Canadian Finals Rodeo]], and dozens of regional rodeos are held through the province. [[British Columbia]] also has a significant ranching history and cowboy culture in the interior, and has been home to the [[Williams Lake, British Columbia|Williams Lake]] Stampede since 1920.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Williams Lake Stampede |url=https://williamslakestampede.com/ |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=Williams Lake Stampede |language=en-US}}</ref>