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Hugh Jack
Date of Birth: March 15
Occupation: Rig Manager- Precision Drilling and Grain Farmer
Hometown: Invermay, SK
Current Town: Wadena, SK
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Tasha
Children: 1 Son- Wyatt
2 Daughters: Morgan and Hannah
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2018
Chuckwagons: 2024
Hugh enjoys fishing, hunting, and camping when he is not racing or working.
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Colin Kilborn
Date of Birth: March 13
Occupation: Farrier/ Farmhand
Hometown: St.Gregor, SK
Current Town: Naicam, SK
Marital Status: In a relationship
Partner: Brandee
Children: 1 Daughter - Hayze
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2010
Chuckwagons: 2012
Colin enjoys hunting, working with animals and spending time with friends.
Accomplishments:
- Rookie Chuckwagon driver in 2012.
- Many top 5 finishes in carts and wagons.
Jesse Kilborn
Date of Birth: June 14
Occupation: Labourer at Michel Industries
Hometown: St.Gregor, SK
Current Town: Leroy, SK
Marital Status: Engaged
Partner: Jenna
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2015
In Jesse's spare time he enjoys hunting, fishing, playing pool and golfing.
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Cody Leach
Date of Birth: December 3
Occupation: Farrier and Logger
Hometown: Melfort, SK
Current Town: Weekes, SK
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Heidi
Children: 2 Daughters- Everly & Bryn
1 Son - Lane
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2006
Chuckwagons: 2009
Cody enjoys hunting and fishing in his spare time.
Heidi Leach
Date of Birth: August 1
Occupation: Hair Dresser-Owner of Porcupine Plaza in Porcupine Plain
Hometown: Weekes, SK
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Cody
Children: 2 Daughter-Everly & Bryn
1 Son - Lane
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2009
Heidi enjoys helping with youth group and doing photography on the side when she has spare time.
Some accomplishments of Heidi's are:
- Highest marks in Saskatchewan for Journeyman Hairdressing Award in 2014.
- Junior Champion in the EPCCA.
Justin Long
Date of Birth: June 22
Occupation: Student/ Part time grain & cattle farmer
Hometown: Snowden, SK
Marital Status: Single
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2019
Chuckwagons:2022
Justin enjoys playing hockey and baseball.
Justin was the 2019 Rookie Chariot Champion, and was the 2018/2019 Athlete of the Year in school.
Calvin Longman
Date of Birth: August 12
Occupation: Equipment Operator at Ministry of Highways and Infastructure/Rancher
Hometown: Kelvington, SK
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Alicia
Children: Daughter- Texley
Year started racing:
Chariots: 1996
Chuckwagons: 1998
Calvin enjoys spending his time with his family and watching his daughter grow, learn new things and take her along for all kinds of work on the farm. Spending quality time with family and other drivers before and after a race is Calvin's enjoyment.
Calvin has won many best dressed outfit awards over the years and is known to have a well matched team donning his shiny black and silver harness. Calvin is very appreciative of his sponsors both past and present.
Curtis Longman
Date of Birth: March 3
Occupation: Work on mixed farm operation/ Cattle rancher for myself
Hometown: Kelvington, SK
Children: 3 Daughters- Dakota, Klai, and Quinn
Year started racing:
Chariots: 1994
Chuckwagons: 1996
Hobbies: Raising, training, and breaking chuckwagon horses and quadding.
Accomplishments:
- 2011 High Point Chariot and consistently having chariot and chuckwagons in the year end top 10.
- Many show wins in chariots and chuckwagons.
- Served 15 years on the EPCCA executive. 12 years as a director, and 3 years as president.
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Harold McCarthy
Date of Birth:
Occupation: Semi-retired (works on the rigs in the winter)
Hometown: Bjorkdale, SK
Year started racing:
Chariots:
Hobbies:
TJ Moosetail
Date of Birth: November 30
Occupation: Kal Tire & Farming
Hometown: Swan River MB
Marital Status: Partner Cadence
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2022
Chuckwagons: 2024
Hobbies: Breaking colts and farming
Accomplishments: Top Rookie Wagon Driver 2024 at the NW Round Up & Exhibition (Swan River)
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Casey Peterson
Date of Birth: February 19
Occupation: Auctioneer
Hometown: Kelvington, SK
Children: 3 sons- Colt, Dusty and Khoal
2 Daughters- Blaze and Brooke
Year started racing:
Chariots: 1982
Chuckwagons: 1983
Hobbies: Raising and trading horses.
Accomplishments:
- Having a successful breeding program raising my own Chuckwagon and Chariot horses.
- Winning many shows and year end titles in both Chuckwagon and Chariots in the EPCCA.
Ryan Peterson
Date of Birth:
Occupation: Retired
Hometown: Kelvington, SK
Children: 2 sons-Casey & Clint
Year started racing:
Chariots:
Chuckwagons:
Hobbies: Playing cards, visiting friends, watching the races
Accomplishments:
- Winning many shows and year end titles in both Chuckwagon and Chariots over the many years of racing
Wyatt Petelski
Date of Birth: April 14
Occupation: Operator, Farm Hand
Hometown: Swan River MB
Marital Status: Single
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2022
Accomplishments:
-Hitting the Top 5 in Elkhorn 2024
Stephen Prodaehl
Date of Birth: August 3
Occupation: Welder at Mumby Manufacturing
Hometown: St.Gregor, SK
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Brittany
Children: Son-Jamieson
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2011
Chuckwagons: 2019
Stephen enjoys hunting, fishing, sledding, quadding, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Some accomplishments of Stephen's are:
- Most Sportsmanlike Driver in 2011 and 2012.
- Rookie Chariot driver in 2011.
- Rookie Chuckwagon driver in 2019.
- Many best dressed chariot awards.
Jarod Prouse
Date of Birth: April 10
Occupation: Farming
Hometown: Kelvington, SK
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2014
Shaun Prouse
Date of birth: May 2
Occupation: Retired from CN after 33 years of dragging rail cars all over Western Canada
Hometown: Kelvington, SK
Current Town: Kelvington, SK
Marital Status: Partner Shelley
Children: 1 son- Jarod
Year Started Racing:
Chariots: 2004 (after running a few races in the 1980’s)
Shaun is a second generation driver who enjoys spending summers with his horses and family and friends of the EPCCA.
Buddy Prouse
Date of Birth: September 16
Occupation: Rancher
Hometown: Invermay, SK
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2010
Chuckwagons: 2013
Accomplishments:
- Junior Champion Cart (EPCCA) and in Swan River in 2010.
- Rookie Wagon Champion 2013
- Winning Morris Stampede Dash in 2017, 2018 & 2019.
-Winning Morris show in 2018 and 2019.
- Winning the Elkhorn Dash in 2018
- 1st and 2nd overall wagon in Elkhorn 2018.
- Day money runs in both carts and wagons.
- Lots of top 5 finished throughout SK, MB, and ALTA.
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Cauy Richardson
Date of Birth: June 19
Occupation: Weyerhaeuser
Hometown: Melfort, SK
Current Town: Hudson Bay, SK
Marital Status: In a Relationship
Partner: Sam
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2022
Chuckwagons: 2025
When not racing, Cauy enjoys playing hockey, hunting, and spending time with his horses. As well as can be found spending time with his family and friends.
Some Accomplishments for Cauy have been multiple best dressed awards, and winning the 2022 Betty Salmond Memorial Rookie Chariot Champion Award.
Hayden Rooks
Date of Birth: August 26
Occupation: Teacher
Hometown: Minitonas, MB
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Charlene
Children: 2 Sons- Jackson and Jesse
1 Daughter- Juliet
Year started racing:
Chariots: 1995
Chuckwagons: 1999
Hayden enjoys carpentry in his spare time.
Accomplishments:
Racing: Hayden has won wagon shows in the EPCCA, MPCCA, and PAPCCA. Most notably won the Northwest Roundup in Swan River.
Joe Rybinski
Date of Birth: October 19
Occupation: Retired Health Care Provider, currently providing Consulting services to management and Governance Clients.
Hometown: Melfort, SK
Current Town: Prince Albert, SK
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Pamela
Children: 3 Daughters- Jennifer, Stephanie and Kristina
Year started racing:
Joe started racing in 1998 after announcing for the EPCCA for 7 years.
In his spare time, Joe enjoys team roping and spending winters in Arizona at a roping camp. He continues to play guitar in a band and taken up snowmobiling again.
One of his greatest accomplishments are his three daughters, and being Grandparents to 6 Grandchildren that all love horses.
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Clint Salmond
Date of Birth: April 2
Occupation: Self-employed
Hometown: Weekes, SK
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Jolene
Children: 1 Daughter- Makaela
1 Son-Kain
Year started racing:
Chariots: 1990
In his spare time Clint enjoys hunting and coaching hockey!
Accomplishments:
- Numerous high point champion carts and wagons.
- Provincial Chariot and Chuckwagon Champion.
- North American Chariot and Chuckwagon Champion.
- Manitoba High Point holder of the year.
Kain Salmond
Date of Birth: March 14
Occupation: Sawmill, horse trainer
Hometown: Weekes, SK
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2018
Chuckwagons: 2021
Kain enjoys playing hockey, hunting, and playing baseball in his spare time.
Accomplishments:
- 2018 Rookie Chariot Driver
- 2019 Top Junior Driver
- 2018 and 2019 Swan River Northwest Roundup Junior Champion
-2021 Rookie Chuckwagon Champion
Kent Salmond
Date of Birth: October 7
Occupation: Logger
Hometown: Weekes, SK
Current Town: Crooked River, SK
Marital Status: In A Relationship
Children: 1 Son-Cleve
1 Daughter-Kally
Year started racing:
Chariots: 1990
Chuckwagons: 1990
Kent enjoys breaking horses and quadding in his spare time. Since Kent started racing in 1990, he has been a consistent competitive competitor.
Larry Salmond
Date of Birth: May 22
Occupation:Farmer and works in the Logging Industry
Hometown: Weekes, SK
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Marge
Children: 2 Sons-Kent and Tyler
3 Daughters-Darlene, Bertina and Roxanne
Year started racing:
Chariots and Chuckwagons: 1967
Larry has won numerous awards over the years, several provincial championships, as well as four world titles.
Neil Salmond
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Shayne Salmond
Date of Birth: December 20
Occupation: Head miller at Grain Millers
Hometown: Weekes, SK
Current Town: Invermay, SK
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Jenna
Children: 2 Daughters- Aspen and Autumn
Year started racing:
Chariots: 1998
Chuckwagons: 2000
Shayne enjoys racing, riding and training horses, being outdoors with the family and Facebook marketplace as his hobbies.
Some career highlights are:
-Rookie of the year.
- Wagon show wins @ Nipawin, Melfort, Weyburn, Canora, and Kelvington.
-Dash for Cash winner @ Swan River, MB
Twyla Salmond
Date of Birth: September 17
Occupation: CAO Town of Porcupine Plain & Village of Weekes
Hometown: Weekes, SK
Current Town: Porcupine Plain, SK
Marital Status: In a relationship
Spouse: Darren
Year started racing:
Chariots: 1992
Hobbies: Barrel Racing, Chariot Racing, Curling and reading (when I can sneak it in).
Accomplishments:
- Rookie of the year Chariot in 1992
- 2013, 2018 and 2019 High Point Champion.
- 2013 North American Champion.
- Numerous show wins between Wayne (who drives when I am off barrel racing) and I.
Wayne Salmond
Date of Birth: August 30
Occupation:
Hometown: Weekes, SK
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse: Sharon
Children: 2 Sons- Clint and Shayne
2 Daughters- Twyla and Chelsey
Year started racing:
Wayne started racing in 1968.
Wayne enjoys breaking horses and spending time with his grandkids.
Accomplishments:
-North American Champion
-Numerous show wins, and year end awards.
Dakota Schnell
Date of Birth: June 15
Occupation: Thunder Oilfield Construction
Hometown: Estevan, SK
Marital Status: Single
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2014
Chuckwagons: 2016
Dakota enjoys spending time hunting and fishing when not racing.
Larry Schnell
Date of Birth: July 27
Occupation: R.M Truck Driver
Hometown: Tolstoi, MB
Current Town: Frobisher, SK
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Doris
Family/Children: 3 Sons- Curtis, Randy, and Kelly
8 Grandchildren
Year started racing:
Larry started racing chariots and chuckwagons in 1978 with the Souris Valley, Southeast, Davidson and Manitoba Clubs.
Accomplishments:
- Larry won the show at McCreary one year and received a rifle.
- Larry has won the Dash for Cash a couple of times in Weyburn and has won Selkirk also.
- Larry and Doris have also spent several winters where Larry raced chuckwagons in the rodeo and livestock shows in Houston and Fort Worth Texas with the MacGillivray chuckwagons.
Brianne Sherwood
Date of Birth: March 5
Occupation: Human Resource Manager for Beeland & Parkland Coop
Hometown: Archerwill, SK
Current Town: Tisdale, SK
Marital Status: Married
Husband: Tyler
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2008
In her spare time, Brianne enjoys curling.
A major accomplishment she is proud of is winning the Pilot Butte and Archerwill shows in 2018.
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Travis Tasa
Date of Birth: March 22
Occupation: Journeyman Mechanic working out of Jansen Mine
Hometown: Mistatim, SK
Current Town: St.Gregor, SK
Marital Status:Married
Spouse: Chelsey
Children: 4 Sons- Tuff, Rhett, Tucker and Ryker
Year started racing:
Chariots: 2011
Travis started racing under the direction of long time driver, and his father in-law, Wayne Salmond. Travis was hooked on the sport after his first time running a team. Travis has received numerous Infield Helper Awards, as well as Best Dressed Awards for his flashy yellow & blue outfit. He is one of the "go-to" holders for all of the drivers and can be seen helping out fellow drivers in almost every heat.
A message from Travis-
"I'd like to thank my sponsor Farm World for their continued support! Looking forward to another great year on the track!"