This might not be Calgary and the Saddledome, but during the weekend when the Richer Rough Stock Rodeo takes to the saddle, you’d never know it as competitors of all ages vie to earn one of the highly prized Richer Rodeo belt buckles. The annual event that has often won the title of rodeo of the year takes place Aug. 7 to 9 at the Dawson Trail Park. SVJETLANA MLINAREVIC THE CARILLON A young cowboy tries his hardest to hang on during the mutton busting event at the Richer Rough Stock Rodeo on Aug. 10, 2024. Last year’s attendance at the Richer Rodeo was in excess of 14,000 people, which for a small community of under 500 residents is an enormous volume of folks to accommodate. “The reason we don’t have a midway … is that the midway takes all of the money that they make there.