_________image_________ In 19 roundups, riders moved over 50,000 buffalo through the chutes. Roundup Crews It was beneficial to have the same riders each year if possible, as they knew the territory and were more familiar with the tendencies of the buffalo. There seemed to be an air of excitement at roundup time, the men working as a team, sharing experiences and experience during the two months they were together. Wainwright and Districts’ history, Buffalo Trails and Tales, lists Park riders as follows: Annual Roundups - Bud Cotton, Ray Sharp, Vern Treffry, Blake Sharp, Bert Kitchen, Frank Love, George Armstrong, Allen Treffry. One to Seven Years - Dick McNern, Hi Dunning, Chris Harris, Paul Powell, Murray Treffry, Warren Blinn, Arthur Babb, Jack Johnston, Tommy Smith. One to Three Years - Joe Saville, Miles Mabey, Felix Currier, Bud Mabey, S. Martineau, Bill Brown, M. Jackson, Art Massey, Bob Hyatt, N. Zender, S. Sorenson, Jim Saville. At other times of the year, most of these men were farmers and ranchers, citizens of Wainwright and its surrounding districts. During the cold winter months when hides were prime, riders would head for the range where 8000 buffalo grazed contentedly until spurred into a frenzied run by the presence of the horsemen. Horses were sharp-shod for safer footing on slippery terrain and fed generous rations of grain and hay for their much-needed strength. They were buffalo-wise and wary of their enemies’ fatal horns; gores inflicted by the ill-tempered or frightened bison caused the death of several of the Park’s thoroughbreds. Riders dressed for the extreme cold, often wearing woolen chaps, tweed hats with ear lugs, and saddle covers for added warmth. Much of their time was spent traveling at high speed over frozen ground, snow and ice flying into their faces as they followed the herd. Their destination was a one-mile square enclosure near the abbatoir where dinner and fresh horses were waiting.