Welcome to MHCowboyLife.com, the official web site of the Medicine Hat Cowboy Poetry Foundation.

Our goal is to preserve, promote and perform cowboy poetry and western music to celebrate the history, traditions and lifestyle of the cowboy and rural living in Medicine Hat and area. We hold gatherings of cowboy music and spoken word, in person and online. We collect stories and share them on our web site, on social media and at our live shows.

Keeping you in the Loop

The April Newsletter is here!!! Mosey on over to our blog to read all about what’s been happening at MHCowboyLife.

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View our Story Videos

In 2020 the Medicine Cowboy Poetry Foundation identified among seniors who were isolated, a need to tell their stories. We began video recording them and writing poems and songs about them. They’ve become mini-documentaries. In 2023 we created the Paws and Poems series of videos. Follow these links:

• Paws and Poems videos
• Country Stories videos
• Underground Cowboys video
• Stories from Seniors videos

Read About Local History

Local character Harry Forbes Remembers all kinds of interesting stuff from growing up and raising a family on the prairies. We feature excerpts from his seven books and his sister, Helen’s recollections.

Harry Forbes Remembers

You will be delighted to read the prairie stories from local Alice Kanewischer, mostly excerpted from her book, I-Alice.

I-Alice: Stories from Alice Kanewischer

Ranch Histories

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