Canadians made several significant contributions to the sport of rodeo. In 1916, at the Bascom Ranch in Welling, Alberta, southwest of Medicine Hat. John W. Bascom and his sons Raymond, Mel, and Earl designed and built rodeo's first side-delivery bucking chute for the ranch rodeos they were producing. In 1919, Earl and John made rodeo's first reverse-opening side-delivery bucking chute at the Bascom Ranch in Lethbridge in southern Alberta. The Bascom-style bucking chute is now rodeo's standard design. Earl Bascom also continued his innovative contributions to the sport of rodeo by designing and making rodeo's first hornless bronc saddle in 1922, rodeo's first one-hand bareback rigging in 1924, and the first high-cut rodeo chaps in 1928. Earl and his brother Weldon also produced rodeo's first night rodeo held outdoors under electric lights in 1935.
canadIans Made sevERaL SignificaNt ContrIbutiOns to tHe sporT of rOdeo. in 1916, aT THe bASCoM RanCh In WeLLInG, alberta, SOuthwest of meDIcInE HAt. JOHn w. baSCom anD hIs sons raymonD, Mel, anD earl designEd anD buiLt rodeo's fIrSt SIDe-deLivery buCkInG chUTe FoR tHE raNch rOdEos They wEre prOduCIng. in 1919, Earl and joHn mAde RodEO'S firsT rEVersE-openiNg sidE-DeliveRY bucKinG chuTe aT ThE BascOm ranch in leTHbridge in SoUthern ALberta. the basCoM-StyLE BuCKing chUTE iS NoW rOdEo's STANDarD DEsiGN. eArl Bascom also conTInued hiS InNoVatIVe COntribUtiOns to tHe spOrt OF rODEo by DesiGniNg anD MAkInG roDeO'S fIRst hoRnlesS BRonc saDdLE iN 1922, roDeo's fIRsT onE-hand baReBack rIgginG iN 1924, anD the fIRst high-Cut RoDeo cHapS in 1928. earl and his brOthER WeldON aLsO PRoduced rodeo's fIrsT NiGhT RodeO helD oUtdoorS UNder elecTriC lIghTs in 1935.