Chuckwagon horse dies following injury

CBC NEWS reports: A horse died after being injured in the Rangeland Derby chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede on Thursday night. During the fourth heat of the races, a horse on Cody Ridsdale's team was injured and medical care was immediately dispatched, the Stampede said in a release. "Following veterinary assessment, the owner made…

Stampede chuckwagons return with new safety measures

So the headline states, hoping to woo people who care about horses into thinking that the Stampede chuckwagon event can be turned into something more agreeable and acceptable. Chuckwagon racing is brutal and dangerous to horses and should be banned — whether horses are killed or not. Is that what it takes — dead horses…

Chuckwagon Race Report

The Calgary Stampede is not the only venue conducting chuckwagon races but it is the one that garners the most attention and publicity because of the number of horses it kills and has killed over the years. Chuckwagon races are also run south of the Canadian border in the USA such as in Clinton, Arkansas…

Calgary Stampede still facing cancellation

The Calgary Stampede is an annual rodeo, exhibition, and festival held every July in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The ten-day event, which bills itself as "The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth", attracts over one million visitors per year and features one of the world's largest rodeos, a parade, midway, stage shows, concerts, agricultural competitions, chuckwagon racing,…

No Stampede this year could force some cowboys to leave rodeo sports

Retired chuckwagon driver concerned sport won't survive if rodeos cancelled Natalie Valleau, reporting for CBC News, writes on Mar 25, 2020: The rodeo world is worried about the future of the Calgary Stampede this summer and many are wondering how the pandemic will impact their sport. Last week, the Calgary Stampede temporarily laid off 80 per…

Calgary Stampede chuckwagon race kills second horse

A second horse died after sustaining injuries during a chuckwagon race at the 2019 Calgary Stampede, Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Here's what local animal rights' groups said about the dead horses. "What we have to do is stop looking at horses as objects that we can look at for our viewing entertainment,” said Trev Miller,…

Calgary Stampede sends cast-off horses to slaughterhouse

The facts coming out about the Calgary Stampede get grimmer and grimmer. You can add slaughter to the list of the Stampede's crimes against horses. Not that this is a surprise to anyone. The surprise is that the Stampede veterinarian himself admitted it. Back in 2012 CTV News reported that the Stampede admittedly send horses…

Death by Numbers: Horses Killed at the Calgary Stampede — The Stats

Last updated 12 July 2019 DEATH TOLL Here are some numbers and other information gathered from the Calgary Humane Society, Vancouver Humane Society and/or the local media regarding the horses killed in Calgary Stampede events since 1986. Peter Fricker, spokesman for the Vancouver Humane Society, said 61 horses have died from chuckwagon race-related injuries since…

Death by Numbers: Horses Killed at the Calgary Stampede — The Attitude

DEADLY ATTITUDE The chuckwagon races have been a part of the Calgary Stampede since 1923. While horses are killed in varying events almost every year at the Calgary  Stampede, chuckwagon races seems to claim the most lives. The World Professional Chuckwagon Association calls the Calgary Stampede Chuckwagon Race "a half-mile of hell" for good reason.…

Calgary Stampede’s Chuckwagon Race, a half-mile of hell says Chuckwagon Association

Ever heard that saying, two wrongs don't make a right? Listen to these excuses for killing horses in Canada's chuckwagon race. And where are the good people of Canada? Sitting in the stands watching I suppose. No point saying how much you hate it when it wouldn't go on at all if you didn't buy…