The Omak Suicide Race returns in 2021

Omak, Washington is a remote town in northern Washington, on the border of the Colville Indian reservation. The town is known for its annual rodeo, the Omak Stampede, and the controversial Suicide Race that runs with it. It has been called “The Deadliest Horse Race in the World.” Cancelled in 2020, the insanely treacherous Suicide…

Tradition is a stale myth and an unacceptable excuse for rodeo abuse

UPDATED July 6, 2016 by VIVIAN GRANT Heritage and tradition are often the first lines of defense when it comes to excusing the cruelties and abuses animals are subjected to in sport and entertainment. Rodeos are no exception. In an excellent article for the Calgary Herald entitled "Stampede rodeos a stale myth", Peter Fricker, Communications…