Six chuckwagon horses died during this year’s Calgary Stampede. In one incident, the driver who caused the wreck was fined $10,000,

The Calgary Stampede has reported that during training exercises this morning, two separate incidents occurred. Driver Tim Haroldson was a passenger on a wagon driven by fellow driver Jerry Bremner. The wagon rolled while coming around one of the barrels during morning training. Haroldson was thrown from the wagon and taken by ambulance to hospital for evaluation and treatment. […]

A 12-year-old Thoroughbred, ridden by one of Doug Irvine’s outriders, collapsed and died following the fourth heat of the chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede on July 12th. Stampede spokeswoman, Bonni Clark, said the horse had been examined prior to the race and was deemed fit to compete, and that it had not been involved […]