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[HD]Tragic Moment Three Horses Died in Chuckwagon Crash at Calgary Stampede
- Published_at:2012-07-15
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:WorldWeirdNews
- tags: Three, Horses, Killed, in, Crash, at, Calgary, Stampede, Chuckwagon, Race
- description: Celebrations over the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede were marred Thursday night when three horses died as the result of a crash during the chuckwagon races. There was no collision, but a lead horse for the team of driver Chad Harden suddenly went down, bringing two others horses with him and sending Harden and an outrider flying through the air. Neither man was hurt but two of the horses had to be euthanized on the track due to their injuries. A fourth horse will require surgery for its injuries but is expected to survive. Stampede spokesman Doug Fraser said the horse that suddenly collapsed had "experienced a fatal event, the nature of which is undetermined at this time." In 2010, two horses died of heart attacks during competitions. Fraser said it went "without saying" that Stampede officials had hoped to complete the 100th anniversary competition without any animal deaths. "It's a sad situation, but we will investigate the incident to determine what happened in the hopes we can prevent it from happening again," he said. "These horses are cared for; they are loved by the drivers themselves and there's no question it's a tragedy for these families." Fraser said it was an emotional night for all Stampede officials. "Nobody wants to see this happen," he said. "But I think the emotion really showed with Chad Harden. The driver is devastated and even our chief veterinarian ... felt emotional about this. "We've had absolutely phenomenal success this year, up until tonight." Accounts of the crash quickly began to surface on Twitter. "Chad Harding's chuckwagon was turning the third corner of the track and one of his horses went down," wrote John Schuiling.
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