Chuckwagons are pretty tame and safe for horses compared to steeplechase horse racing. I watched my first steeplechase about two years when I happen to catch a broadcast on CBC and it was brutal on the horses. I don't remember the details but I think it was about 40 horses that started and less than 10 finished. I think they put down about a dozen horses on the stop, under a tarp on the track.
It was crazy.
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