The sooner they stop this stupid carnival of cruelty the better. We don't need our cities signature event to be such a slack jawed, backwoods, barbaric gong show. Calgary no longer needs the Stampede to identify itself. We are a world class city, but mutilating animals for pleasure is anything but world class. It's a black eye we need to rid ourselves of. Run the festival portion, just get rid of the damn rodeo already. At least the murder events.
inb4: But I am such a1337 cowboy wearing my Budweiser buckle, Jack Daniels Cowbot hat, and faux snake skin boots while I shuttle my kids around in a Volvo. I am the definition of a cowboy.
inb4: But you eat meat, and chickens, and they get the mean treatment too you hypocrite.
inb4: But it is so good for the economy.
Yeah, we could also divert the Bow River California on a mega pipeline, and that would be awesome for the economy too! Doesn't make it right.
inb4: But Oilsands!!!!!11!!!11!1
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but mutilating animals for pleasure is anything but world class.
Serious question as I have never watched chuckwagons: What makes it any more barbaric than any other form of horse racing? Animal injuries more common?
The sooner they stop this stupid carnival of cruelty the better. We don't need our cities signature event to be such a slack jawed, backwoods, barbaric gong show. Calgary no longer needs the Stampede to identify itself. We are a world class city, but mutilating animals for pleasure is anything but world class. It's a black eye we need to rid ourselves of. Run the festival portion, just get rid of the damn rodeo already. At least the murder events.
inb4: But I am such a1337 cowboy wearing my Budweiser buckle, Jack Daniels Cowbot hat, and faux snake skin boots while I shuttle my kids around in a Volvo. I am the definition of a cowboy.
inb4: But you eat meat, and chickens, and they get the mean treatment too you hypocrite.
inb4: But it is so good for the economy.
Yeah, we could also divert the Bow River California on a mega pipeline, and that would be awesome for the economy too! Doesn't make it right.
inb4: But Oilsands!!!!!11!!!11!1
Animals deserve exercise too.
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Serious question as I have never watched chuckwagons: What makes it any more barbaric than any other form of horse racing? Animal injuries more common?
I would say not more barbaric but more dangerous. The amount of horses on the track (24 in total) is a problem if one should fall. They are joined together in bunches of four to a wagon so if one goes down all four go down, horses are not built to take falls. The power they have as a four headed team makes controlling them very difficult and stopping them impossible, thoroughbreds love to run.
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Serious question as I have never watched chuckwagons: What makes it any more barbaric than any other form of horse racing? Animal injuries more common?
When one goes down, they all go down, and hundreds of pounds of wood and steel crush their legs.
Yes horse racing has the odd broken leg fatality, but Chucks amplify the problem to a ridiculous level. Every year there seems to be multiple horse fatalities at the Rangeland derby. I wish there was a year by year chart I could find. But I do remember 3 going down at the centennial. I quit going to the Stampede in the early 2000's after I watched a wreck from the stands that killed a few horses.
I am all for celebrating western heritage. Cool, neato, and all that jazz. But to me, they should be looking for a proactive way to phase out the 'bad' events. People will still go without the rodeo. The grand stand show is amazing in itself. Maybe instead of the rodeo, book the absolute top headlining Country acts in the world, and have the worlds greatest week and a half long country music concert. Not my cup of tea, but I would bet there are far more country music fans than rodeo fans out there. 4 hours of superstars, every single night. It will probably fill more seats than the rodeo. And bring in more people from across the globe.
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a tad over the top eh? 'murder events'
hard to take you seriosly when i can feel the virtual spittle from your mouth coming through the internet and hitting me in the face.
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When one goes down, they all go down, and hundreds of pounds of wood and steel crush their legs.
Yes horse racing has the odd broken leg fatality, but Chucks amplify the problem to a ridiculous level. Every year there seems to be multiple horse fatalities at the Rangeland derby. I wish there was a year by year chart I could find. But I do remember 3 going down at the centennial. I quit going to the Stampede in the early 2000's after I watched a wreck from the stands that killed a few horses.
I am all for celebrating western heritage. Cool, neato, and all that jazz. But to me, they should be looking for a proactive way to phase out the 'bad' events. People will still go without the rodeo. The grand stand show is amazing in itself. Maybe instead of the rodeo, book the absolute top headlining Country acts in the world, and have the worlds greatest week and a half long country music concert. Not my cup of tea, but I would bet there are far more country music fans than rodeo fans out there. 4 hours of superstars, every single night. It will probably fill more seats than the rodeo. And bring in more people from across the globe.
They are pretty much trying that now as well with the acts booked for the Saddledome.
I'm pro rodeo, the thing is these events are happening all over North America every week end. Because it is the biggest rodeo around, the Stampede falls under a much larger microscope. And the media needs to sensationalize everything so they go to the "animal death count" every year.
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a tad over the top eh? 'murder events'
hard to take you seriosly when i can feel the virtual spittle from your mouth coming through the internet and hitting me in the face.
1990
- 3 calves - broken legs euthanized
- 1 steer - broken leg euthanized
- 1 bucking horse euthanized
- 1 chuckwagon horse -broken leg euthanized
1991 no fatalities reported
1992
- 1 chuckwagon horse died
1993 no fatalities reported
1994
-1 horse (novice bronc) broken hind leg euthanized
1995
-1 chuckwagon horse -broken leg euthanized
-1 horse (novice saddle bronc) head injury, euthanized
-1 horse (novice bronc) front leg, euthanized
1996
-4 chuckwagon horses killed, 1 down with a heart attack, 2 euthanized, 1 with broken neck and leg
1997
- 1 chuckwagon horse died
- 1 bull euthanized after breaking his leg
1998 no fatalities reported
1999
- 2 chuckwagon horses euthanized
2000
- 2 chuckwagon horses - 1 horse died of pulmonary aneurism; 1horse > euthanized (fractured front leg)
2001
- 1 calf euthanized (broke right hind leg) in the calf roping event on July 8th
- 1 chuckwagon outrider horse euthanized July 15th (collapsed and broke right shoulder)
2002
- 1 chuckwagon outrider horse died of a heart attack on July 5 after running in heat 1
- 5 chuckwagon horses killed
- 1 calf euthanized (broken leg) in the calf roping event
2003 no fatalities reported
2004
- 1 horse (broken leg in wild ride event)
2005
- 9 horses killed in stampede on Bonnybrooke Bridge July 3
- 1 show horse, heart attack, July 8
- 1 calf, injured on July 8
- 1 chuckwagon horse, heart attack, July 15
- 2 chuckwagon horses (behind the scenes)
2006
- 2 chuckwagon horses (July 7) heart attack, broken leg
- 1 chuckwagon horse (July 13) broke two bones in its lower left front leg on Gary Gorst's team
Maybe instead of the rodeo, book the absolute top headlining Country acts in the world, and have the worlds greatest week and a half long country music concert.
Are you suggesting Shania Twin is not world class?
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1990
- 3 calves - broken legs euthanized
- 1 steer - broken leg euthanized
- 1 bucking horse euthanized
- 1 chuckwagon horse -broken leg euthanized
1991 no fatalities reported
1992
- 1 chuckwagon horse died
1993 no fatalities reported
1994
-1 horse (novice bronc) broken hind leg euthanized
1995
-1 chuckwagon horse -broken leg euthanized
-1 horse (novice saddle bronc) head injury, euthanized
-1 horse (novice bronc) front leg, euthanized
1996
-4 chuckwagon horses killed, 1 down with a heart attack, 2 euthanized, 1 with broken neck and leg
1997
- 1 chuckwagon horse died
- 1 bull euthanized after breaking his leg
1998 no fatalities reported
1999
- 2 chuckwagon horses euthanized
2000
- 2 chuckwagon horses - 1 horse died of pulmonary aneurism; 1horse > euthanized (fractured front leg)
2001
- 1 calf euthanized (broke right hind leg) in the calf roping event on July 8th
- 1 chuckwagon outrider horse euthanized July 15th (collapsed and broke right shoulder)
2002
- 1 chuckwagon outrider horse died of a heart attack on July 5 after running in heat 1
- 5 chuckwagon horses killed
- 1 calf euthanized (broken leg) in the calf roping event
2003 no fatalities reported
2004
- 1 horse (broken leg in wild ride event)
2005
- 9 horses killed in stampede on Bonnybrooke Bridge July 3
- 1 show horse, heart attack, July 8
- 1 calf, injured on July 8
- 1 chuckwagon horse, heart attack, July 15
- 2 chuckwagon horses (behind the scenes)
2006
- 2 chuckwagon horses (July 7) heart attack, broken leg
- 1 chuckwagon horse (July 13) broke two bones in its lower left front leg on Gary Gorst's team
Activists lock down Chuckwagon track
