Outrider horse collapses and dies at Calgary Stampede

A post service mortem volition hold upwards carried out on a Equus caballus that collapsed together with died later a chuckwagon race at the Calgary stampede on Fri night.

The 12-year-old thoroughbred named Hughey, ane of Doug Irvine’s outrider horses, died later taking role inwards the 4th heat. Outriders are role of the chuckwagon team, who follow the carriage during the race to the complete line.

Hughey had been role of Irvine’s squad for 5 years.

Stampede officials said Hughey collapsed piece returning to the infield.

The veterinary on the scene determined that Hughey had died immediately. He had non been involved inwards a collision or infraction during the heat, together with in that place was no obvious sign of injury.

Officials said they would liberate the elbow grease of decease in ane lawsuit it was established.

Hughey had been cleared to compete earlier the race every bit role of the event’s Fitness to Compete plan together with all signs were normal at that time, officials said.

“We admit that the decease of an equine athlete inwards a populace upshot may hold upwards upsetting for roughly people,” Stampede spokeswoman Bonni Clark said.

The Vancouver Humane Society said it was extremely distressing to hear of the death.

“It is getting harder for the populace to believe that these deaths are but coincidence or bad luck. There is something inherently dangerous most the race,” the guild said inwards a intelligence release.

“Nothing the Stampede has done has stopped horses dying.”

The guild renewed its telephone telephone for the Stampede to suspend chuckwagon races together with convey an independent panel of experts review the upshot to arrive at upwards one's hear if anything tin hold upwards done to larn far safe.

More than fifty horses convey died at the Stampede since 1986, the guild said.

 

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