Ban the Stampede?

petros

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What would you rather tame, a horse or a buffalo or a moose?
A moose has handle bars and can easily be domesticated.

 

captain morgan

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I've had a problem with the chuck-wagon races for years. This bullshit nonsense about "the horses enjoy it" is well, bullshit.
And the most recent incident was considered intentional and the idiot who caused it has been booted from the Stampede and fined $10,000.


It really galls me when organized groups race pigeons.... It's exploitative, dangerous and causes massive stress on these fine wee birds.


... Oh, the humanity


It's not like this is a one-off either. Every Stampede horses get killed in the chuck-wagon races. That's just not acceptable. What are we, Romans?

There are a number of herds of wild horses around Sundre Ab.


Sadly, many fall prey to the alpha predators in the area like grizzlies or cougars.


Perhaps a ban is in order
 

Hoid

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no horse likes to be killed because evolution

if the chuck wagon race is an evolutionary predator then horses want to avoid that at all costs.
 

petros

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Lol. Really? A wild horse will run itself to death or fight to the death in an attempt to become the alpha.

Your racism won't stop anything.
 
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Hoid

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Horses are strong and agile and robust animals.
It must be hell to be tied to a wagon that falls over.

What a ridiculous thing to do to such animals.