Chuckwagon horse euthanized after breaking leg in 6th heat
Posted Jul 4, 2015 11:14 pm.
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Due to a broken leg, a 10-year old thoroughbred horse named Duke had to be euthanized Saturday night.
In the 6th heat of the Stampede chuckwagon races, a vet had determined the horse suffered a broken right hind leg; specifically a fractured cannon bone.
It’s considered a serious injury, and the horse was euthanized immediately.
Driver Layne Bremner received a “no-time”, $2500 penalty and a five second penalty for interference.
The Calgary Stampede will undertake a thorough review to determine if there were any contributing factors to this incident that could have prevented it.
The injury appears to have been sustained due to the contact with another wagon.
