Calgary Stampede: Deadly Crash

Chuckwagon Races Dept: CALGARY -- An animal rights group has called for a halt to chuckwagon races at the Calgary Stampede after a deadly crash Thursday night, according to Winnipeg Free Press. The wall of a major blood vessel leading away from the heart weakened and then burst, causing blood to fill the horse's abdomen, Stampede officials said in a release Friday afternoon and officials tend to injured animals after a deadly crash Thursday night during the Calgary Stampede's chuckwagon races. STUART GRADON / POSTMEDIA NEWS Meanwhile, an autopsy has revealed what caused one of the horses involved to collapse during the event, leading to the crash that killed two others and hurt one more. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.