Horse euthanized after chuckwagon championships in Red Deer

A equine was euthanized aft an “unfortunate incident” during the last vigor of the North American Pony Chuckwagon Championships successful Red Deer connected Saturday, according to a press merchandise issued Sunday by Wagons astatine Westerner.

“One of the equine athletes mislaid stride causing the wagon to halt, allowing nary clip for absorption and affecting the operator down arsenic well,” the connection read.

The enactment said a veterinarian cared for the horses and determined the grade of injuries.

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“Unfortunately, owed to the injuries sustained, 1 of the horses was euthanized,” it said.

Wagons astatine Westerner said the veterinarian assessed each different animals aft the contention and recovered that they were successful “good health,” adding that nary drivers were injured.

The Alberta Professional Chuckwagon & Chariot Association and Westerner Park are committed to the information of drivers and their animals, the merchandise said.

“Every imaginable precaution is taken to guarantee the animal’s information and well-being,” it said.