[unclebilly]

It’s not like these horses all suffer or die when their racing careers end.

Chuckwagon racers buy thoroughbreds and train them to race. It’s not easy but these horses are bred and trained to do one thing well… race!

https://www.calgarystampede.com/stampede/shows/evening/rangeland-derby

My son’s best friend’s father is a famous Chuckwagon racer and comes from a long line of wagon racers…

Here are some vids I took a couple years ago in High River.

https://youtu.be/eKPZVu_3opc?si=XV7MhCuImFNX-fM2

https://youtu.be/7OXs_UyzyPU?si=VtmhKgwqOoUB6ShT

And when the wagon guys are done with these beautiful horses, people buy them from them. A close friend of my wife’s has a thoroughbred named ‘big’. He had a very accomplished racing history but didn’t work out on a wagon rig.