Mondays

Well Monday was another day of variety, starting off with feature hunting at Heritage Park for Heritage Day, and ending with chuckwagon racing out in Strathmore, about 50 km outside of Calgary. I had a lot of fun looking for features at Heritage Park, although they will never see the light of day in the paper. The chuckwagon racing was interesting, seeing how easy it is for a horse to trip and basically die right on the spot was something I hadn't seen yet. Calgary, AB-20060807-.One of Shane Cartier's lead horses falls over before the barrels in the forth heat at the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship in Strathmore Monday evening. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060807-.Outriders and race officials tend to one of Shane Cartier's lead horses that had fallen over before the barrels in the forth heat at the WPCA Dodge Pro Tour Championship in Strathmore Monday evening. The horse later died and was removed from the track, and Shane Cartier finished the heat with a replacement horse. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060807-.Rose Petiot, 7, beats the 28 degree heat this Heritage Day with a ride on the Dangler Swings at Heritage Park on Monday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060807-.Levi Dick, 1 1/2, shows his glee as he and his mom Sandra have some fun on the lawn at Heritage Park on Monday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald
Calgary, AB-20060807-.Megan Ball, 4, cools off in the 28 degree heat this Heritage Day with a chocolate ice cream cone at Heritage Park on Monday afternoon. Photo by Brett Beadle/Calgary Herald