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Did the Omak Suicide Race start with a horse massacre & the KKK?

August 13, 2022 By Merritt Clifton

Uncovering the nasty origins of an ugly event             OMAK, Washington––The 88th edition of the bizarre and often deadly “World Famous Suicide Race” held annually in Omak,  Washington,  is to conclude on August 14,  2022,  as the final event of the annual Omak Stampede Rodeo. Bizarre as is the race itself,  down an extremely steep […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal organizations, Animal racing, Canada, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse & livestock shows, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Laws & politics, Laws & standards, Native American beliefs, Racing, Rodeo, Spectacles, Sports, The Americas, USA, Welfare, Wild horses Tagged With: Alex Dick, Allison Williams, Claire Pentz, Karen West, Larry Lansburgh, Lillian A. Ackerman, Merritt Clifton, Nick Timiraos, Roger Harnack, Warren Cox, Will Anderson

Omak “Suicide Race” 2018: more dead horses & “kill the messenger”

September 14, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

Tribal baseball tradition much better documented than “suicide racing”             OMAK,  Washington––Add at least two more dead horses to the mounting toll from the annual Omak Stampede Rodeo “Suicide Race,”  bringing the known toll since 1983 to 25,  with many more suspected but undocumented,  and no record existing of injuries and deaths from the first […]

Filed Under: Animal racing, Cruelty & neglect, Culture & Animals, Entertainment, Exhibition, Feature Home Bottom, Horse racing, Horses, Horses & Farmed Animals, Racing, Rodeo, Spectacles, Sports Tagged With: Beth Clifton, Dave Skeels, Merritt Clifton, Paul Maley, Roger Harnack, Shamy Johnson, Tina Stratemeyer

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