Papa Smurf, a bucking horse competes with rider Cliff Norrisat at the Calgary Stampede in 2004. The bucking horse remembered as one of the best of his breed at the Calgary Stampede has died of natural causes, Thursday Aug. 18, 2011. Papa Smurf was 28 and had retired from the rodeo in 2005. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ HO- The Calgary Stampede *** Local Caption ***
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