No Stampeders? No problem, as the Calgary Gray Cup committee heads to Vancouver.

“Calgary has been in the Gray Cup since 1948,” said committee chair Diane Wensel.

“Before that it was just a game, then in 1948 some crazy Calgarians decided to board trains and party in the streets; bring horses.”

Wensel says that in Vancouver this week, the horse Tuffy Nuff will once again make an appearance at the hotel.

“There’s a lot of planning. Obviously safety and security is of the utmost importance for the horse, for all of our volunteers and for the hotel,” Wensel told CTV News.

“I think everyone knows us as the committee that brings the fun. We bring the pancake breakfasts, we bring the horse. We’re there no matter what.”

Wensel says the Calgary Gray Cup committee is already looking ahead to next year’s Gray Cup games in Winnipeg and 2026, when Calgary will host the game again.