Grey Cup horse walks through Calgary hotel

A horse named Taffy recently performed a long-standing tradition by walking through a hotel lobby in Calgary ahead of the Grey Cup championship game. The horse, a 12-year-old brown, freckled, and white animal, filled the traditional role of Tuffy, a title given to a horse that has ridden through a host city's hotel annually since 1948. During the event, Taffy sauntered through the Homewood Suites to the tune of bagpipes and visited the bar to consume a bowl of Guinness beer. This tradition began decades ago when a Stampeders fan rode a horse into a fancy Toronto hotel. The horse is a cast horse trained to remain calm around loud music and simulated danger to handle the public appearance. Fans gathered at the downtown hotel on Thursday to take photos with the horse before the game between the Edmonton Elks and Montreal Alouettes on Sunday.