| So these horse events in the Olympics 15:06 - Aug 2 with 1536 views | bluelagos |
Take national hunt or flat racing - and we give the horse the credit, the jockey is a side issue to for most of us - not unreasonable given the horse does all the work.
So how come in the Olympics the horse jumping / dancing - equestrian events - the rider gets all the glory / medals?
Last time I looked it was the horse doing all the jumping/dancing... |  |
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| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:07 - Aug 2 with 1233 views | Bloots |
....know where to go without a rider? |  |
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| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:08 - Aug 2 with 1224 views | WD19 |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:07 - Aug 2 by Bloots |
....know where to go without a rider? |
The real medal should surely go to the person who got the horse all the way to Japan.
Steering it around Tokyo is a breeze in comparison. |  | | |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:08 - Aug 2 with 1227 views | homer_123 |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:07 - Aug 2 by Bloots |
....know where to go without a rider? |
I suspect, if you give the horse a choice, it would choose not to be flown around the world to jump fences and prance about to music. |  |
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| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:09 - Aug 2 with 1217 views | bluelagos |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:07 - Aug 2 by Bloots |
....know where to go without a rider? |
It's not a maze/puzzle is it! | |
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| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:10 - Aug 2 with 1213 views | J2BLUE |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:08 - Aug 2 by homer_123 |
I suspect, if you give the horse a choice, it would choose not to be flown around the world to jump fences and prance about to music. |
Agree, although horses are more than capable of telling you to do one if they don't wish to perform. One refused to race the other day when the stalls opened. |  |
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| So these horse events in the Olympics on 15:10 - Aug 2 with 1203 views | Leaky |
Probabley not enough room on the podium for 3 horses. |  | | |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:11 - Aug 2 with 1203 views | bluelagos |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:10 - Aug 2 by J2BLUE |
Agree, although horses are more than capable of telling you to do one if they don't wish to perform. One refused to race the other day when the stalls opened. |
There's a lot of horses with a cr*p choice of music / dance moves it seems :-) | |
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| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:13 - Aug 2 with 1195 views | J2BLUE |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:11 - Aug 2 by bluelagos |
There's a lot of horses with a cr*p choice of music / dance moves it seems :-) |
Same with humans to be fair! | |
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| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:15 - Aug 2 with 1185 views | bluelagos |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:13 - Aug 2 by J2BLUE |
Same with humans to be fair! |
Take it you have you seen Keno & Hoppy dancing? | |
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| Well showjumping.... on 15:17 - Aug 2 with 1180 views | Bloots |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:09 - Aug 2 by bluelagos |
It's not a maze/puzzle is it! |
...and eventing technically is. | |
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| So these horse events in the Olympics on 15:20 - Aug 2 with 1173 views | chicoazul |
How come bear baiting or me playing the harpsichord on street corners with my capuchin monkey dancing along is illegal but this isn’t? |  |
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| So these horse events in the Olympics on 15:24 - Aug 2 with 1153 views | Coastalblue |
| So these horse events in the Olympics on 15:20 - Aug 2 by chicoazul |
How come bear baiting or me playing the harpsichord on street corners with my capuchin monkey dancing along is illegal but this isn’t? |
Because you're a scrote and not wealthy or priviliged. |  |
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| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:24 - Aug 2 with 1151 views | J2BLUE |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:15 - Aug 2 by bluelagos |
Take it you have you seen Keno & Hoppy dancing? |
Genuinely thought they were the same person. | |
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| On a similar subject..... on 15:26 - Aug 2 with 1145 views | Bloots |
...I was watching a bit of the archery the other day.
WTF is going on with those bows??!!
They were about 10ft long with dozens of long bits sticking out all over the place, pulleys and sights, including one massive pole that was pointing towards the target.
I thought they used these:
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| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:43 - Aug 2 with 1075 views | Cheltenham_Blue |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:08 - Aug 2 by homer_123 |
I suspect, if you give the horse a choice, it would choose not to be flown around the world to jump fences and prance about to music. |
How do you know? When were you last a horse? |  |
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| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:45 - Aug 2 with 1064 views | Keno |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:15 - Aug 2 by bluelagos |
Take it you have you seen Keno & Hoppy dancing? |
I am deeply hurt and offended by that remark, no matter how true it is!! |  |
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| On a similar subject..... on 15:58 - Aug 2 with 1047 views | GeoffSentence |
| On a similar subject..... on 15:26 - Aug 2 by Bloots |
...I was watching a bit of the archery the other day.
WTF is going on with those bows??!!
They were about 10ft long with dozens of long bits sticking out all over the place, pulleys and sights, including one massive pole that was pointing towards the target.
I thought they used these:
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That would be the test of a true champion. |  |
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| So these horse events in the Olympics on 16:01 - Aug 2 with 1044 views | Ryorry |
"So how come in the Olympics the horse jumping / dancing - equestrian events - the rider gets all the glory / medals?"
Short answer - they don't. If you look at the riders contending for the medals, they all point downwards at the horses when getting applause as they finish, indicating it was the horses wot won it; and the horses get multiple pats and hugs from riders, grooms and support team as they finish.
It's an equal partnership, clearly neither could do it without the other.
And yes, the horses do enjoy it. There's an element of "look at meeee" showing off in the best performances, and no human could force a half-ton animal to perform well - it'd either refuse to go, or be so disobedient/stubborn it'd go straight to the bottom of the marking, with other riders making their disaproval clear, and no doubt the governing body intervening also.
Basically, equine sports outside of racing are based on 2-way partnerships of love & trust between horses & their riders. |  |
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| So these horse events in the Olympics on 16:05 - Aug 2 with 1029 views | bluelagos |
| So these horse events in the Olympics on 16:01 - Aug 2 by Ryorry |
"So how come in the Olympics the horse jumping / dancing - equestrian events - the rider gets all the glory / medals?"
Short answer - they don't. If you look at the riders contending for the medals, they all point downwards at the horses when getting applause as they finish, indicating it was the horses wot won it; and the horses get multiple pats and hugs from riders, grooms and support team as they finish.
It's an equal partnership, clearly neither could do it without the other.
And yes, the horses do enjoy it. There's an element of "look at meeee" showing off in the best performances, and no human could force a half-ton animal to perform well - it'd either refuse to go, or be so disobedient/stubborn it'd go straight to the bottom of the marking, with other riders making their disaproval clear, and no doubt the governing body intervening also.
Basically, equine sports outside of racing are based on 2-way partnerships of love & trust between horses & their riders. |
Joint effort? Put the horse on the rider and watch them get over one of the show jumping fences :-) | |
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| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 16:39 - Aug 2 with 975 views | homer_123 |
| Do you reckon the horse would.... on 15:43 - Aug 2 by Cheltenham_Blue |
How do you know? When were you last a horse? |
I've been a bit horse since my covid jab as it happens. | |
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| So these horse events in the Olympics on 17:34 - Aug 2 with 919 views | fabian_illness |
Apparently if you whisper ‘glue factory’ in a horses ear, it will do whatever you want.
Trainers make out they’re geniuses, but really they are just bullies. |  | | |
| So these horse events in the Olympics on 18:20 - Aug 2 with 848 views | Ryorry |
| So these horse events in the Olympics on 15:24 - Aug 2 by Coastalblue |
Because you're a scrote and not wealthy or priviliged. |
Charlotte Dujardin worked her way up from being an ordinary groom in a dressage yard for several years where her talent was spotted. In her childhood, her mother set up and ran her own business to fund Charlotte competing in juvenile events.
Laura Collett started her own successful business in a rented yard when she was 19 to fund herself. She was additionally supported by sponsorship + creating a syndicate to lease the ownership of a good young horse.
It is an expensive sport, but not one that requires privilege or personal/family wealth to succeed - just talent and hard work.
*Edited for grammar. [Post edited 2 Aug 2021 18:22]
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| So these horse events in the Olympics on 18:23 - Aug 2 with 834 views | Coastalblue |
| So these horse events in the Olympics on 18:20 - Aug 2 by Ryorry |
Charlotte Dujardin worked her way up from being an ordinary groom in a dressage yard for several years where her talent was spotted. In her childhood, her mother set up and ran her own business to fund Charlotte competing in juvenile events.
Laura Collett started her own successful business in a rented yard when she was 19 to fund herself. She was additionally supported by sponsorship + creating a syndicate to lease the ownership of a good young horse.
It is an expensive sport, but not one that requires privilege or personal/family wealth to succeed - just talent and hard work.
*Edited for grammar. [Post edited 2 Aug 2021 18:22]
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I didn't say otherwise, my Mother has done some in the past and we are far from wealthy as a family, however equine sports would be looked at a lot closer and harder if it weren't for the 'right people' having an interest.
I've been aware of some less than pleasant training methods used on horses being trained for show jumping, I'm not saying it's the norm, but it's sadly not hugely uncommon either. | |
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| So these horse events in the Olympics on 18:25 - Aug 2 with 826 views | Ryorry |
| So these horse events in the Olympics on 18:23 - Aug 2 by Coastalblue |
I didn't say otherwise, my Mother has done some in the past and we are far from wealthy as a family, however equine sports would be looked at a lot closer and harder if it weren't for the 'right people' having an interest.
I've been aware of some less than pleasant training methods used on horses being trained for show jumping, I'm not saying it's the norm, but it's sadly not hugely uncommon either. |
If you're referring to 'rapping'? that's very much a thing of the past. | |
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| So these horse events in the Olympics on 18:41 - Aug 2 with 796 views | factual_blue |
| So these horse events in the Olympics on 17:34 - Aug 2 by fabian_illness |
Apparently if you whisper ‘glue factory’ in a horses ear, it will do whatever you want.
Trainers make out they’re geniuses, but really they are just bullies. |
Does whispering 'Findus frozen lasagne' have the same effect? |  |
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