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[RC] Olympic equestrian decision - Lynn WhiteI know this will raise a hackle or two, but with the exception of the pentathlon, I hope the equestrian sports as they are run now do get dumped from the Olympics. Now if they did something like require that countries supply qualified horses and riders and the horses would be chosen for riders at random, THAT would be interesting and a more realistic measure of horsemanship. Don’t get me wrong, I love watching top level dressage and jumping; and the cross country course just takes my breath away. But the original spirit of the Olympic games was about the common PEOPLE representing their countries and competing against each other. The equestrian competitions pre 1960 were based on the skills needed to be a top cavalry horseman. Now it has morphed into a sport that has way too much emphasis on an extremely expensive horse. When I think of it, I can’t imagine any sport further from the original spirit of the games than the equestrian competitions. And while they are at it, they can jettison beach volley ball as well! Lynn "Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people" -W.C. Fields =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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