[Closed] Horses In The Olympics

Same reason as there's sailing?

seeing those firearms people lobbing bullets down the range purely by the power of their right index fingers is a sight to behold.

i thought the same about shooting but at least they have full control of the rifle. Some may argue you have control of a horse.

There's a simple test to tell. Put the horse in the arena without a rider. See how it performs.

why is there horse events in the Olympics when Everything else seems to be human powered?

That's not a very respectful way to talk about the Royal Family.

Looking forward to the sheep dog trials in Rio.

Seems some of them have cars instead of horses. Just heard that Prince William and Prince Harry love their Polo, and Mary King has brought a Cavalier.

They've been doing it for a while, apparently.........

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Horse events? Just picturing a horse having a go at the pole vault now

There's a simple test to tell. Put the horse in the arena without a rider. See how it performs.

Lets see the rider clear the water jump without the horse.

This pair seem to have got the knack of it;

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tbh, it looks like she rides a horse like I ride a bike 🙁

Does the horse have to be from the country its representing?

found this through the search that got the above;

*this* should be an Olympic Sport:

[url= http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/14/the-diving-horses-of-atlantic-city/ ]http://www.neatorama.com/2009/10/14/the-diving-horses-of-atlantic-city/[/url]
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The diving horses performed at Atlantic City’s Steel Pier in the 1920s and 1930s. The horse would jump into a tank of water, typically with a young woman riding on its back.

Some dove with their front legs straight out, while others tucked up their legs as if they were going over a jump. One horse would twist in the air and land on his side, making it dangerous for his rider.

‘The riders (all women) would suffer one or two broken bones a year. Most of the injuries came from getting out of the pool of paddling hooves. They made it look easy, but it wasn’t. Years ago a rider by the name of Sonora Carver (in the late 1920’s) went blind from a bad impact with the water. The jump was sixty feet at that time, but was then lowered to forty.

‘Another horse, I think his name was Patches, drew quite an audience. After making so many jumps he no longer waited for his rider. He would charge up the ramp to the tower and take a running jump off the diving board, leaving the rider behind. A couple of the girls tried to leap on him as he flew by, only to be left sailing through the air mount-less. [/i]

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So how do say the Australian team get their horse here?

How horses get here;

[url= http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/29/olympics-equestrian-2012-horses_n_1711842.html?utm_hp_ref=green ]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/29/olympics-equestrian-2012-horses_n_1711842.html?utm_hp_ref=green[/url]

Looks at Wwaswas' pic, less trouble for getting them back...

The Aussies just steal some horses when they get here.