jhn brssndn: To the uninformed souls* who think dressage or any horse related sport is not Olympic material:

lickystickypickywe:

The skill of the rider matters incredibly. In fact that’s one of the reasons that the top equestrians compete well into middle age; riding skill continues to grow through middle age and so it’s one of the few sports where top competitors actually improve as they go…

Ummm, okay, so what they’re saying is that it’s hard, fair enough.  

It’s also really hard to hit a 95 mph fastball 400+ feet, but baseball isn’t an olympic sport.

You know what else is really hard, controlling a car that’s going 150-200 mph for 3-4 hours on a track with 60 other cars, still not an olympic sport.

It’s also really hard to hit a small white ball straight down the middle of a fairway, golf still isn’t an olympic sport (nor should it be).

If dressage is an olympic sport, why isn’t Horse Racing? I suppose some might call the Steeplechase a race, but it’s not. I don’t care how much control a rider exerts on the horse, it’s not a sport.

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  9. featheredoars said: Although honestly I disagree with the horse being led thing. Its more like developing a language with the horse through muscle movement. That’s why it feels so good when you communicate it correctly and both you and the animal perform the movement.
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    Agreed!
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    Truth. I used to ride all disciplines of Equestrian, and dressage, was by far, the most difficult. It bothers me when I...
  14. herestothehalcyon said: I grew up riding every day…and competed from 3 to about 18 years old. definitely not as easy as people think (at least not to do it well). Kudos for this post.
  15. ghollingsworth reblogged this from jhnbrssndn and added:
    Ummm, okay, so what they’re saying is that it’s hard, fair enough. It’s also really hard to hit a 95 mph fastball 400+...
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    This is interesting.

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