Thu Aug 2, 2012, 02:33 PM

IcyPeas (3,201 posts)

Here is video of Rafalca in today's dressage

http://www.buzzfeed.com/jpmoore/watch-ann-romneys-horse-dance-in-the-olympics

I find it pretty boring.

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
Here is video of Rafalca in today's dressage (Original post)	IcyPeas	Aug 2012	OP
No thank you, but I feel sorry for the horse. rMoney doesn't have a great track record with animals.	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#1
So do I!	hamsterjill	Aug 2012	#3
Horse racing and anything else that stresses the knesses (like dressage) means early death.	HopeHoops	Aug 2012	#6
Pretty sure that's the wrong video. Oh, here's a clip!	Quiet_Dem_Mom	Aug 2012	#2
Yeah, I agree.	geardaddy	Aug 2012	#4
Beautiful horse, but not very interesting to watch.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Aug 2012	#5

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 02:48 PM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

1. No thank you, but I feel sorry for the horse. rMoney doesn't have a great track record with animals.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 03:26 PM

hamsterjill (4,305 posts)

3. So do I!

I know there are dressage defenders here on DU, but I'm not one of them. I can't imagine that moving like this is comfortable for the horse! It is purely for human enjoyment.

And yes, I was raised around horses.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 04:32 PM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

6. Horse racing and anything else that stresses the knesses (like dressage) means early death.

Many are put down on the track, but those that aren't are likely to end up in Taco Bell.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 03:05 PM

Quiet_Dem_Mom (355 posts)

2. Pretty sure that's the wrong video. Oh, here's a clip!

Mwah,

Colbert!

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 03:27 PM

geardaddy (14,314 posts)

4. Yeah, I agree.

Pretty boring. Now, if it were show jumping. That'd be another thing.

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Thu Aug 2, 2012, 03:49 PM

The Velveteen Ocelot (34,730 posts)

5. Beautiful horse, but not very interesting to watch.

Reminds me a bit of school figures in figure skating.

I kept wondering whether the horse was wishing she was eating grass in a nice green pasture somewhere.

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