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spanone

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5. my daughter took dressage for years, then taught it. i am not remotely obscenely rich.

Reply to bupkus (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 27, 2012, 08:31 PM

Jul 2012

you have no idea what you are talking about.

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How does Dressage qualify as an Olympic event? [View all] LiberalFighter Jul 2012 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #1

my daughter took dressage for years, then taught it. i am not remotely obscenely rich. spanone Jul 2012 #5

Reminds me of people in '08 complaining about how patrician hockey was Posteritatis Jul 2012 #14

+1000000000. nt riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #19

I'm comparing types of people who merely think they know what they're talking about. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #20

Uh, dressage is the farthest from torture you can imagine. Your ignorance is showing riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #24

Glad I'm not the only one on this board..... A HERETIC I AM Jul 2012 #34

No. Just no. Actually its probably the closest equestrian event for the common man riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #23

As a new rider, Ann Rmoney was as green and "common" as anyone else who's sat in a saddle riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #25

If you are really really good at it (rider wise) does it matter if you have a beer belly? snooper2 Jul 2012 #32

Then you go try it. I double dog dare you. I even have a few upper level horses you can try riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #38

Okay then. HappyMe Jul 2012 #39

It's been an Olympic event since 1912 n/t Lurks Often Jul 2012 #2

I suspect that there is a substantial amount of body control involved petronius Jul 2012 #3

the human does quite a bit in dressage. spanone Jul 2012 #4

To reach that level of riding/partnership with a horse yankeepants Jul 2012 #6

It's what rich people, and that's all that matters. nt valerief Jul 2012 #7

Dressage, fencing, 3day eventing, rowing, wrestling, shooting - many of these are old military tests riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #8

Oops, beat me to it. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #15

You're to be praised ChazII Jul 2012 #30

It is, after you pay someone under the table to make it so. nt Honeycombe8 Jul 2012 #9

In 1912 the 1% who were driving cars, made an ancient military test part of the Olympics riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #16

Not a fan either... Ron Obvious Jul 2012 #11

Not a fan, but doing that well does require a great deal of skill. (nt) Posteritatis Jul 2012 #12

Basically, the games are contests of old military skills. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #13

Yep, every movement is an old battle movement. riderinthestorm Jul 2012 #17

If "The human really doesn't do anything that demonstrates any real talent", procon Jul 2012 #21

I agree. truedelphi Jul 2012 #28

Because you do not understand Dresage nadinbrzezinski Jul 2012 #22

really?? dog agility? frog jumping? the horse and human are paired... yawnmaster Jul 2012 #27

Horese dancing is an Olympic sport but baseball is not liberal N proud Jul 2012 #29

Technically speaking, tennis golf and soccer shouldn't be in HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #33

I suppose we could add frog jumping? Rosa Luxemburg Jul 2012 #31

It was a military event by the cavalrys of all countries larkrake Jul 2012 #35

I've always thought of any activity requiring scoring by judges to be a discipline rather than Snarkoleptic Jul 2012 #36

This really hurts cilla4progress Jul 2012 #37

The human spends money. undeterred Jul 2012 #40