http://www.horsenation.com/2012/07/27/olympic-fail-zara-the-torch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=olympic-fail-zara-the-torch horsing around the world Sat, 18 May 2013 21:15:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.horsenation.com/2012/07/27/olympic-fail-zara-the-torch/#comment-8601 Jocelyn Sun, 29 Jul 2012 16:36:52 +0000 http://www.horsenation.com/?p=13460#comment-8601 well said! I agree When people try to argue with me about “how horses are SO stupid…” I never disagree. That’s what makes us able to sit on their backs without them realizing they are 1200lbs of pure Incredible Hulk, with the capacity to crush us in a split second.

]]> http://www.horsenation.com/2012/07/27/olympic-fail-zara-the-torch/#comment-8483 arider Fri, 27 Jul 2012 22:36:56 +0000 http://www.horsenation.com/?p=13460#comment-8483 You know… these horses perform in front of huge crowds and take their victory laps to roaring cheers. They jump huge scary jumps. Some horses are even trained to jump through firey hoops.
This wasn’t stupid. Horses just randomly spook, sometimes at things they’ve seen before.

]]> http://www.horsenation.com/2012/07/27/olympic-fail-zara-the-torch/#comment-8477 RiderWriter Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:59:50 +0000 http://www.horsenation.com/?p=13460#comment-8477 That was her mother grabbing the reins there, I believe. I love the girl – the one filming? – shrieking, “EVERYONE BE QUIET!” Righto, like that’s gonna work…

]]> http://www.horsenation.com/2012/07/27/olympic-fail-zara-the-torch/#comment-8476 nina Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:50:05 +0000 http://www.horsenation.com/?p=13460#comment-8476 you’d think they’d have done a bit of desensitizing BEFORE this big event. sometimes I wonder…

]]> http://www.horsenation.com/2012/07/27/olympic-fail-zara-the-torch/#comment-8474 Teresa Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:18:56 +0000 http://www.horsenation.com/?p=13460#comment-8474 Obviously, this horse hasn’t participated in Pony Club games….Zara could have just as easily dismounted and done the job in good style….but no, make the equestrians look like out of control boobs….sigh.

]]> http://www.horsenation.com/2012/07/27/olympic-fail-zara-the-torch/#comment-8471 Laurie Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:38:11 +0000 http://www.horsenation.com/?p=13460#comment-8471 why wouldn’t they have used a quiet been there done that horse – silly people!

]]> http://www.horsenation.com/2012/07/27/olympic-fail-zara-the-torch/#comment-8469 dressagester Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:11:03 +0000 http://www.horsenation.com/?p=13460#comment-8469 Glad to see that we Americans haven’t cornered the market on dumb ideas!

]]> http://www.horsenation.com/2012/07/27/olympic-fail-zara-the-torch/#comment-8467 ms martyr Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:29:54 +0000 http://www.horsenation.com/?p=13460#comment-8467 Horse + Fire – Whoda thunk that would be a recipe for disaster? I can’t believe they even agreed to attempt it.

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