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Doping at the Olmypics is not just for humans.

shoutOut on 22/8/08 by DuncanBoxie in peeps

Doping?.....Whoa Nelly!!!!!!

No it’s not a Hoochiemamma design…this one is about doping in the Olympics….of the equestrian variety.
Two days ago I read an article about a German horse that was busted for having a banned substance in its blood…this came the day before the jumping event it was supposed to take part in.
The German team of Christian Ahlmann and his horse Coster were surprised at being disqualified as their horse was cleared by the team medic before they even left German…well I guess a lot can happen in a few hours.
At the last Olympics in Athens the German team were stripped of a Gold medal for the same type thing….surely they wouldn’t be busted for the same thing again?!

The day after the German team members were disqualified from the Olympics, a further 3 teams were disqualified for a banned substance….”a”, does that mean it was all the same drug?
Ninjas are now at the top of my list for possible saboteurs, I can see them climbing into the horse boxes and injecting them with the dubious drug…why? well, for the money of course.
Funny how a big bunch of medal hopefuls all get their horses busted on doping charges….coincidence maybe? There are NO coincidences dammit.
The winning teams were America and Canada…both of which have the capital to pay off a ninja clan.

Ok, but seriously this is a real blow to equestrian events at the Olympics, I know so many people who raise their eyebrows at the idea that horse riding should even be considered an Olympic event…I personally think that horse/animal related sports at the Olympics is doff.
It’s a celebration of human achievement and while people do use sporting equipment like say a javelin or a hockey stick as a “tool”, I don’t think an animal is quite the same.

I may be waaaay off base here, I’d love to know what you all think of this one.
Do you think horse events should be part of the Olympics?
Duncs.

Riders and horses disqualified:
1. Germany: Christian Ahlmann and his horse Coster
2. Brazil: Bernardo Alves and his horse Chupa Chup (what a sucker)
3. Ireland: Denis Lynch and his horse Latinus
4. Norway: Tony Andre Hansen and his horse Camiro (isn’t that the name of a car..or is it Camaro?)
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Haha yeah something like that.
The horses should stand on the podium while the riders clap from the coaches corner….and maybe cry a little.

shoutBack on 22/8/08 by DuncanBoxie

I think its about as smart as the winter olympics ‘biathlon’...which combines skiing with shooting a rifle…Whats the actual point???

Animals in the Olympics just doesn’t seem right to me. Polo players might disagree, but it isn’t them actually running on the field, they just steer.

shoutBack on 22/8/08 by SilverSabre