Olympics - Dressage

Off_it · August 2012

Seriously, wtf is that all about?

southamptonaddick · August 2012

2 Golds and a Bronze.

Addickted4life · August 2012

It looks like disco dancing for Horses but we seem good at so I don't really care as long as we win.

North Lower Neil · August 2012

Not for me, that. Teach a horse to hop a bit at a certain speed, it's hardly the sailing or the triathlon.

Off_it · August 2012

Not knocking the medals - well played to them. But I wonder who first decided it would be a good idea to see if they could get a horse to dance.

I wouldn't be surprised if the Russians demanded that Bear Dancing gets recognised as an Olympic sport next.

Mendonca In Asdas · August 2012

I can't get too excited by equestrian events , but maybe this is something a bit different , not everyones cuppa , but different , i'm hoping their going to bring in skateboarding into the Olympics , give those youngsters in .... something to aim for.

MattD · August 2012

Chris Brown wants Skateboarding as well..

Algarveaddick · August 2012

They got BMX, that's more than enough... ;-)

tangoflash · August 2012

My girlfriend went to watch the dressage last thursday. I was offered a ticket but after failing to make up a valid excuse, I simply told her no thanks. Don't even like watching horses run or jump, so certainly not going to sit there all day watching them dance........................

shirty5 · August 2012

Not a sport, but then again it's not the only one in this Olympics.

Henry Irving · August 2012

Based on military training for horses.

Originally all the competitors were cavalry officers and the skill was showing how skilled the rider and horse would be in battle.

Not sure where the music bit came in.

charente addick · August 2012

Possibly the gold medal that's the hardest for most of us to identify with.

IMHO, yesterday it came behind Adams, Jones, Taylor, Bolt & Rudisha.

Macronate · August 2012

it's the horses that are dancing, why don't they get the medals?

Henry Irving · August 2012

They get a purple rosette

Cordoban Addick · August 2012

I love the fact we are doing so well at he Olympics but it does not hide the point that there are some events that just should not be there and some events that have to many medals.

Swimming for example just has too many chances to win gold and in my opinion devalues the achievements, could you imagine the athletics events having 100m backwards or 1500m hop? I think Gymnastics is possibly another (not withstanding how difficult that looks).