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RE: [RC] Why I watch horse jumping - SusanI agree the athleticism of the horse is beautiful to watch in show jumping. I also get a lot out of watching them. I however, enjoy watching the partnership in eventing. To see the rider and horse adjust from the quiet smooth musical elegance of dressage one day, then to the power and speed of the cross-country the next, then finally the slower elegant show-jumping the next to me is the best partnership. BTW, do you have the individual dressage of the 1992 Olympics. The bronze winner lives in Santa Ynez, Calif. Charlotte Bredahl-Baker. Susan -----Original Message----- From: ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ridecamp-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of k s swigart Sent: Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:02 AM To: Ridecamp Subject: [RC] Why I watch horse jumping Chrystal said: Why do people watch hockey? Horse jumping??????????? Well, I watch horse jumping for two reasons. I love the pure athleticism of the horses and consider it beautiful to watch. And I watch it to see the technique of the riders so I can improve my own jumping skills. Neither of these things require that I either care about the results or care when I get to watch the event. I have tapes of the 1992 Olympics that I still go back and watch. When I was a competitive skier, I watched ski racing for the same reasons...but mostly to watch the technique of expert skiers. The outcome of the ski races was irrelevant except with respect to how it correlated with the technique of each of the skiers. And, in fact, from a technique analysis standpoint it was better to know the outcome BEFORE watching it, so you would know in advance which of the skiers to watch the most closely because they either won...or didn't. Do people learn anything about technique of endurance riders ad improving their own by "watching" the up to date reporting of endurance rides? kat Orange County, Calif. :) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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