Just read on espn Bruce Springsteen daughter won silver in horse riding, or whatever the proper name is. I don't know anything about that sport but does anyone know if she was expected to medal this Olympics. Pretty successful family I'd say lol.
Congratulations to her.
Talking of horses did you guys catch up with the story making headlines of the sumo statue that spooked their horses...
Riders say a life-size sumo wrestler positioned next to an obstacle on the Olympic equestrian course may have distracted several horses in qualifying for the individual jumping final
Equestrian jumpers aren't keen on surprises. Neither are the horses, and it takes years of training to keep them from getting spooked.
Of course, no horse in Tuesday night's Olympic jumping qualifier had ever seen anything like obstacle No. 10.
“As you come around, you see a big guy’s (butt),” British rider Harry Charles said.
There's a lot to look at,” Ireland's Cian O'Connor added.
“It is very realistic,” echoed Israel's Teddy Vlock.
Riders say a life-size sumo wrestler positioned next to the 10th obstacle on the 14-jump Olympic course may have distracted several horses in qualifying for the individual jumping final Tuesday night. A few pairings pulled up short of the barrier, accumulating enough penalty points to prevent entry into Wednesday's finals.
Read about it here
https://www.wfmz.com/news/ap/ap-sports/sumo-scare-riders-say-horses-might-be-spooked-by-statue/article_a672965c-39b8-5b44-9e53-be9d54a60e67.html