Mondy
Well-Known Member
Lauren Shannon's Zero Flight took his name seriously and refused at the lake.
Unsurprising, considering the strides towards the jump did not fit in any way - yet, the rider responded by heavy-handedly sawing his mouth before taking the reins in one hand to leave the other free for whipping the horse. It was a very ugly spectacle, made even clearer for the viewer's pleasure by the subsequent replay in slow motion.
In Denmark, such behaviour would have seen her eliminated and given a hefty telling-off. Maybe I'm culturally damaged in that way; I'm used to a mode of thinking that does not tolerate punishment, and certainly not punishment for an error that belonged to the one on top.
Unsurprising, considering the strides towards the jump did not fit in any way - yet, the rider responded by heavy-handedly sawing his mouth before taking the reins in one hand to leave the other free for whipping the horse. It was a very ugly spectacle, made even clearer for the viewer's pleasure by the subsequent replay in slow motion.
In Denmark, such behaviour would have seen her eliminated and given a hefty telling-off. Maybe I'm culturally damaged in that way; I'm used to a mode of thinking that does not tolerate punishment, and certainly not punishment for an error that belonged to the one on top.