Show Jumping Cow...what the *****

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Ok I have seen this all over Facebook loads of my non horsey friends sent it to me thinking it hilarious......i am just not sure I find it funny,

http://www.horseandcountry.tv/news/2011/04/06/wow-what-moo-ver

part of me thinks we jump horses why not cows , if it likes it then lovely. In the shot it doesn't look that comfy but hey ho neither do all horses when they jump, but I think its a bit wierd ....is it because I will happily eat cows not horses....very double standards i know.....I think I just like to keep some distance from what I eat .......sign think I should turn veggie
 
It seems the cow is loved very much, and if she is loved lots, then I am sure the owners are perfectly capable of keeping an eye on her general health, and call for the vet if they are unduly concerned.
 
Why Daft??

They have ridden and shown longhorns in the USA for a long time and I am told that they are a very comfortable ride and much less spooky, some say more intelligent than a horse, it's only because of their speed and agility in war really that we don't eat horses and ride cows!

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Now I think about it, I'm sure I can remember a bullock being ridden, fully tacked up and jumping on Blue Peter, circa 1970s. I used to select a favourite steer each time a new gang arrived in our field which we rented out to a local farmer, and invariably ended up riding around on it. One even decided to lie down with me on board. Of course I was sad when they were moved on because I knew what their fate was, but it never stopped me enjoying my Sunday roast. They aren't in the fields for decoration.
 
I showed my mum that, she told my dad he should have just bought me and my sister cows to ride, because "they'd have been bloody cheaper and we could eat them" - PMSL!
 
Oxen pulled carts alongside horses when crossing the USA, in many cases they were better at it, slower but able to pull far more. In ancient history oxen are portrayed working in fields using the yolk, still in parts of the world oxen work fields rather than horses, and if they are more docile than horses and people feel safer riding them why not, who are we to judge. I am sure that a cowboy without a horse in the middle of nowhere would have rather ridden a cow than walked, they couldn't be as picky as we are today.
 
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