Horses in the Olympics?

Throughout my years as a show horse I have heard the word "Olympics" passed around quite a bit. I thought it was something people did for game and sport. But now I know that horses are involved as well. I guess the "Equestrian" aspect of the Olympic Games is unique. We don't do a lot of participating in those big human sports. I don't know why... who wouldn't want to see us in all aspects of our lives? I love watching the mares outside--even when they are just grazing, now that to me is a sport to watch!


Here are some of the horse sports I would like seen in the Olympics:

The Lip-Curl Games.

The Graze-a-Lot Games would be
much fun for horses

• Graze-a-Lot. Let's face it, we love to eat. After all, it's what we were made to do. We don't eat three square meals a day as humans do, or we are not made to do it that way. We are grazers. So, I think the Olympics should hold a game where we graze and the horse who grazes the most in one day wins.
• Roll-On. There is nothing like a good roll in the sand or grass or mud. Yes, mud is terrific. It cools our bodies and keeps the bugs away. I propose a Rolling Games for horses in the Olympics. Horse will be scored on how quickly they can roll from one side to the other and how many times they can roll in one sitting.
• Swish and Shake. We're horses, flies love us! So we swish our tails, shake our heads. How many flies can you swish or shake away? Let's judge it.
• Ear-Pinning. This is a horse thing humans might not understand. When we want to make our point, we have many ways to show other horses, but ear-pinning is one of the most serious. How many other horses can you intimidate when you pin your ears?
• Lip-Curl. You ever get a good whiff of something and you can't help but raise your head and curl your lip to make that scent know you mean business as you take it fully into yourself? Well, here's a good Olympic sport for us horses; Give us a good scent and let's see who can curl their lip the best.

So, what do you say, humans? Should your horse be in the Olympics?

For more on the Olympic Equestrian sports, see my mom's article: http://www.examiner.com/article/watch-the-equestrian-olympic-games-live-on-tv-or-computer