Showing posts with label Eric Lamaze; Belgian; Jumping. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eric Lamaze; Belgian; Jumping. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Imagine That.

I have to say, I love when non-horse folks write about horse stuff...

Our National Television Station wrote an article on Eric Lamaze's choice for the 2012 Olympic games, following the unfortunate loss of Hickstead.

The article states:

The reigning gold medallist in Olympic show jumping has decided on Derly Chin de Muze as his mount for the 2012 London Games. While the nine-year-old Belgian mare is a promising horse, she's not in Hickstead's league.


Now, horse folk, like me, read: "Belgian Mare" and think, Belgian horse. Belgian Draft Horse. THE Belgian. 

...and suddenly there's a mental picture of Eric Lamaze doing an Olympic jumping course on a Belgian. 



: O

Really?!

Next time, Belgian Warmblood would be a more appropriate definition. Though the imagery is less amusing...

: )