Okay, I will be the first to admit that although I grew up around horses and did a little barrel racing in my day, I am certainly no expert in the horse arena.

However, I simply do not get dressage.  You Tube here.  To me, it looks like you put on funny clothes and ride a horse who needs to pee real bad.  And that’s an Olympic sport?

Whoa.  I have trained Truman to wave, sit, stay, fetch, dance and react wildly and insanely to the sound of a can opener.  However, that’s not considered a sport.

But the Romney’s love it.

At the top level of competition, horses can cost well into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the annual tab for boarding, training, transportation and veterinary care can run into the millions, equestrian experts say. Generally, there are no purses in the sport. Winners earn medals and adulation, not money.

Well hell, no wonder I don’t participate in it:  there’s no purses.  I ain’t going nowhere without my purse.

Thanks to Ralph for the heads-up.