Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site uwvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!hao!seismo!uwvax!anderson From: anderson@uwvax.ARPA Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Equestrian secret revealed Message-ID: <368@uwvax.ARPA> Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 03:10:08 EDT Article-I.D.: uwvax.368 Posted: Tue Aug 7 03:10:08 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 13-Aug-84 00:59:18 EDT Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Lines: 23 In the "dressage" (sp?) phase of the Olympic equestrian competition, the rider must guide the horse through a series of intricate maneuvers without any overt tugging of reins, etc. A friend of mine figured out how this is accomplished: (the rider has to be able to talk without moving his mouth, while maintaining a phony smile) ------------------------------- (horse is moving forward) rider: (stage whisper) OK, now turn left. (horse continues forward) rider: You want to ever see a sugar cube again? Go left. (horse reluctantly turns left) rider: Ok, now start walking sideways, or I'm going to brand your ass with a red-hot iron when we get back to the stable. ... etc. ------------------------------- Guess you had to be there.