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So cowtipping is a sport in the UK?
Never heard of it, but I did hear of an Englishman who used to wrestle horses
His name is Harvey Smith, and he was – probably still is – a famous rider, who competed in show-jumping. He was very successful, in spite of the fact that he was uncommonly tall and heavy. And he used to wrestle with his horses, as a part of their physical training. He actually wrestled them to the ground, but I guess there must have been some trick to it, even for a man of his size and strength.
Apart from his skills as a rider and his somewhat unorthodox training methods, Harvey Smith was mostly famous for having said publicly and loudly that Princess Anne couldn’t ride. This was not only a bit rude, but also debatable, because even if the Princess’ riding skills didn’t quite match Mr Smith’s, she rode well enough to earn a place in the British equestrian Olympic team for Three day event.
And even though her royal status may have had some impact on her being chosen for this honour, I doubt that it was totally dependant on the fact that the team leader, or whoever appointed the team, wanted to kiss the royal ass. She actually must have been a pretty good rider. True enough, she did seem to fall off her horse a lot, but then again, so did the rest of the team. It seems falling off your horse is an integrated part of this branch of equestrian sport..
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