Firstly, in official competitions, only 18 horses are provided for 36 athletes. This means each horses must jump twice, which not only places an undue amount of stress on each animal, but also puts the athletes who ride each horse second at a disadvantage.
"Why is it only 18 horses are provided at a competition where there are 36 athletes?" Murray asked in an interview with Insider earlier in November.
"Often you cross your fingers and hope that the person in that first round rides without any damage, otherwise, you're then managing that going into your round. Why can't they just provide 36 horses so everyone has their own?
The second issue with the current system of allocating horses is that the task of providing horses for elite competitions is given to the hosts of the events. This means that the quality of the animals provided can vary drastically depending on where in the world athletes are competing.
Sometimes, this can have disastrous consequences, such as at a World Cup event in Acapulco, Mexico in 2014, where Murray said the horses provided were "limping" and had "open wounds."
"The horses they had sourced were local carting horses," she said.
"They had open wounds, they were limping. The course was very low, but none of the horses could get around it. They had never been schooled in show jumping.
That event was cancelled when athletes boycotted it over horse welfare concerns, though the UIPM never formally acknowledged that as the reason, saying instead it was down to extreme heat at the venue.
That sounds like a clearly awful rule so of course the Olympics refuses to change it
Maybe the horse was a jerk that deserved to be punched, you know?
The modern pentathlon was supposed to exhibit the skills expected of a modern military officer - hence the need to control an unfamiliar horse
Therefore, we should update it to replace horses with tanks
WW2 Harleys and 3 speed go-devil Willys Jeeps from the Korean War
Motorcycles were proposed in the 1970's.
Which is why it was such a surprise to find that the sport has been going around in circles on this particular argument for a long time. The legendary Jim Fox, who won team gold for Great Britain at Montreal 76, has been an advocate for years. “In my day I argued they should have exchanged the horse for a motorcycle,” Fox told the Guardian in 1992, “but they didn’t like the idea of motorised assistance in the Olympics. Why not a mountain bike?” Back then, the modern pentathlon was under threat from De Coubertin’s successor Juan Antonio Samaranch, who wanted to replace it with a sport people actually take part in, such as golf or tennis.
They already shrunk the pentathlon from a four to five day event to a one day even in 1996
We need a modern pentathlon for modern times
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Firstly, in official competitions, only 18 horses are provided for 36 athletes. This means each horses must jump twice, which not only places an undue amount of stress on each animal, but also puts the athletes who ride each horse second at a disadvantage.
"Why is it only 18 horses are provided at a competition where there are 36 athletes?" Murray asked in an interview with Insider earlier in November.
"Often you cross your fingers and hope that the person in that first round rides without any damage, otherwise, you're then managing that going into your round. Why can't they just provide 36 horses so everyone has their own?
The second issue with the current system of allocating horses is that the task of providing horses for elite competitions is given to the hosts of the events. This means that the quality of the animals provided can vary drastically depending on where in the world athletes are competing.
Sometimes, this can have disastrous consequences, such as at a World Cup event in Acapulco, Mexico in 2014, where Murray said the horses provided were "limping" and had "open wounds."
"The horses they had sourced were local carting horses," she said.
"They had open wounds, they were limping. The course was very low, but none of the horses could get around it. They had never been schooled in show jumping.
That event was cancelled when athletes boycotted it over horse welfare concerns, though the UIPM never formally acknowledged that as the reason, saying instead it was down to extreme heat at the venue.
That sounds like a clearly awful rule so of course the Olympics refuses to change it
Maybe the horse was a jerk that deserved to be punched, you know?
The modern pentathlon was supposed to exhibit the skills expected of a modern military officer - hence the need to control an unfamiliar horse
Therefore, we should update it to replace horses with tanks
WW2 Harleys and 3 speed go-devil Willys Jeeps from the Korean War
Motorcycles were proposed in the 1970's.
Which is why it was such a surprise to find that the sport has been going around in circles on this particular argument for a long time. The legendary Jim Fox, who won team gold for Great Britain at Montreal 76, has been an advocate for years. “In my day I argued they should have exchanged the horse for a motorcycle,” Fox told the Guardian in 1992, “but they didn’t like the idea of motorised assistance in the Olympics. Why not a mountain bike?” Back then, the modern pentathlon was under threat from De Coubertin’s successor Juan Antonio Samaranch, who wanted to replace it with a sport people actually take part in, such as golf or tennis.
They already shrunk the pentathlon from a four to five day event to a one day even in 1996
We need a modern pentathlon for modern times
LoL, Call of Duty, Minecraft, Fortnight, and FIFA.
I mean that's just the Omegathon every year, we've got that
I think it would be neat to have like a "survive the apocalypse" olympic decathlon where it's like everyone get to a spot where they've got a busted 4x4 and a pile of parts and some tools with a generator.
It's a five day event or a ten day event and they have to find water and food and shit.
Russia would absolutely own us
OK, but then it would just turn into a death game when everybody realizes it would be cooler as a death game
I think it would be neat to have like a "survive the apocalypse" olympic decathlon where it's like everyone get to a spot where they've got a busted 4x4 and a pile of parts and some tools with a generator.
It's a five day event or a ten day event and they have to find water and food and shit.
Russia would absolutely own us
OK, but then it would just turn into a death game when everybody realizes it would be cooler as a death game
True.
What about genetic clones of people that each country votes for? Then it doesn't matter unless like Hitler2 gets loose
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I have made cranberry sauce a few years running and still sometimes I think I’d prefer canned
I think that while I enjoy controlling the texture and adding cinnamon, orange, whatever other experimentation- I just really like the basic flavor of cranberry + sugar
I wonder if Ernie Hudson gets much work. He is probably the one that is the happiest to ride the Ghostbusters wave.
Edit: It looks like he has been in a good amount of stuff.
Yeah Hudson is in a lot, he's had a good career, he just also really fucking loved Ghostbusters and the fact that he'll still go to conventions and dress up like Winston and take pictures with people is awesome. I've got one of him and my dad from a con in Birmingham and my Dad talked to him for like 10 minutes about his heel role in The Substitute
Ernie could still quote the "power perceived is power achieved" line.
I have made cranberry sauce a few years running and still sometimes I think I’d prefer canned
I think that while I enjoy controlling the texture and adding cinnamon, orange, whatever other experimentation- I just really like the basic flavor of cranberry + sugar
If you wanted an ingredient upgrade but you just like cranberry+sugar, I wonder if they make a jarred cranberry jam or preserves, like lingonberry jam
Some days Blue wonders why anyone ever bothered making numbers so small; other days she supposes even infinity needs to start somewhere.
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Shang Chi is notable for being a Marvel film with actual choreography
The stun blades were kinda dumb but boy oh boy was the fight choreography fuckin' sweet.
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Geth roll 1d4 for what should AH cook tonight
1 - Chicken Tikka Masala with squash and zucchini over rice
2 - Impossible burgers on low carb wheat bread with homemade pickles, served with sweet potato fries and a salad
3 - Tacos on low carb tortillas or use those to make chips for Nachos
4 - Chicken noodle soup with a grilled cheese sandwich using Tillamook white extra sharp cheddar
what should AH:
1d43 [1d4=3]
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1 - Chicken Tikka Masala with squash and zucchini over rice
2 - Impossible burgers on low carb wheat bread with homemade pickles, served with sweet potato fries and a salad
3 - Tacos on low carb tortillas or use those to make chips for Nachos
4 - Chicken noodle soup with a grilled cheese sandwich using Tillamook white extra sharp cheddar
I have made cranberry sauce a few years running and still sometimes I think I’d prefer canned
I think that while I enjoy controlling the texture and adding cinnamon, orange, whatever other experimentation- I just really like the basic flavor of cranberry + sugar
canned cranberry sauce has its own particular flavor that I find really appealing
I also like eating people's homemade sauces but it's almost a different dish
Steam, LoL: credeiki
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I have made cranberry sauce a few years running and still sometimes I think I’d prefer canned
I think that while I enjoy controlling the texture and adding cinnamon, orange, whatever other experimentation- I just really like the basic flavor of cranberry + sugar
i don't even consider homemade and canned to be the same thing
like you can't really substitute one for the other
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That is traditionally like 90% of holidays
We need a modern pentathlon for modern times
LoL, Call of Duty, Minecraft, Fortnight, and FIFA.
If Picard rocks then why does he play country
AHAP
I mean that's just the Omegathon every year, we've got that
OK, but then it would just turn into a death game when everybody realizes it would be cooler as a death game
not to mention the monster farts that will follow
Picard plays hipster flute, thank you very much.
Which rocks in Star Trek world.
Well, no, because Thanksgiving is in October.
True.
What about genetic clones of people that each country votes for? Then it doesn't matter unless like Hitler2 gets loose
back north of the wall with you
Did we sell Alaska to Canada and no one told me?
Hmm flute rocks it is true
I concede
Greater than a dozen.
but they're listening to every word I say
You'll now be visited by the ghost of Thanksgiving Past
but they're listening to every word I say
But maybe it could be sexier...?
It was very good
Perhaps top 5 marvel films
Who's ready for Thanksgiving stuffing?
but they're listening to every word I say
I’ve been waiting all year for it!
That's a lot of buildup.
but they're listening to every word I say
I think that while I enjoy controlling the texture and adding cinnamon, orange, whatever other experimentation- I just really like the basic flavor of cranberry + sugar
Not to mention he had a 7 year stint on Oz.
If you wanted an ingredient upgrade but you just like cranberry+sugar, I wonder if they make a jarred cranberry jam or preserves, like lingonberry jam
The stun blades were kinda dumb but boy oh boy was the fight choreography fuckin' sweet.
1 - Chicken Tikka Masala with squash and zucchini over rice
2 - Impossible burgers on low carb wheat bread with homemade pickles, served with sweet potato fries and a salad
3 - Tacos on low carb tortillas or use those to make chips for Nachos
4 - Chicken noodle soup with a grilled cheese sandwich using Tillamook white extra sharp cheddar
AH should eat tonight a cold package of hotdogs
lol @ 2:22
Shang Chi has ... well, its a spoiler but its the most important thing to have
shang chi shpoilerth
What about Black Swan?
canned cranberry sauce has its own particular flavor that I find really appealing
I also like eating people's homemade sauces but it's almost a different dish
i don't even consider homemade and canned to be the same thing
like you can't really substitute one for the other
A really bizarre addition to the Avengers for sure
I feel like Jane is doing much better by the time she gets her PhD
It's either Thanksgiving or two months of Christmas
Holidays all about eating are exactly what I want from holidays so I feel like Thanksgiving is the platonic ideal of a holiday
4 day weekend, eat until you want to puke, have a drunken fight with the relatives and then sleep it off
what's not to like