I have just been watching the olympic coverage of the show jumping in the modern pentathalon. To say I am shocked at the standard of horsemanship is an understatement!! The amount of mouth pulling and whipping is appalling, and the crowd just laugh!
From what I can gather, there are not enough horses for riders as the riders don't bring their own horses. They are drawn as to who will ride which horse and most of the horses do at least 2 - 3 rounds. Well the Korean rider beat his horse up so much in the mouth and with the whip that when that horse came out again 10 mins later with another rider he wasn't having any or it, and who came blame him! If this is how they treat the horse in front of the crowds and cameras, god knows what happens behind the scenes!!
From what I can gather, there are not enough horses for riders as the riders don't bring their own horses. They are drawn as to who will ride which horse and most of the horses do at least 2 - 3 rounds. Well the Korean rider beat his horse up so much in the mouth and with the whip that when that horse came out again 10 mins later with another rider he wasn't having any or it, and who came blame him! If this is how they treat the horse in front of the crowds and cameras, god knows what happens behind the scenes!!
he was drenched in sweat with the man constantly pulling him in the mouth and the horse looked in pain and scared 
