If equestrian is allowed at the Olympics why not dog tricks?

Question

Is it to appease the Upper Class crowd and get people with bucks to attend the Olympic games?

To call it a sport is conceding too much to these horse lovers.

I rather see street skate borders perform than a horse jumping an obstacle.

Answer 1

should add rodeo to olympics.

Answer 2

Yes Equestrian is to those Upper Class posh people unfortunately.

Answer 3

Better yet, we should have a Spelling Bee competition.

Haha, Just kidding. Seriously we need more REAL sports

Answer 4

Or ...

Rat Race

June Beetle Fights

Spider Fights

Dog Fights

**** Fighting

Rodeo

Bullfighting

I don't understand why they have to include horses in this. Animals shouldn't be used in the Olympics. Now they are even drugging them. God. Poor horses.

Answer 5

I don't know.

Probably the same reason entire SPORTS like baseball are being dropped while PARLOR GAMES like ping-pong are getting more events.

Answer 6

Wow, gwbush2004 -- I'm so glad our country is being run by people like you.  

But, seriously, equestrian should go and be replaced by a few human sports that are more worthy of inclusion in the Olympics.

Answer 7

There are a lot of sports that should be taken and replaced by ones with more world wide particaption

Answer 8

Because dogs are considered a delicacy in China, and it's not nice to play with your food.

Answer 9

You go try to train a horse to do what they do. then teach a dog to do it.

equestrian you have to work with the animal. it's hard work for the rider too.

if you dont want to see it dont watch it.. go do your tricks. there are other tournaments for that. then buy yourself a medal.

Answer 10

Why don't you try and do it and then see how easy it is?

Is beach volleyball there just to appease the pervs?

Is baseball there just to appease the americans?

Answer 11

The only two real sports in the Olympics are yachting and equestrian, the sports of kings.  Track is for commoners, simple lower-class plebeians.  Swimming is for the middle-class bourgeoisie.  Skateboarding???  That's for liberal hippies.  

Don't knock our sports just because you're too poor to compete.

Answer 12

horse riding requires skill on the humans part dog tricks is nowheree near as difficult