Ann's dancing horse must not have made the cut

[SoCalDem]

dressage is over and no mention of the horse....and today's cross country is well underway.. only one US rider ..and no Rafalca..

[Waltons_Mtn]

1. News report says Rafalca competes on Aug 2.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2012/07/theres-rafalca-romney-news-blackout/55050/

[SoCalDem]

6. Thanks for the skinny.. Even their horsie is a big secret

Sheeesh!

[a kennedy]

7. OMGosh.....

don't know if I should laugh or cry for this one....

[global1]

2. It Will Be Interesting To See Rmoney's Tax Forms Next Year To See What He Rights Off For .....

sending this horse to London.

[randome]

9. Bwaa-ha-ha-ha!! Good one!

As if we'll ever see it.

[DinahMoeHum]

3. Rafalca is a dressage specialist, not a "3-day-event" all-around horse.

What's going on right now is called "event", which used to be called the "3-day-event" because it takes 3 days of competition for both horse and rider:

Day 1: Dressage
Day 2: Cross-country race (against the clock)
Day 3: Show jumping

In other words, this competition is about all-around horses, not dressage or show-jumping specialists. Those comes later in the Games, and those are separate competitions with different horses and riders.

[Erose999]

5. So our tax dollars are being spent to subsidize a literal one-trick-pony. Just awesome :sarcasm:

[a kennedy]

8. I love the cross country race part of this event....

very exciting.....

[uponit7771]

12. thx

[snooper2]

4. It's all in the butt..

For the rider and the horse

[Cali_Democrat]

10. I want Rafalca to win gold

So it blows up into a huge story.

[Motown_Johnny]

11. 4th place would be even better.

The 'close but no cigar' narrative would work well for us.

[uponit7771]

13. +1