It takes years of training to keep horses calm during competition. But it’s unlikely that any horse in the Olympic jumping qualifier had seen something like obstacle No. 10 before. The life-sized sumo wrestler sculpture appeared to spook multiple horses.
Most of the course’s hurdles are decorated with a distinctly Japanese feel — geisha kimonos, a miniature Japanese palace, taiko drums.Among the horses alarmed by the setup was France’s Penelope Leprevost — a team jumping gold medalist in 2016. She wasn’t sure if the wrestler specifically threw off her 12-year-old stallion, Vancouver de Lanlore.
Vlock went 34th in the 73-horse field. After seeing others have issues, he and trainer Ireland’s Darragh Kenny — also a competitor in Tuesday’s field — made a point of trotting their horses to the 10th jump before beginning their runs so the animals could look it over.“It is very realistic,” Vlock said. “It does look like a person, and that’s a little spooky. You know, horses don’t want to see a guy, like, looking intense next to a jump, looking like he’s ready to fight you.
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