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Arazi

(8,781 posts)

5. Well the riders don't own those horses

Reply to sir pball (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:24 PM

Saturday

The actual owners are rich like Anne Romney but the riders are just regular athletes like many others at the Olympics.

Someone made the comparison last time this came up to musicians who get “loaner” Stradivarius violins. No way can they afford that instrument but through thousands of hours of practice some rich person decides to let that musician play it - sometimes for many years so they become a total unit.

I’m good with that.