Equestrian may not be the most high-profile contest in the Olympics, but it’s undoubtedly the best. Well, at least according to some. Various reasons can be given, bus here are already some to convince you to share this thought....
1. It’s the only sport where men and women Olympians compete together
There are no men’s and women’s divisions. In short Equestrian is gender equal. You want pure, unabridged equality between the sexes? Then look no further than equestrian, because it’s the one sport that actually does it.2. It has the best diversity between ages
Not is it only gender equal, it s a sport for "all" ages as well. No other Olympic sport — not even golf, which is notorious in this regard — boasts a greater diversity of ages. Brazilian rider Giovana Prado Pass is the youngest of the competition this year at 18, while Julie Brougham, at 61, is the oldest. At the 2012 Olympics, 71-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu (who would’ve been in the games again this year had his horse not fallen ill) competed alongside a newly-minted 18 year-old Reed Kessler.3. It’s the only Olympic sport that includes animals
Not only do these Olympians have to master their own training, they have to do the same with an animal that can weigh over 1,000 pounds. It elevates the idea of teamwork into a different stratosphere, and you can make a solid case that there’s no bigger challenge in all of sports.