OK. I'm very pleased that Canada won a third Gold Medal in the Olympics last week with Eric Lamaze wining individual show-jumping. Now I won't insult any equestrians out there by asking how this is actually a sport worthy of the olympics lest they shoot back with an attack on the great sport of curling (which is my last hope for Olympic glory)! Anyway, all was cool until I read that Eric had missed out on the 1996 and 2000 games for doping.

Doping?!?! Riding a horse?

Uhhh... what does being on the juice (do they still call it that?) when riding a horse give you? A big muscular butt to cushion yourself? Did he do it so that he could feel like an olympic athlete? I mean I understand if people think that show-jumping can't be a true olympic sport unless someone is trying to cheat by doping right?

Now to go work out for my attack on Olympic curling glory!

UPDATE (August 25, 2008):
Ok so I have since learned that Lamaze was banned for coke. Not the kind you drink but the kind you snort/shoot. So, how does that help the rider? I mean is it to stay alert? Wouldn't a triple espresso do the same?