The rider preceding me was a member of India's national team, the defending world equestrian skill-at-arms champions. I cringed as I saw his horse gather momentum in deceleration lane, swing to the right at the very end, and thereby fling him bodily into the wall. The horse then galloped off to return to the food, water, and quiet of the stables, leaving the rider limp on the ground as the paramedics scrambled... My horse Shomool predictably lengthened his stride in the deceleration lane, lowered his head, and prepared to add me to the body count.

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