Pro: It will definitely teach the horse a lesson
Con: Animal abuse is generally frowned upon
Pro: All press is good press
Con: The horse didn’t ask for any of this, including being ridden at all
Pro: It’ll really get some of my aggression out
Con: The horse is bigger than me and may already be plotting revenge
Pro: What could possibly go wrong?
Con: I won’t get to hear the horse’s side of things first, unless the horse is related to Mr. Ed
Pro: People generally give Germans the benefit of the doubt when it comes to violence
Con: The last time I was punched in the middle of an internationally televised event it made me pretty sad
Pro: I’ve wanted to punch a horse at the Olympics ever since I was a little girl
Con: I’ve already been warned about this several times
Pro: Maybe this will finally reignite the longstanding public debate over whether it is ok for a grown woman to beat the shit out of a horse for not jumping over a stick
Con: Human-Horse boxing is not an official IOC sanctioned event… yet
Pro: I know it’s the Olympics, but maybe nobody will be watching?
Con: I’m under the impression that pummel horse is already a gymnastics event, so I shouldn’t steal their thunder
Pro: What could possibly go wrong?
Con: I know that, deep down, I’m only doing this because a horse punched me as a child and this is just perpetuating that cycle of horse-person violence
Pro: What could possibly go wrong?
10-9, the Pros win!
A Man Eating Chicken 