Dave Barry: I came to see the classiest Olympic competition

Dave Barry: I came to see the classiest Olympic competition

" I watched the jumping event, in which a horse carrying a live human on its back must run around a course and jump over a series of obstacles. When the horse finishes, everybody applauds politely, and then another horse goes. That may not sound riveting to you, but take it from me: When you’re right there, watching these expensive and highly trained animals perform in person, it really isn’t that riveting."