The New Horse
A champion jockey is about to enter an important race
on a new horse.
The horse's trainer meets him before the race and
says, "All you have to remember with this horse is that
every time you approach a jump, you have to shout,
"ALLLLEEE OOOP!" really loudly in the horse's ear.
Providing you do that, you'll be fine".
The jockey thinks the trainer is mad but promises to
shout the command.
The race begins and they approach the first hurdle.
The jockey ignores the trainer's ridiculous advice and
the horse crashes straight through the center of the
jump. They carry on and approach the second hurdle.
The jockey, somewhat embarrassed, whispers "Aleeee
ooop" in the horse's ear. The same thing happens-the
horse crashes straight through the center of the jump.
At the third hurdle, the jockey thinks, "It's no good,
I'll have to do it" and yells, "ALLLEEE OOOP!" really
loudly.
Sure enough, the horse sails over the jump with no
problems. This continues for the rest of the race, but
due to the earlier problems the horse only finishes
third. The trainer is fuming and asks the jockey what
went wrong.
The jockey replies, "Nothing is wrong with me-it's
this bloody horse. What is he -- deaf or something?"
The trainer replies, "Deaf?? DEAF?? He's not deaf -
he's BLIND!"
