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Politics : Ask Michael Burke
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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (93916)1/7/2002 4:29:26 AM
From: Don Lloyd  Read Replies (1) of 132070
 
KT -

portal.telegraph.co.uk

"Green plastic horseshoes leave the rest standing
By Michael Leidig in Vienna
(Filed: 06/01/2002)

THE traditional horseshoe, virtually unchanged over the past two millennia, is undergoing a radical transformation that mirrors the human taste for garish trainers.

Metal is out and bright yellow and green plastic is in, offering all the advantages of modern running shoes. The plastic horseshoes even come with changeable spikes and grips for running in mud or on snow.

Known as Easywalkers, the shoes are made in the Tyrol in the heart of the Austrian Alps and have been a huge hit since they were introduced last month. ..."

The stage is now set for horse racing biathelons. Necessity, the mother of invention, along with Austrian economics, is about to enable the sport of kings in countries which are utterly devoid of enough flat land for a traditional race course. Expect to see mountainside ATM's that dispense otherwise worthless paper euros that double as win/place/show tickets and that have sniper targets on the reverse to provide a participatory experience as the horses alternately ski and shoot with their interchangeable shoes. For the horses that can't make the grade in Kentucky, think of this as the European NFL.

Regards, Don
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