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!''
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