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 horse. What is he - deaf or
something?"
The trainer replies, "Deaf?? DEAF?? He's not deaf--he's BLIND!"
