Jan Ebeling, the 53-year-old who will be riding Ann Romney’s horse Rafalca in dressage at the London Olympics, said the elitist tag put on the sport is unfair.
Ann Romney’s part-ownership of the horse has been lampooned by critics of her husband, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, as being symbolic of the family being out of touch with normal Americans. Dressage, which involves horses carrying out controlled movements, can be pursued on a “normal budget,” Ebeling said. He declined to put a figure on what “normal” might be.
