ALLLEEE OOOP

The champion jockey is about to enter an important steeplechase
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!'
real loud 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!" real loud. 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?"

"Deaf?? DEAF?? He's not deaf -- he's BLIND!"