One Trick Pony

I went and saw this with my mom tonight for no other reason than that she won the tickets in a raffle and we knew nothing about it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfDkth7035s
(I tried to post the video in here and it wouldn't let me. Sorry.)

Things to note: 1) we were under the impression that it was going to actually feature the horses. I did not personally know it was going to be a "mystical, Russian horse show" until I was in the car on the way to the performance and reading the ticket. I thought I was seriously going to go watch dressage. 2) We're not horse fanatics. While I loved riding when I was younger and even took lessons for a while, most of my experience was gained at camp and we are not the die-hards who would usually go see any kind of horse show. As previously mentioned, the tickets were free. 3) The show was as cheesy as the announcer in the video sounds. There was extensive juggling and rather unimpressive knife throwing involved. 4) My mom and I were 2 of probably 8 people there that did not have children with us. 5) There was a very oddly dressed couple that I WISH I'd gotten a picture of. I thought they were part of the show and planted in the audience because they were so strange looking. Seriously- they were in matching outfits, and the girl's make up looked kind of like Wednesday Adams/ Edward Scissorhands/ Helena Bonham Carter in most of her movies. They weren't part of the show; just spectators. No one sat next to them. 6) The horses are not the main feature of the show, so I'm still uncertain as to why it was advertised as such. 7) The whole thing was like a lamer version of Cirque de Soleil, but with horses. Sometimes. 8) I'm still sketchy on the details, but apparently the show IS from Russia and was touring the states (maybe just Texas? No idea) and somehow they were abandoned under an overpass in downtown Dallas (wtf?). Again, clueless. So, I realize these people and animals have had some traumatic events go down recently, so perhaps that's why it wasn't the most impressive thing I've ever seen. Regardless, THE SHOW MUST GO ON, PEOPLE. Let's step it up and live up to the advertisements.