The Broncos’ list of injuries this year is lamentably lengthy.
But the mascot is not among them.
Contrary the utterances of Sunday Night Football announcers Al Michaels and John Madden, Thunder, the purebred Arabian stallion whose presence celebrates each Broncos touchdown, is not going on injured reserve — or the equine version thereof.
He merely left the field Sunday at the two-minute warning, as is customary for the horse.
This is his third year as Thunder, and makes this stallion the second to handle the mascot duties; a previous Thunder galloped about Mile High Stadium and INVESCO Field from 1993-2003 before retiring — in a manner of speaking — in a ceremony held in the 2004 regular-season opener.
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The current Thunder is a gelding, not a stallion. The first Thunder was a stallion.
Forget the horse, what about the rider!
The media guide says “stallion,” but this page says “gelding.” I can live without checking the equine’s undercarriage to confirm one way or the other.
I’m sure STALLION sounds more appropriately macho for the sport of football.
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Check out the rider up close before the game when she and Thunder sign autographs just outside his stall at Mile High and let me know what you think after doing so.
Haha I take it she’s no looker? That’s rather unfortunate.