Snoop Dogg steals show at Olympic dressage – despite fear of horses

Snoop Dogg was in the news again on Saturday at the Paris Olympics, attending the dressage competition in costume and in the company of Martha Stewart, despite admitting to being afraid of horses.

The rapper, 52 and born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., will work for NBC during the Games, as he did during the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Then Snoop made himself famous celebrated images of “a horse walking crip,” a reference to a dance associated with the Crips, a notorious Los Angeles gang.

“This horse is off the chain,” Snoop said“I gotta get this bastard in a video!”

This week in Paris he said: “I’m interested in the horses dancing and I want to give them some carrots and apples… make sure they get fed before they do their thing.”

Stewart explained the pair’s dressage plan.

“Snoop called me and said he knows I know horses, and he’s a little scared of horses,” the businesswoman, philanthropist and 80-year-old Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover model told NBC on Friday.

“I’m still afraid of horses,” Snoop said.

“Have you ever ridden a horse?” Stewart asked.

“No,” Snoop said. “I’m scared.”

“So we’re going to do dressage,” Stewart said.

Snoop said he planned to “bring carrots and apples… after he wins, I’ll have carrots and apples.”

“I have to keep him away from the horses,” Stewart said. “No food, no sugar, nothing. But we’re going to have so much fun.”

Eventually, Snoop managed to feed some horses, then headed to the Parc des Princes to watch the U.S. women beat Japan 1-0 in the quarterfinals of the Olympic soccer competition.

Snoop’s presence in Paris has been widely celebrated. This week Molly Solomon, executive producer of the Olympic Games for NBC, told Associated Press: “We’re pleasantly surprised by his popularity, but you should never underestimate Snoop Dogg. He’s a great mix of swagger and positivity.”

During the dressage competition, Snoop and Stewart watched Isabell Werth become Germany’s most decorated Olympian, leading her team to victory over Denmark and Great Britain, bringing her career total to eight gold and five silver medals.

Werth, 55, scored 79.89% with Wendy, a black mare she has been training for only six months. Reigning champion Jessica von Bredow-Werndl secured victory for Germany, which scored 235.79 points, ahead of Denmark on 235.67 and Great Britain on 232.49.

“Nobody can say that dressage is boring,” Werth said. “It was really exciting until the very last moment.”