Sigh...

First girl on the bay pony, nice round.

Girl on the white, well...let's just say she asked for that stop by hanging on his mouth and then hit him for stopping.

Also, she's jumping in a tie down, making it unnecessarily hard for her horse.

This...

...is why you rake the floor between carriage rounds. Sheesh.

It's amazing how tight these guys can turn a four-in-hand, though.

(They still won because the crash was after the final scoring line).

Sigh...

The kid is probably not too big for the pony. The saddle, however, certainly is.

Because the saddle is too big...well, this is what happens when your back cinch turns into a bucking strap.

Graceful...

...pony.

Horses are so, you know, agile and surefooted.

The sad...

...part about this was that if they'd assumed the horse had a good reason for freaking out the first time he passed the pole...

One Big Horse

19 hands of Shire. I don't know how big the rider is, but that's a lot of horse right there...but look how light he is on those feathered hooves.

Novice Hurdlers....

...prove they're novice.

Oops.

No serious injuries to horse or rider.

I'm not...

...that short, but I've had some similar difficulties with saddle racks and the like. Plus, this is funny.

Loose Horse!

Horse gets out of stall with saddle around its groin. Needless to say, it bolts...into the spectator area. The commentator does an amazing job of staying calm.

Good Catch!

Rider clings on with velcro seat. Horse carries on like nothing just happened.

Nope.

Yeah, everyone ELSE is silly enough to jump that. Not me. Nope.

Let's go...

...to the beach. I love how they fit under the breast bars ;).

I've seen...

...agility with miniatures. But with full sized horses?

I could see it being useful for desensitization and the like.

Whoooooah

No, carriage driving is neither easy. Nor safe.

Zoom...

Ponies turning on the afterburners. Harder to deal with than you think when the little ones pull it.

What a...

...gorgeous horse. I do like Friesians.

Oh boy...

...somebody helmet camed a bronc run.

Careful!

Oops...

...thud. And then nope, nope, not being caught.

Just...

...felt like sharing some beauty today. Mmm....A-rab.

Insanity...

I like jumping, but this might be a little bit much...