Draft Horses Can't Run Fast...

...but they can run barrels. Sort of. (The first Percheron wants nothing to do with this new game).

New Horse-Itis...

...really bad new horse-itis. Yeah... Work on that release, maybe?

Insane...

...what a ridiculous weight!

...and such beautiful, enthusiastic horses.

Horses Are Unpredictable

...whoah. But nice velcro seat there.

Confused green horse fail...

Glad I wasn't on her!

I Don't Know...

...how vaulters do it. I really don't. I struggle to get on from the ground with a stirrup these days.

Not sure....

...exactly what happened here. I'm guessing something got caught on the truck...

Nice...

Lovely hitch, and they dealt with a bad situation Beautifully.

This Is...

...insane. 20 horses is bad enough. 20 mules?

That's a lot of mules. And yeah, he has an outrider and another helper. And being mules, they can jump OVER the tow line...

Ow ow ow...

Just the first run here... Rider looks fine. Horse seemed to be limping a little. One NASTY wreck.

Nope, nope, NOPE

Proof we can't actually make a horse do anything she doesn't really want to do. Especially when she weighs, oh, about 2000 pounds.

Don't Try At Home?

...or maybe do? Apparently these kids haven't been doing this for that long.

Perfectly trained horses...and everyone is wearing a HELMET.

Proof...

...that horses get themselves into the darnedest scrapes.

How...the...heck...did he manage it? (Don't use giant tires as a waterer, apparently).

Wild Thing...

Love the costume. I assume it's a grey under there somewhere.

The equitation...uh...if I swung my legs around that while wearing spurs, my trainer would totally confiscate them...

I Don't Like...

...wild horse racing, but this pony has them right where it wants them.

(At least everyone is wearing helmets, I suppose).

Look At...

...those little Shetland legs go.

How About...

...taking your horse everywhere?

(When he's this small, you sort of can).

Western Discipline "Master Video".

Nice little run through of the major stuff - English people pay attention.

A quite different police chase...

The horse does not belong to the guy on him. And is completely bombproof...sirens? Whatever. Flashing lights? Whatever. Pepper spray? No big deal.

Seriously, whoever owns this horse has a gem. Thankfully, the animal wasn't hurt.

Showing The Difference

A dressage rider and a cowboy demonstrate the ways of going - side by side. Beautiful.

Ow, ow, ow

This is called a rotational fall.

The ring setup was to fault here. The bales marking the boundary of the lyst (which didn't even seem to be serving any real purpose) were way too close to the barrier, and the horse just tripped over the at full speed.

Also, he should not have been permitted to finish the show. Not without a good check for concussion anyway.