For Halloween...

...stuff riders spook at.

So...

...my trainer just got an ex racedog - a gorgeous greyhound named Gatsby.

Greyhounds are pretty fast. So are Thoroughbreds. How about we have some fun and find out which of them is actually fastest?

How about a match race!

The greyhound won, but I think it was more its acceleration than its speed.

You know...

...they don't understand what you're saying.

Asking a horse nicely to leave the pool deck won't do anything. They aren't dogs, that actually CAN understand words, they only read your body language.

Getting mad doesn't help either.

I can...

...see this coming from the start. The horse is not listening, does not want to rate at all. From the ear position I think it's over-enthusiasm not anxiety.

The horse seems to settle, and then it's off again, won't listen, won't rate. Rider has the reins too tight at that point, not letting him move his head to see the fence  End result? Crash.

Horse...

...sure, I'll let you on, but I ain't ready for this moving thing yet.

Thud.

Just some...

...baby pony cuteness.

They think...

...it's so funny.

Teach the dang mule properly and you won't get bucked off.

Aww!

The legs don't work yet!

Such a shame...

Such a nice round...

...thud.

I have no sympathy...

...for the guy in this video.

He tried to ride a 110 pound unbroken miniature horse.

It didn't just throw him. It took a chunk out of him to boot.

And no, I have absolutely no sympathy.

Nope!

I am NOT letting you mount!

(This is why you don't put your hand on their rump while mounting).

I'm going to...

...show off my amazing barrel run and make everyone dizzy with Go Pro...

What could possibly go...

...wrong.

Sacking out...

...gone slightly wrong. Pro tip: If you're using weight in the saddle to desensitize the horse, secure it so that when they freak out it won't hit them in the head or neck.

How...

...do I manage these legs?

Shetlands...

...in a suitable environment. Look at those shaggy things go!

The expression on the face of the larger horse in the other field is priceless.

This...

...is why you do not honk your horn right when you pass horses. The barking dog probably didn't help either.

Okay...

...I have four legs. Now, how am I supposed to keep track of all of them?

Gotta practice this running thing, right?

Ow. (The foal was fine a little bit later).

Oh dear...

...this person got their truck in a very bad position. Fortunately, they did it at a draft horse festival. Rescue, at hand.

Horses: That's way lighter than what we normally pull! (From the way they did it, I'd say that was a team that normally competes in horse pulling).

Gorgeous, gorgeous...

...I will now proceed to completely forget how to jump.

...ow.

...Wow...

...how NOT to introduce a pony to the saddle.

Why exactly do you want to provoke this perfectly calm pony into bucking? (Amazingly calm given the saddle is far too big).