Heee....

...an amusing ode to naughty ponies. I've known quite a few.

...and loved more than one of them, tbh.

Maybe...

...jumping this overturned boat wasn't such a good idea.

Well, okay, most of them get over nicely, a couple decide to go around it to the right...

...and then one runs out to the left. Sploosh!

This is not a good situation - the water is deep enough for the horse to drown in...

...but somehow the horse swims STRAIGHT for a place where the bank has collapsed enough to get out. Because horses are smart. In this case smarter than their owners. I think I would have been one of the people going around on the right hand side, myself.

This is...

...insane. Possibly not good for the horses if done wrong, but...

...definitely insane.

Do this wrong and you might have everyone in the dirt!

Ow...

Apparently "Queenie" didn't read the breed description about cobs being bombproof. Low flying plane = nasty buck.

In the good old days...

...this is what it took to shred corn.

...just for the gorgeous big guys, of course.

Ow...

...sometimes racehorses just don't like that starting gate. Really don't like it...

Even International...

...and Olympic riders have their moments.

Oops!

At least the mule was okay! And the cowboy.

Yeah, be careful on those narrow trails, folks. At least there was no quicksand...

Nothing...

...has better low end torque for dealing with snow than a few draft horses.

Somebody...

tried to convince me no horse ever likes to jump. I think this jumping lesson proves otherwise.

Look...

...at these crazy people. (I'm saddened by the horse with just a hat and flowers on it...)

How about the horse riding marching band (the horse immediately behind isn't too happy about it).

...why are there bagpipes. Not very good bagpipes either.

Not a horse...

...but a big name trainer pretending to "whisper" a chicken. Had to share it.

Ow...

...especially the horse that just slipped and fell right on the cowgirl. Some of these women deserved it, some didn't ;).

(Deserved it as in if you're starfishing and then slide off your horse...)

What the...

...why did this guy...I don't even want to know.

...if you're going to try to kill yourself, don't involve other people. Or horses.

Whewf...

This could have been so much worse.. Nasty starting gate malfunction.

Been there...

...I just love how the loose horse freezes and stands absolutely still. I don't think they trust that pony!

Ah yes..

...sisters. Laughing, not helping.

The cellphone ringing may not have helped either.

This...

...is how some studs decide which babies should be trained as show jumpers ;).

I think...

...this baby might just be a future show jumper!