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.