Sometimes things don’t quite go according to plan when there’s a horse involved. Here’s 12 riders who were left needing a hot bath after they hit the deck landing in less than pleasant conditions…
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“This is me after a fall while out hunting with the Heythrop. My horse tripped on the flat while in full flow!” — Jason Wood
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“This is me following a spill in the warm-up arena at a team chase from my pony ‘Shades’. There was even mud in my teeth!” — Abi Stanley
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“My lovely horse spooked above the only muddy puddle in the field. The worst bit was getting back into my clean saddle and covering it in mud. It was a very long ride home with plenty of stares from passing cars at my clean horse and muddy rider combo!” — Charlotte Woolerton
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“This is me (right) with fellow Pony Clubber, Annie. I was competing at a Pony Club one-day event. It was a very, very wet day. My cross-country-hungry pony began galloping down a hill towards a fence and I ended up landing face first into the mud. We were both fine and shamefully waddled back to the horsebox!” — Cleo Murphy
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“Graham the ex-racehorse and I had a little tumble in the school after his clumsy self decided to face plant the sand!” — Lucy Evans
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“My friend Jessica Le-Moine had an unexpected dismount in the water jump in Cyprus many moons ago!” — Lisa Potterton
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“This is my horse Buffy and I out hunting on Boxing Day in 2015. I sort of bailed out as she was jumping so big. It was a great day and I had to wash my face in the pub afterwards!” — Lyndsay Martin
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“My daughter Lauren Stead recently ended up in the dirt while hunting with the Four Burrow. She didn’t check her girth!” — Marilyn Stead Dodds
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“Whoops!” — Vicky Towers
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“This is me after my lovely chestnut mare dumped me in a pond one day. My husband had this photo enlarged, framed and it sat on his desk at work. I was not impressed when he came out with his camera and came close to assaulting him with a dandy brush!” — Perry Coleman
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