Well I've gone wrong on course, but never quite this wrong!

Cripes, I've had forester do that with my daughter out dragging, she aimed at a huge gate as couldn't stop and the bugger popped it landing safely the other side in a ploughed field, then managed to stop by circling.
AE, that looked worrying for the rider! Where did you find it?
 
this popped up on my FB earlier. Horse is having a ball isn't he!

Pretty much the reason why I ended up with Millie is because when she was in her previous home, just backed, she buggered off with her rider and they thought she was going to jump the gate of the field. So the lady threw herself off (not sure whether M jumped the gate or not - quite possibly as she has form for that). She broke both her arms, and M had to be returned to the rescue centre to be looked after while she recuperated. She decided she didn't want her back, and I fell in love with her, and the rest is history ;)
 
The Fuzzy Furry said:
Cripes, I've had forester do that with my daughter out dragging, she aimed at a huge gate as couldn't stop and the bugger popped it landing safely the other side in a ploughed field, then managed to stop by circling.
AE, that looked worrying for the rider! Where did you find it?
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If the rider didn't feel in control and thought that pointing the horse at some insurmountable barrier, I don't understand why she chose the metal gate...

There was a really dense hedge along the side of the course... couldn't she have sent the horse towards that?

One of the first things we learn about going out hacking is that if we feel out of control and the horse has no brakes, we pull it's head right over to one side, preferably in the direction of a dense hedge, making it turn a sharp circle on the way there.
 
Someone I knew was getting run away with on the Badminton fun ride...
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5732348
Mad pony was heading flat out for the stone wall on Worcester Avenue - rider said she felt him thinking "Yup, quite big but let's go!!" - fortunately the steward had the presence of mind to jump out of his chair, shout and wave his arms about...

edited to add the close-up view
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5732297
 
Keith_Beef said:
If the rider didn't feel in control and thought that pointing the horse at some insurmountable barrier, I don't understand why she chose the metal gate...

There was a really dense hedge along the side of the course... couldn't she have sent the horse towards that?

One of the first things we learn about going out hacking is that if we feel out of control and the horse has no brakes, we pull it's head right over to one side, preferably in the direction of a dense hedge, making it turn a sharp circle on the way there.
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I don't think she steered at it to try and stop, she lost her balance over the second element, hung left, horse followed her weight and spotted his next fence
 
GreyMane said:
Someone I knew was getting run away with on the Badminton fun ride...
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5732348
Mad pony was heading flat out for the stone wall on Worcester Avenue - rider said she felt him thinking "Yup, quite big but let's go!!" - fortunately the steward had the presence of mind to jump out of his chair, shout and wave his arms about...

edited to add the close-up view
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5732297
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That could have ended in disaster😲
 
We had a pony on loan once, for a short time, that had a very good record at Pony Club cross country competitions and had won quite a lot with its previous rider, but they couldn't sell it. We found out why. The pony literally had no mouth at all, the only thing the rider could do was steer and I can quite imagine that situation. "Our" pony was grey too.
 
Goldenstar said:
I think he’s hunted
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Definitely! Kind of reminds me of the eventer who my horse used to share a field with.... one day I was bringing mine in, the eventer still had company out in his field but decided he didn’t want to be out there anymore so neatly popped four 5-bar gates after we had gone through them to follow us to the yard 😄 granted no rider, but casual as you like with no fuss whatsoever 😊
 
This pony is brilliant - having a great time, whilst the rider looks absolutely knackered. Horse interestingly doesn't look strong or like it's fighting going into the gate so I think the rider has given up trying to tell the horse to stop haha
 
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