Goin' Thru Hell - Horse Bloopers 2011

Video clips from the 2011 season showing horses and riders having a bad day (or "goin' through hell"!). Video by MovingImagesNW and from a variety of events from the year. PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING: Use the old adage - if you can't say something nice, then don't say anything at all. These brief clips are only moments in time and do not give you, the viewer, the whole story. Some of these events are recognized events, but most of the bloopers here are from schooling shows - so give a little grace to the horse and rider as they are probably learning the sport or moving up a division/level. There could be a variety of reasons why the horse refused the jump or the rider fell off and making a snap judgement about the moment will not be tolerated. MovingImagesNW reserves the right to delete such comments. Please enjoy this montage and smile, because as horse riders, we've all been here and know exactly the frustration and challenge that comes with riding and showing horses. Song featured is not owned by MINW.

[@kaitlinsmith1984]

it is so cute how one little girl is thrown and then she just gets up and praises her horse, THAT'S a good rider

[@kaitlinsmith1984]

its at 1:30 when she falls and at 1:36 is her response

[@GIJaneShep]

Kaitlin Smith You know a rider is gonna go far when they're like this.

[@royalisabella8099]

Kaitlin Yeah that made me smile instead of that poeople who just whip the horse

[@emmajrose5329]

Kaitlin Smith I know this is really late, but whenever I get thrown or something, I'll always get up and ask my horse "Are you okay sir?" Even if something hurts badly. Its just a habit 😂

[@alexg5564]

my-welsh-cob Flynn lol that's my habit to mostly cause it distracts me from any and all pain

[@Nautical_Parsnip]

1:18 “And I knew that if I stumbled.” *horse stumbles*

[@kcphipps1998]

I love the riders that lean in three strides too early and then get mad at the horse for refusing or taking a funky distance.

[@lexifeldmann5353]

I love this song, fits any rider on a bad day!!

[@sarabz76]

My favorite has always been when I came off and the horse stands there and just looks at me! Like "I was just having fun, where'd you go?"

[@tayla7140]

This music is perfect

[@TheMushroomDJ]

0:42 wow thats a BIG starting jump

[@goobergabber7796]

2:40 "HELEN I'M STUCK" lol

[@TashaJones1996]

Half these riders only have problems because they aren't using their leg aids at all..

[@rL455]

The audio for this is PERFECT.

[@proudchoirbelle]

Love the clip of people helping each other out, like they do often do, for the lines about angels and helping hands.

[@GregBonsib]

2:26 poor girl was smiling and happy. Until...

[@JustElly]

just before the jump: jank jank on the reins oh hey how weird the horse doesnt jump. Horse doesn't jump jank jank on the reins oh hey the horse rears how weird... There are a few classic falls in this video, love it ^^ the accidental dismount when a horse jumps when you didn't think he would and stuff. Classic and beautiful :)

[@JustElly]

that does mean they have to yank on the bit that hard...

[@JustElly]

I am around jumping horse pretty often there is no need for yanking like that. my friend has a hothead warmblood and jumps her from time to time. That mare has the tendancy to make the strangest leaps if you don't help and correct. Sure there are horses who move they're mouths reall easy. And you have to help and correct the horses where they fly off and will misscalculate but a few of these riders are simply hitting the bit on the jaw that has nothing to do with helping or correcting thats simply yanking the bit. That is not the way to help the horse.

[@JustElly]

ElementWolf11 it's not like the whole video is bad :p just a few i would have done diffrently :p

[@MovingImagesNW]

Thank you! We listen to the lyrics of the songs we pick and do make a conscience effort to find clips that fit! Glad to hear that someone notices! :D

[@MsSuperSkittless]

I love that the very first horse's canter matches the beat of the song perfectly.

[@royalisabella8099]

Finally...a good vid with its perfect song

[@dreamershavemorefun]

I love watching these i sympathize with the riders and horses because a lot ofthis stuff has happened to me before

[@MovingImagesNW]

That horse in the beginning dumped his rider at the water jump (6 or so jumps ahead of the jumps featured in this clip) and took off back to the barn. What I love about him is that he jumped a jump (albeit not in the correct direction!) all on his own! Silly horse!

[@rideintoheaven]

its true especially since it is usually the riders fault, not the horses. recently i jumped my horse in a show for the 1st time & the jumps had stripes on them which he was completely petrified of cause he can't see very well & the 1st time he refused but the 2nd time i just told him it was ok and believed with every muscle in my body he was going to go over it and he did. after that he wasn't afraid anymore. just proves if the quote "If you throw your heart over a jump, your horse will follow."

[@rozieannereye105]

COOL VIDEO! MY CHILDHOOD MEMORIES...IT'S BEEN MANY MANY YEARS SINCE I FELL OFF NOW AT AGE 60 . I HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING BADLY BEFORE I DO IT WELL!

[@anniesamuel4787]

I was never good enough to do show jumping or cross country - I got dressage and games in my troupe but I got a good laugh out of some of these. Great reminders of pony club and that horses get scared of challenges too! Of course hoping all horses and riders were ok.

[@MovingImagesNW]

These events were held in Western Washington. Aspen Farms, Donida Equestrian Center, Lincoln Creek, Caber Farm, Northwest Equestrian Center, and the Evergreen State Fairgrounds are all featured in this video.

[@bellazvanut7390]

Lol 2:17 the horses is like "Or not"😂

[@stardustgalaxy17]

I don't know if it's just me, but I find these kinds of videos strangely comforting. Like, it reminds me that if you have a bad fall, you can get back up (unless you break something, then good luck with that).

[@equinestudio7381]

I thought it was just me and i was being mean by enjoying others misfortunes..

[@Caspian132]

stardustgalaxy17 yuppies

[@katie195]

Laura I’m just so relieved I’m not the only one .....

[@MrAshtonone]

As long as everyone (horse and rider) was okay, we always joked with each other about it, it is a part of the sport. We have good days and "hellish" days, but we learn every time we ride.

[@MrAshtonone]

I broke my leg in three places from an "assisted dismount" and the worst part of it was I was just sitting on my horse's back talking to my trainer after we just completed a finals prep course at home. He was not a bucker, but Mr. Bombproof was not having any of a giant fly messing around in his nether region. If I had known it was there, I would have gladly dismounted on my own and killed the offender (was so big it should have had its own landing gear). I landed on my feet, but one foot planted and I still had so much momentum - I ended up with an open compound tib/fib and a spiral - and well that was that - ambulance and two surgeries for me. But, there was no deterring me from riding even though I was in my 30's when it happened and I started riding as an adult. If you can swing two pairs of tall boots, get a second pair - having mine on kept me from having more damage because they kept everything in place (sorry if that freaks anyone out).

[@WhisperTraining]

Although there were a lot of obvious mistakes on the parts of the riders, I liked how a lot of the horses stopped right away when their rider fell off and stayed by them.

[@arielviotti8097]

Too funny! great song for this video!😀 Wondering what the first rider was thinking about jumping, can barely hang on at trot😂🤣😃

[@TheLastHeartToBreak]

0:30 Things go from bad to worst you think they cant get worst than that and then they DO! perfect timing lol!!

[@Bellatrix_2023]

I really like your disclaimer! I get so sick of peoples negative comments!! Thanks for sharing this video.

[@kierstenbaker1716]

You fall, you get right back in the saddle

[@brandiewilson8100]

i fell i got right back on my pony ran into the but i got back on

[@DonOnnie]

If you know that, you're on the right way to become a good horserider!

[@MadDawg11794]

def. the best horse blooper video i've seen in a while! Nice!

[@MsSuperSkittless]

I love how when the line comes that says, 'The good news is, there's angels everywhere out on the street' it looks like the rider is being comforted by someone.

[@sphinxmistress]

I love the 00:48 where the horse is running free - "Im going home!" there are some great dismounts too! Thanks for posting

[@EventerGirlProbs]

I love being able to recognize these places for once, like Aspen or North West or the fairgrounds at our pony club show jump rally!! its alway sfun to recognize people too

[@hadarsmhorse]

that grey pony at the end is a saint for not running off!

[@lexifeldmann5353]

Some of these horses have future careers as racing horses. They just fly away from their people.

[@Bjorked]

Cute video. Proves horses are smarter than us most of the time: 99% of these were caused by the rider being off balance, the horse feeling it and refusing, probably sparing the riders and themselves even nastier falls...

[@MovingImagesNW]

That first clip is at the Lincoln Creek grounds in Centralia, WA.

[@101jumpergirl101]

these riders are very good. we all have bad days and wow i dont blame any of these riders for falling off and i am surprisd at how som of them even stay on!

[@bekejebe]

Loved the many clips that perfectly fit! Great job, thanks for such an entertaining video : )

[@lovelovelove9876]

2:53 froggy leap! love it :)

[@LovedHorsies]

0:19 OH MY GOSH THERE'S A JUMP! IMMA JUMP IT IMMA JUMP IT ... I JUMPED IT.

[@siansinclair810]

I love the women's expression in at 2.24 :) priceless

[@LittleGeisti]

Why on earth do (most of) these people even try to jump their horses? They don´t even seem to have the basics down .... No feelings for their partners at all, most of the time you can forcast that the horse isn´t going to jump but instead of leaning back giving a half halt they all lean forward and throw away their reins :D Well done! THX for letting us have a great time watching it ^^

[@PegasusDeb]

Great editing on this! So many awesome lines that fit the scenes!! Nice job!

[@runamukcreations]

GREAT timing on the "if I stumble" line in the song! (at the 1:20 mark) The one at 1:45 is pretty good too!

[@JtaimeMusique]

1:50 such an honest horse to come out of that water and stay pretty steady! Rider did a nice job!

[@WoodArtAndWoof]

This as nice as I get. Take that with your fancy riding gear!

[@wildhorses9379]

Awsome music!

[@Lissyhead2]

Hah, the first one is the best. I love how the riderless horse JUMPS the jump still! Thanks for putting footage of the riders getting up too.

[@LoonaBolti]

AWESOME EDITING! Clips go perfect with lyrics. Great job!

[@rozieannereye105]

PERFECT SONG! ESPECIALLY NOW I AM IT TH LATE STAGES OF CANCER. THANKS HEY!

[@MissPoppit]

That little girl in the pink with the chestnut pinto has the attitude EVERY rider should have. Mistakes/accidents happen NEVER blame or get mad at your horse. Most of the time it's the our fault when something goes wrong anyway. Bravo to her!

[@EventerGirlProbs]

I just wanna say that i always hope i recognize the places in videos, but this time I knew most because ive competed at them like aspen and the evergreen fair grounds. Im just really excited that I know where these were taken!!

[@Canarddorange]

haha same here. my horse threw me off just a couple of weeks ago right away when i was getting on him. after i got up he just looked at me and i was like:"yeah you dork, thanks for that..." but i would never be angry at a horse for doing things like that since we can't forget that they have a mind on their own too!

[@kayceeschneider4293]

NEVER GIVE UP

[@emilyiannuzzi7116]

XD To funny... There are lots of good little riders in this video though! And most if not all, LET GO OF THE REINS!!!!!! XD

[@sarahrichy7755]

I feel like it's a really bad sign that pretty much all of these remind me of my horse and I xD

[@LLadyluluu]

I love the galopping horse at 0:48 :)

[@MovingImagesNW]

actually, the rider was walking around the fallen poles. If we had continued the clip before going to the next one, she does indeed go to get her horse.

[@savannahr18]

1:07 What a beautifal horse !

[@CathyGoes]

1:52 that was a good recovery by the horse. He just kind of sprang out of the fall.

[@remedyfarm]

Great vid!

[@puliarf]

I did the horse scene for a while until I finally figured out you can't fall off your dog

[@ianna48]

This song really goes with the footage!

[@3nglishCowgirl]

I find it funny that the lady at 2:22 was too busy smiling at the camera to pay attention to her horse!

[@SuperMetalmania666]

2:26, timing is everything

[@horsebackridingrocks]

I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MaritsView]

Cross country is so dangerous.. thousands of horses die of that in a year, or break something because the obstacles don't fall if the horse hits it by accident l love the video 01:08 l am in love with that horse!! What a beauty!!! l love the horses nice video!

[@xdiamondsinthenightskyx3741]

Riding or being around horses is dangerous in general....not just cross country....

[@MaritsView]

Jumping and dressage and normal riding are less dangerous then cross 1000 horses die a year of that awful sport because those obstacles don't fall if the horse hits it. which means they could break a leg or worse it can happen too with normal jumping but it's way less

[@xdiamondsinthenightskyx3741]

No they're not, bc accident happen just as much as they do in XC....agreed that they're not so flexible if the horse hits it, but now they're trying to make the jumps out of give-able materiel, so it's safer. I ride XC and it's not awful, it's actually super adrenaline rushing and exciting!

[@MaritsView]

Now maybe those obstacles fall but not in every cross country sport. it's been proven. if they changed that l'm happy Because it was not always like that check the past. my parents told me this and they know a lot about horses The old english cross country sport is deadly

[@xdiamondsinthenightskyx3741]

Yes, just as trail riding or riding a horse in the arena is deadly and dangerous :) being around a horse in general is dangerous and can result in death at an moment! So yes some sports in the horse industry are a little more dangerous that others but that doesn't make them "evil" or "bad" or "horrible" or anything like that....and it's actually quite rare that a horse or rider gets killed on a XC course....look it up :)

[@breyerstar1344]

it's always the riders fault they always cause they did something to make the horse react a certain way

[@leahconroy6289]

Not really, I went to a riding show and a very experienced rider that everyone Spoke highly offwent into the jumping arena and they horse didn't do anything that he asked. Some of these horses may have spooked or just jumped funny or didn't want to do it. It not always the riders fault

[@bezoticallyyours83]

Breyer Star13 not always sometimes they slip, or something spooks them

[@sandranieroda5245]

Leah Conroy not much of an experienced rider. IT IS ALWAYS THE STUPID RIDER'S FAULT.

[@MovingImagesNW]

She didn't. We have the extended footage and we know that she walked around the fallen poles and went to her horse who was still calmly standing there waiting for her.

[@Jennifuffle]

This is perfect.

[@manitoban3]

lol, we've all been there... I'm sure I could have filled up this whole video with clips of myself!! lol

[@2.sassy.ponies367]

there really good riders its just these things happen

[@samr2753]

I love this song

[@s.worner9299]

Jeder Sportreiter auf der Erde ist ein Glück für die Pferde 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MissMaintree]

Croos country scares the crap out of me! but i have friends who are cross country riders who say its alot of fun!

[@WhisperTraining]

Well said!

[@mewsacmusic1070]

My horse has probably done nothing this bad. We rock hunters.

[@Lukay95]

there are some very honest horses on this! and some well ridden riders too... but 0:40 is a prime example of when you lean forward and your horse trips or suddenly stops your bound to go out the front door(well at least that is in the UK)

[@HunterJumperLBD]

Half of these i was like what the heck! good clips.

[@ianna48]

1:46 love how the horse just barrels through the water to the beat!

[@zodiacsign95]

i love the runaway horse that still does the jump:)

[@janessamorelli4200]

I loved how the one girl with the pinto pony went back and patted her horse to help calm him down later. I've seen some people throw some pretty unattractive fits and that made me happy. :D

[@florasmith5992]

Nice video love the song

[@kristianekerley6922]

this reminds me of all the horse shows I have attended in the past....some of these were funny others not so....

[@purplepinto]

1:38 - I like to see that. There's no point in belting the horse for you falling off, especially if some time has passed. What a good little rider.

[@CPCoulterTweedles]

I love how most of these horses seem to be going, "You want me to jump over *that*? Screw you, I'm going home!"

[@equine.revelation7871]

They remind me of when I would ride my old horse, Ranger... lol

[@tvdfan11]

There's some shocking riding in these clips

[@MovingImagesNW]

You are welcome to link to it. Please do give us credit and have a great day!

[@WhisperTraining]

Good job!

[@willadubois5425]

Some of the run-outs used to happen to me on a daily basis. (Not the exact ones, but the same thing.)

[@tracysill277]

2:32 was a good tear jerker!!! LOL

[@royalisabella8099]

1:45 that is my symbol ❤️ It once happened to me and I was like:" no shit we have been working hard for this damn competiton, come on boy! Lets do it!!!" We got 3rd place :,,,)

[@blueysky7339]

1:23 me as a horse just like, Oh, yeah, we got this. HA! NOPe BITCH YOU THOUGHT

[@amberkohnevonjaski7700]

most of these errors are due to the rider in most cases if the rider had just sat quietly in the saddle in the 2 point seat looking straight ahead (or in the direction of their next jump) holding on to the mane as well (just in case you do have a boo boo at least you wont pull your steed in the mouth ) most of these mishaps would not have happened...

[@amberkohnevonjaski7700]

also you will not unbalance your horse either.

[@amberkohnevonjaski7700]

looking at these clips most of these riders are beginners

[@tayla7140]

amber kohne von jaski everyone has to start somewhere i guess XD

[@MovingImagesNW]

Yep, that was on purpose! Thanks for noticing! :D

[@ameliaaylott7978]

Lol, riding my bronco horse tomorrow 😂

[@BlackMountain150]

I think its weird how a lot of people stand up and look ashamed or embarrassed that they came off, then there is me who gets up puts my hands on my hips and shouts out "What was that for Tuppence." I know a lot of it may be shock and adrenaline, but I've always gotten up and watched the horse and said something along the lines of "Really? Really? You jumped that earlier!" or "So was that planned or what." Just makes the situation feel diffused to me. Anyone else do this?

[@CrazyRat1243]

+BlackMountain150 Haha I'm the same, I fell off last Friday and I just sat there and looked up at him like "Are you dead serious right now? That's the smallest obstacle for crying out loud!"