I found this photo sequence on the medequestrian.co.uk site. The horse/rider were not seriously injured. The camera-work was done by Harry McMillian at www.peak-photo.co.uk.
Who can say why things went so far south and the horse opted to go UNDER? But it looks like the rider reacted quickly to save her a$$.
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| The rider is so balanced in this moment! |
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| The log is right at the height of her head. The angle of the horse's back and hocks is scary -- that is a lot of angle. |
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| There may not have been time to "bail" but what a gutsy move to try to stay on and go under! |
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| Off she goes. |
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| The horse looks okay but look at the straightness of his hocks and toe angle. That step down must have hurt! |
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| Aftermath. Think the frangible pin is breaking. |
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| Log coming down. Another awful moment, and you can't even see the rider! |
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| I wonder how heavy the log is... |
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| The other side... |
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| Finally see the rider's boot. |
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| Now I'm wondering if the rider did hit the log. Her head is left, legs are right. |
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| Don't like the hunched look in back. |
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| Ditto. |
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yikes. I'm sure that that horse had a sore back afterwards!
ReplyDeleteLet us know if or what you learn of injuries to both horse and rider. That certainly was a crazy idea on the horse's part. I guess he just didn't feel brave enough to go over.
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ReplyDeleteVery brutal. Exactly why I don't have the guts to do XC!! Scary.
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