Imagine landing from a jump and suddenly realizing that you’re facing your horse’s tail! You won’t believe these jockeys’ amazing recoveries. (more…)

At a World Cup competition in the Latvian capital of Riga, singer/equestrian Lauris Reiniks was performing “New York, New York” on horseback when… oh crap. (more…)

Our friends at Horses in the Morning shared this video on Facebook earlier today and we just had to pass it along. (more…)

Burghley Horse Trials kicks off today in Britain–let’s celebrate by revisiting one of the greatest Burghley saves of all time! (more…)

I had no idea the simple act of getting on a horse could go so epically wrong. (more…)

In today’s “Oh Crap” moment, French eventer Gwendolen Fer nearly takes a dive in the Colt Pond at Badminton Horse Trials in 2011. (more…)

What happens if the jockey falls off at the beginning of the race but the horse keeps running and ends up with the win? I don’t know, but that’s what happened in today’s “Oh Crap” moment. (more…)

The final score in today’s video is horses – 3, humans – 0. Watch how it all goes down… (more…)

A scary start-gate mishap foiled a race at Southern California track Del Mar on Saturday night. (more…)

If you were out hunting and the master decided to steer the field toward a hedge like this, “Oh crap” would be an understated response. And you wonder why they carry flasks. (more…)

Starting a horse under saddle can be a challenge–especially if the horse is bound and determined to rid itself of the human clinging desperately to its back. (more…)

What a naughty pony! Ribbon or no ribbon, this gutsy young rider is a champ. (more…)

This horse loves his job and nothing, NOTHING, is going to stop him from running his best race. (more…)

Oh, horses. (more…)

Over is best and through is better than nothing, but what if a horse goes UNDER a jump? It has actually happened before. (more…)

Going backward down a cross-country drop jump is never the best idea. From the UK’s Gatcombe Horse Trials on Saturday… (more…)

Sometimes getting all up in your horse’s business just makes the situation worse. In this video from Spruce Meadows, Richard Spooner gives his horse “free rein” to sort out the mess. (more…)

This video, in which a rider takes flight repeatedly throughout a jump course, is an “Oh Crap” classic that just never gets old. (more…)

When disaster strikes (bouncing a one-stride = bad idea), this horse keeps his eye on the prize. (more…)

Do you remember your first “Oh Crap” moment on a horse? This gutsy little rider manages to stay with her pony even though it practically jumps out from beneath her. (more…)

Despite her horse’s best bucking bronc impression and an eventual loss of stirrups, this rider’s leg never budges. (more…)

For today’s “Oh Crap” moment, we thought we’d illustrate the difference between an intentional and an unintentional horseback handstand. (more…)