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But even when you're riding at an Olympic level, things don't always go as planned.
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Maybe your horse is like, "Hey, this looks like a fun thing to actually just walk over."
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Or, "I would like to place my belly riiiiight here."
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Or the equally baffling, "I'm just gonna sort of jump the nonexistent side of that."
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Maybe you find yourself doing The Neck Hug For Dear Life™.
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*Whispers* "Hey buddy, I love you. You're doing a great job."
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Or your heart sinks when you realize, in midair, that you've knocked a rail.
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There it is all smug on the ground, and you're just like, "Don't even talk to me."
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Or your competition in the jumpoff makes a seemingly impossible inside turn and you're just like, "C'mooooon!"
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Perhaps you've gotten...
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... a little ahead of yourself.
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... you've just been...
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And your horse is like, "This is THE perfect time to play rodeo!"
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"Yep, yep, yep, NAH."
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"You know what would be cool? If I just ran straight through this instead of jumping it."
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"Yeah," you think. "Not the photo I'll be sending into Jumping Clinic."
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"Oh shit. I'm falling. In two-point."
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"I know what would make it even better: if I took the bridle with me."
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"Ugh, just leave me here."
