15 Moments When Things Aren’t Going To End Well

1. Even Jackie O falls down sometimes…

2. Joker Tony MacCoy fall from a horse…

3.  So it is unrealistic and even unfair to expect perfection from your horse when your legs are in the wrong place, your hands are moving all around, or you are not sitting correctly.

4. A gaucho falls from a wild horse during Criolla Week in Montevideo, Uruguay.

5. A gaucho falls from a wild horse during the annual celebration of Criolla Week in Montevideo, March 28, 2013.

6. A policeman tries to recover after falling from his horse during a protest against the new civil service law that will require government employees to undergo work evaluations, in Lima, Peru.

7. A rider falls from his mount during horse-tamings in the 90th Del Prado Creole Week.

8. Jockey Lewis Ferguson falls spectacularly off Merrion Square at the last fence during the John Dufosee Memorial Open Hunters’ Steeple Chase at Wincanton.

9. Heiress Athina Onassis suffered a fall from her horse during the qualifying competition for the CHI international horse show jumping tournament in Geneva, Switzerland.

10. Prince William fell from his horse…

11. Hwang Woojin, of South Korea, and his horse Shearwater Oscar, fall down after the horse bucked after the starting bell sounded to start their run in the equestrian show jumping stage of the men’s modern pentathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2012, in London.

12. This horse is just jumping the fence, ignoring the flailing and failing rider…

13. Mexico’s Tamara Vega falls from her horse Douce de Roulad during the riding show jumping part of the women’s Modern Pentathlon on August 12, 2012.

14. Looks like someone got jumped off!

15. If you ride horses for long enough, it will eventually happen: You will fall. It’s not a fun part of riding, but unfortunately it’s necessary.