Comments on: Upcoming Fail

By: Kylie

Kylie — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 04:52:32 +0000

I’m with ya.

By: Laura

Laura — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:09:32 +0000

well, it would also help her cause if her helmet had a chinstrap.

By: Navy

Navy — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:31:39 +0000

Your name is stupid

By: epicwindad

epicwindad — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:36:35 +0000

The only thing that horse is going to need after this is a bullet.

By: Phar Lap

Phar Lap — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:01:32 +0000

OMG I feel so sorry for that horse!! Thats prob an asian in disguise thinking ‘Im gonna eat that horse when its dead.. Dead tastes better’

By: MeG

MeG — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:03:04 +0000

THIS. Thank you!

By: MeG

MeG — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:02:07 +0000

yeah. sometimes the WORST looking falls are the LEAST bad injury wise. I fell off jumping, got my foot caught in the stirrup and flipped. Landed on my butt but it looked BAD.

By: MeG

MeG — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:00:57 +0000

Hey I do hunter/jumper and wear the correct helmet thanks! Not worth a concussion!

By: MeG

MeG — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:59:26 +0000

this. THIS. Thank you. I hate when people condemn something without knowing jack shit. I do hunter myself, hoping to get into some jumping.

By: SiNT4X

SiNT4X — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:04:29 +0000

Learning to fly would be a progressive interest for her, as she cannot ride a horse – I doubt you’re ever taught to sit on its neck. No wonder it’s about to crash and fail…

By: Gramm..er.. Nassi.

Gramm..er.. Nassi. — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:59:48 +0000

I am a vet that cannot spell “break”. Your education both astounds and surprises me good sir/madam. I’m no grammar nazi, but stating that you participate in a profession which requires many years of education and then confusing or incorrectly spelling a simple word simply serves to make you seem foolish.

Good day.

By: solo piano

solo piano — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:44:27 +0000

that poor horse!

By: panzi

panzi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:03:27 +0000

I meant “own decision” of course.

By: panzi

panzi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:03:01 +0000

It was the humans won decision to do that. Not the horses.

By: Meppin

Meppin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:07:02 +0000

Doesn’t look like to me the horse has jumped yet.
Good pic.

By: Charlie oscar delta

Charlie oscar delta — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 07:25:11 +0000

your name is appropriate

By: Meg

Meg — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:22:50 +0000

been there before, fell of but not during a jump. ouch.

By: rose

rose — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:46:26 +0000

i so agree… this picture makes me very sad :[ iron-y-man… the girl will be fine if she knows how to bail right.. the horse has WAY less of a chance :[

By: Annie

Annie — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 13:46:43 +0000

wow. u guys can ramble.. hahaha. i’m reading the first few comments and i’m in a class right now… people were starting to stare at the snickering me

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:13:17 +0000

Perhaps you may like to educate yourself a little before commenting. I am a vet and 90% of horses that brake their legs must be put down due, not only, to the large amount of weight they need to support on such tiny legs and a fractured leg not being able to ever properly support that, but also because they can’t use crutches like humans, and to sedate a horse so that it will stand still for long enough for the leg to heal often has worse implications to their health than the resetting of their leg is worth.

Very few horses are calm enough to be able to sucessfully heal from a broken leg.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:07:45 +0000

the FAIL has already happened, as a rider myself I know you must be prepared long before this point… this girl wasn’t less the horse would not be in this position and nor would she. and I agree with Rebecca, horse and rider are most likely fine. traumatized, but over all ok.

By: Iron-y-man

Iron-y-man — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:14:47 +0000

you don’t care about human life? wow your a real b-tch.

By: Been riding for 8+ years

Been riding for 8+ years — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 07:56:33 +0000

Thank you to Anon (the second, not the first), you are right on all points. To the original poster, I must ask, have you ever ridden a horse? Not a pony (though they can be feisty, damn lil buggers loved biting me if I was too slow with the treats after a lesson, which thankfully wasn’t often, I learned to have quick hands lol), but a healthy, happy, engaged horse. If you have, you’d know how obvious their joy at being able to run (I know, ‘canter’/'gallop’) and jump is. Plus, now (idk when this was taken) nearly ALL professional (heck, most jump equipment) is made so if the horse (or rider) hits it, it rolls off (in the direction the horse is going) to prevent or minimize injury.
Another indication of your staggering ignorance (I’m trying to be polite, but it’s hard) is this: Racing DOES NOT (I repeat NOT) equal jumping (unless it’s steeple-chasing, which is btw, hellafun). Racing = flat, open ground, like with cars, but grass, not pavement.
So yes, the girl mis-judged the jump (or she made it, I’ve seen horses pull of amazing jumps, I’ve done a few I thought were’t possible), but that doesn’t mean she’s cruel. Her horse probably got pampered the whole way home. And for the record, lil-miss-know-it-all, I’ve know horse owners who spend more on their horse then themselves. I knew a girl who KNOWINGLY (to save him) bought a gelding (he was only 2/3 years old) so abused he panicked at the sight or a saddle or bridle, lavished him with care for years, and now he comes right up to her (he’s not to trusting of strangers, but who would be), has WON jumping and dressage competitions. So yes, some people see horses as animals, but don’t you dare imply that we all do.
To the animal lovers out there, I say ROCK ON! To the haters? Kiss my (horse’s) ass.

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:42:14 +0000

Who absolutley adores jumping. We too have had our share of falls similar to this and were both fine.

(itouchs suck for posting stuff like this. Atleast on an actual computer you have less of a chance of hitting the wrong button. I still love my iPod though)

By: 3-phase eventer

3-phase eventer — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:00:49 +0000

thats not hunter/jumper, lol i would say thats plain jumper, hunters and most jumper competitions it is required to war proper head wear, and hunters would never jump that high, im guessing she’s just in a country were horse sports are not as well regulated and rules and regualtions are ignored

By: 3-phase eventer

3-phase eventer — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:58:57 +0000

yea, and most broken legs aren’t actually able to be set properly in an animal as big as a horse, like barbaro, even though his leg did eventually heal, the process of the healing did more harm than good, and that was a top of the line vetrinary hospital with some of the best vets in the world.

By: 3-phase eventer

3-phase eventer — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:55:21 +0000

thats definently not rolex, you can tell from the back round that thats not the ky horse park, and i don’t recall ever hearing of a major life threatening injury at the RKY3day during stadium, all the recent deaths and such have happened out in the cross country course.
*not that injuries don’t happen in stadium, everytime you ride a horse you are exposing your self to injury*

By: 3-phase eventer

3-phase eventer — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:51:16 +0000

haha me too, definently not fun lol

By: pink

pink — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 22:43:09 +0000

Dumbass.

By: shar

shar — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:56:21 +0000

“Impending” may have been a better word…

By: Malexhe

Malexhe — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:19:45 +0000

I was on ROFLrazzi, clicked a pic, and redirected to this one on failblog instead.
Am I magic?

By: Bean

Bean — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:18:17 +0000

My thoughts exactly. Poor horse!

By: Andi

Andi — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:16:32 +0000

Sorry, meant no strap. Wish there were edit features.

By: Andi

Andi — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:13:52 +0000

Definitely overseas as USET rules state that an APPROVED helmet must be worn while jumping. This dumb girl was wearing a hunt cap ( strap), she might as well be wearing a baseball hat. Good old Darwin at his finest right here.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:47:28 +0000

it just wanted a quick bite for the road

By: Craphter

Craphter — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:04:09 +0000

Dude… its a pic
A FAIL pic
Its used to LAUGH
Not to do a philosophical discusion…

By: sidhe

sidhe — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:28:02 +0000

dumbies. if you have the urge to be outraged at a form of horse racing…dig into chariot racing and other simply pointless acts of animal cruelty

By: sidhe

sidhe — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:21:52 +0000

lmao adam!! FAIL!!!

By: nwcbud8

nwcbud8 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:24:32 +0000

What really is happening in this picture is…

The jump isn’t as high as it appears. Teh horse and rider misqued and has pretty much run straight into the jump.

Horses do love to run and jump…even when casually riding a horse will still jump fallen trees, puddles of water or whatever they happen to come across.

I am willing to be that neither horse nor rider where injurred.

By: RollTheDice

RollTheDice — Thu, 14 May 2009 00:55:51 +0000

NOMNOMNOM DELICIOUS POST

By: Dizzylizard

Dizzylizard — Sat, 09 May 2009 09:22:03 +0000

lol, kinda looks like the boss form MGS3

unrelated o.O

but still, that’s gonna be sore.

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:44:37 +0000

And then she learned to fly!

By: chrishby

chrishby — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 05:08:12 +0000

I agree. Many (not all) horses actually do love to jump. If they don’t want to, you really can’t make them. And most horses are not able to do jumps as high as the one in this pic. This is an advanced team, and I am betting the horse didn’t go over (he is really back on his haunches). The rider might even have stayed on or “just” have rolled off rather than somersaulting.

This is a stadium course which is why the jump is poles that come down which is a safety factor for both horse and rider. Eventing is solid jumps which can be deadly, especially if a horse or rider is “overfaced” (doing more than training or ability allow, as I would say was the case with poor Mr. Reeves). Because of the fatalities during eventing over the past few years, the rules are changing. Nobody who loves horses wants to hurt them (or ourselves). We do, however, want to be with them and enjoy a bond that is like no other (really, it is special).

By: adam

adam — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:28:45 +0000

Well, that’s quite an interesting question. You see, I would normally at this point say “Caps fail”, and that you are a failer, not a fighter. But that would actually be a compliment – We are all failers here, and proud of it. That’s the point of the website.
So the answer is yes, typing in all caps makes you a winner. A complete and total winner. And you should be very ashamed of it.

By: Aubree Conklin

Aubree Conklin — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 05:37:46 +0000

All of you are so dumb. Horses love to jump. They love to run. The girl does have a strap under her chin, its tan, and her horse does have a browband, it blends in with the shading. This could’ve been a local event because her shirt is show attire. Her hair is right at the limit of being disqualified at local shows. I’ve done jumping, that high too. its not a funny thing for a horse and a person to make a mistake that could risk thier lives. And they also put horses down because the vets think that the horse could not live with a cast. In the movie Dreamer, they put the horse on a sling, wich a horse can not be in for more than a few hours before there circulation is cut off due to thier legs not moving. So HA to all of you that are dumb and clueless. HA!!!

By: puh leeze

puh leeze — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 23:06:06 +0000

Fail. Broken legs are very rare in horse jumping. They are commonplace in horse RACING. Two different things.

By: justjumper4

justjumper4 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:14:17 +0000

Obviously is not the Rolex – she’s inappropriately attired. If it had been Rolex, she’d be in a coat with her hair restrained, and wearing a certified helmet. BTW, the high rise in the background as well as the helmet would indicate non-US rider..

By: Celeste

Celeste — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:41:20 +0000

I have to agree with Emma, there’s no way to know. It’s obviously in an urban area, but, the fact that she doesn’t have a jacket on, or her hair up neatly, etc means that it wasn’t a very important event. It’s either one of thousands of minor show jumping shows, or simply practice.

By: therhinoman

therhinoman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:16:44 +0000

Humor about dead people WIN

By: Emma

Emma — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:07:41 +0000

There are thousands of horse competitions held in the country each year, and more overseas, so I cannot tell you which event this is. I can only tell you definitively which event it isn’t when other people insisted that it was.