Buddhist monk Kenki Sato (Japan) would have needed all the inner calm he could muster after performing a pretty tricky flying dismount in Greenwich Park during the London 2012 Olympics
Tornados and storms caused an electric atmosphere for some horses at the 2012 Puhinui International 3 Day Event including Claudia Wilson's Shapeshifter (he certainly did shift his shape here). The pair carried on and completed their test after this spectacular wave to the judge
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Lucinda Fredericks nearly did have a Flying Finish on the cross country at Luhmuhlen. Lucinda obviously didn't want to get wet or cuddle the bear and went on to finish second in the 4*. CLICK HERE to see Libby's sequence of photos capturing the recovery
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You can just imagine Jade Findlay thinking "They say you never fall off backwards ....." as she and Frontier Psychiatrist succesfully negotiate the water at the 2012 Melbourne International 3 Day Event
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It's a this point that Rosie Thomas riding Barry's Best at the 2012 Land Rover Burghley International Horse Trials wishes they hadn't bothered to bring this fence from Greenwich Park. CLICK HERE to see Libby's complete sequence of how Rosie and Barry survive
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"All I did was jump the fence Dad - what are you doing there?"
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Irish rider Sam Watson didn't survive the bull riding at Barbury ..................
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............ but Sam did survive this cross country fence on course
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"Oh - you wanted me to JUMP it!!"
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Simon Gordon did a very graceful dismount off of Simply Mitch and onto one of the fences which unfortunately saw him eliminated in the Senior Trans Tasman at Kihikihi
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Issy Walsh practising diving at the Pony Club Victoria State Championships. We have a great sequence of photos from this with a very wet but still smiling Issy - let us know if you would like to see
Photo: Toni-anne Collins
Apparently Narelle learnt this one at a George Morris clinic - it's called the throatlash release
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Issy? Again? No, having perfected her dive at PCAV State Champs, Issy decided to practise breaststroke on horseback instead
Photo: Emily Penney
The luck of the Irish as David Hannigan does aerobatics on Red Baron at Tattersalls. CLICK HERE to see how he fares from this position
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We've all had them - those whoops moments. Amazingly most of these ended with the rider staying on and, even if they didn't, no harm came to them (apart from maybe a bruised ego!). Here are some of our favourite Whoops Moments from 2012 (and yes, we do have sequence shots for some of these!)
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