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This is one of those pictures that really makes you wish we had a caption competition.
Hang on a minute … Why don’t we have a caption competition just for once? No prizes, I’m afraid, but if you feel inspired send in your ideas in the comments. The serious caption we sent out with the pic is below, but I’m sure you can do better…
PHOTO: David Svoboda of Czech Republic fails a jump on horse HunHun during the men’s riding show jumping event of the modern pentathlon competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 21, 2008. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan
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I asked you not to dig your heels into ….
OK buddy, here’s where you get off!
“The Aussie’s took their annoyance at the Poms’ success to extremes when they gave ‘Her Majesty’ a half dozen XXXX’s with whisky chasers before competing…”
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/sto ry/0,25197,24202767-5015684,00.html
nurse can I have another pillow please? This ones a bit hard
hmmm … not quite as comfy as my beanbag chair
(actually, this is really scary; this is how riders get killed)
now YOU jump!
Just Cannot Get Rid Of This Itch.
Scratching The Itch
When do I get be the big spoon?
Say uncle!
Say uncle
caption: Horse uses man as recliner
How do you feel, buddy? You always do it to me…
Ahhhhhh this is the life , now he knows what it feels like with someone sitting on you……
i said “NO BUTT SPANKING!”
The really amazing thing is he got back up on the horse and finished the course!
I’ll do this without your help, thank you.
Hun-Hun fell on her bun-bun
oh! not on horse back but on chair back???
Got my comfy chair nice and ready, now all I need is a beer.
(But I do agree with Bill L further up the thread, this is very dangerous and it’s good to hear that the rider got up and finished the course after such a fall.)
Don’t worry, folks — the horse is alright.
Who’s holding the whip hand now?
Never work with children or animals
Spain’s attempt to incorporate the Macarena into Dressage routine receives cool response.
I was trying to talk to some people today about modern pentathlon but they didn’t know what the 5 sports are…or anything else about the sport (to be honest, I didn’t know much either until a few weeks ago). But then when I mentioned this picture, everyone knew what the sport was. Amazing. At the women’s modern pentathlon tonight, there was suddenly a lot of photographers from around the world hanging out after the incredible shots from the men’s competition last night — they were looking for more pictures of horses on top of riders. I was chiding a few of them for their peculiar interest, which they openly admitted. Many left after an hour because the track wasn’t as slick and there were hardly any tumbles like last night.
“Hung like a …. hey, wait a minute!”
Does this come with a rider?
David Svoboda of Czech Republic and his horse HunHun practice breathing methods at an equine Lamaze class, Beijing, August 21, 2008. REUTERS/Desmond Boylan