Oooops....

taken at the Puissance at London Horse Show at Olympia on Thursday night.
This poor horse hesitated at the 7 foot wall, then went for it but got his stride all wrong. Luckily, unlike the old days when the wall was made of harder material, the horse and rider were not hurt. The wall appears to be made of polystyrene blocks and collapses very easily.
The horses can't see over the wall before they jump it so are very brave to attempt to jump over something not knowing what is on the other side. The winning horse jumped 7 feet clear. Amazing to see even though I am still quite poorly and could have done with staying at home.

[Lee]

What a great shot of this dramatic moment, and there are a few priceless reactions in the crowd too.

[Lynne Hart]

Great shot, my mum used to like watching the showjumping and always had mixed feelings about the Puissance wall. Glad the bricks are made of lightweight polystyrene. Glad you enjoyed your day out, get well soon.

[KWind]

Oh no... poor horse and rider. Great shot of the mishap!

[Kerri Michaels]

omg...hope the horse was ok..fav

[Maggiemae]

Well done capturing this - you wouldn't know it was about to happen! Glad you got through the outing OK and can now get plenty of rest!

[Leon Buijs]

Great timing, well captured

[Helene]

Happy to know that no one is hurt, last week one of the most amazing horse fall, broke a leg and had to be put to sleep in geneva with the same top riders.
What it your first show jumping?

[Chris Penfold]

nice capture Chantal

[Denise Wood]

Wonderful action shot just at the right moment! Glad all are well, and hope you are soon too :)

[Joce]

Great capture, but scary for the horse and rider !!

[Faye Turner]

Great timing!

[sally agnew]

Not good for the horse. Hope you are feeling a lot better :)

[gloria jones]

Great timing capturing this shot...hope you feel better soon :)

[Alice Burghart]

wow, great capture.

[Emilie Cartoun]

Very dramatic! 3'6" was the biggest courses I ever jumped. I can't imagine 7'.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Oooops is right!

[Patricia McPhail]

Oh dear - hope no one was hurt!

[philip maddever]

great action shot

[Linda H.Y. Hegland]

How nice that you got to go despite being ill. Great action shot but I have been in that situation - very scary.

[Anita Russell]

Great action shot

[Maggie]

Excellent capture. An exciting event to watch if you enjoy the feel of your heart in your mouth. 7' is an amazing height to clear and shows the confidence that the horse must have in the rider.

[Terrie]

Wonderfully timed and from your vantage point, the crowds reaction is captured as well. Great shot.

[Graham Thresher]

Great shot. Hope you are feeling better.

[Babs]

Oops indeed. Glad to hear they were both okay. I don't think I would jump over a 7 ft wall not knowing what was on the other side.
Hope you are okay after your travels. Take it easy and get plenty of rest.

[Debbie]

Fantastic capture!

[Bridget]

What a event. We watched it at home on the telly. When it got just too high...a few seemed to get it badly wrong...but this one ..well the photo says it all. Glad neither horse nor rider were hurt.

[Pam Knowler]

Great action shot! My mum always watched this on TV - she loved it. So pleased you managed to get there and that you enjoyed it. Now time to rest completely and get yourself fit again!

[Derek Vickers]

You froze it so well Chantal. Great action shot. Fantastic event. I hope that you get stronger for the Christmas period. Just take it easy.

[Kathy]

Ouch. Nice capture.

[Kathie]

Great action shot and colours. Looks like the spectator is horrified.

[Danette Thompson]

Great shot. Sounds like you are trying to get on the well side.

[Robyn]

Poor horse and great action capture

[Tom]

Great action capture

[Aleksandr Maksimov]

Fine shoot

[Richard Hickey]

Awesome picture. Congratulations on making the Trending Page.

Take care and get well soon.

[Susan]

Fantastic capture and love capture of audience reacting.

[Daisy Miller]

Great capture. Great timing. I am old enough to remember the harder, less forgiving walls in these competitions. I hope the fresh air helped you in your trying to get well.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great capture and a perfect title.

[Ashley]

Sorry to see this, but what a great capture on your part!

[Delia]

Very dramatic. Hope you rested after your trip out.

[Rosie Kerr]

Poor babies... both you and the brave horse. Lovely shot.

[Susan C Clow]

Great action shot. I was happy to hear they make it safer for the horse and rider when the wall is missed. You must be feeling better, and hope that you are.

[tony gig]

Great timing and a Fav.

[Nicole]

Oeh that is a big miss! Great capture of it though!

[Leanne M Williams]

Great shot and timing :-)

[Sam]

Oh that's not good!!

[Krista Marson]

a really great capture of the moment at hand.

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Great timing for this capture, the horse certainly made a mess of that.

[Margaret Obey]

Superb action shot Chantal. The last time I was in London for the show jumping a horse broke it's leg and had to be put down. I could never go back even though it was handled very well.

[Bette B]

It is an absolutely amazing picture. Now you can go back to bed.

[Joan Robillard]

Good action shot.

[Paula W]

Great shot Chantal. I remember watching David Broome and Harvey Smith doing this this when I was young, used to love it even though I wasn't much of a rider!!! Glad you managed to get there and hope the latest anti biotics have kicked in now and you are starting to feel better.

[Osia Strasner]

So sorry you are not feeling well yet......:-(( Glad to see your shots from the horse show, but I know it is hard to enjoy it completely when you are not feeling well, and the trip could not have been easy. I hope you get some rest this coming week.

[Stephanie Swift]

The most important thing here is that no-one was hurt--particularly the horse. The human had a choice about whether to be doing this or not; the horse didn't. I'm so sorry you are still poorly Chantal, hope you can now rest up and get better.