Because we've all been there...
Sara Clendaniel had a good laugh at her own expense when she tumbled off Bella during a novice combined test at Thornridge Manor in Glen Arm, Maryland.

"I have a tendency when I’m nervous to get ahead and essentially throw myself off my horse, said Clendaniel, who rides with Dawn Beach of Winswept Stables in Millsboro, Delaware. "She jumped like a pro, but I got flung off and then watched her leave me, thinking she’s looking for someone that can actually ride her. [I] got right back on, jumped the rest of the course, and then jumped the course fully again and had a beautiful second round."

Photo courtesy of Dawn Beach

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