Dangers

Show Jumping Dangers

Horse riding is one of the most dangerous sports there are.

 It's a sport where you have to deal, control and compete with a live animal. 

Horses have their own mind sets and can have off days which can cause many dangers especially when Jumping.

Any form of show jumping is considered dangerous if you are not careful. To try and train a horse not to refuse 10-14 jumps that are made to look scary to try 'test the horses skills' can be quite difficult and can have many challenges. Horses are able to stop before the jump, quickly step to the side or even throw you off and over the jump when doing a jumping course. These could all land you up falling on the floor. 

Horses mood can also affect the jumping course. Horses can decide in the arena to throw, buck, rear and gallop across the arena to try and avoid jumping. This could also lead to falling.

Falling is quite painful considering you are landing on the floor. Falling off a horse and just landing onto the floor isn't the worse thing that could happen. When falling many can get dragged by the horse, stepped on, rolled over/on and even kicked. This can lead to broken bones, scars, bruises, injuries and maybe death.