Absorbine Photo Challenge: 32 Selfie Fails

We get it: it’s hard to get those horses to play along sometimes.

Everyone loves a good horse selfie. But few realize how many failed selfies it takes to get one good one! We’re celebrating those selfie fails this week with our Absorbine photo challenge and 32 reader submissions.

This week’s randomly-selected winner of the Absorbine prize pack is…

Lauren Kasdan: "You gotta love the slimy green slobber that he proceeded to wipe on me a millisecond after this was taken."

Lauren Kasdan: “You gotta love the slimy green slobber that he proceeded to wipe on me a millisecond after this was taken.”

Congratulations! Here are the rest of our finalists:

Alexandria Scott

Alexandria Scott

Sammijo Zinthefer: "He had my whole necklace in his mouth!! Bad Jack."

Sammijo Zinthefer: “He had my whole necklace in his mouth!! Bad Jack.”

Emilee Weniger

Emilee Weniger

When he tries to eat your head while taking a selfie #ofm#horsenation#ilovemyhorse

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Hannah Duckett

Hannah Duckett

Jolynn Zinthefer: "She thought my phone was a treat."

Jolynn Zinthefer: “She thought my phone was a treat.”

Horse selfie fail #horsenation #fail #equestrian #horsesofinstagram

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Jennifer Smith: "Selfie fail."

Jennifer Smith: “Selfie fail.”

Ashlee Mahan: "She hates selfies..."

Ashlee Mahan: “She hates selfies…”

Kayla Webb: "He prefers to be the center of attention."

Kayla Webb: “He prefers to be the center of attention.”

Hillary Whitt: "She loves me."

Hillary Whitt: “She loves me.”

Nicole Gordon: "Ella has a lot of patience to put up with me and taking selfies of the both of us."

Nicole Gordon: “Ella has a lot of patience to put up with me and taking selfies of the both of us.”

Tatiana Dowell: "My horse tries to eat me when he gets annoyed by all my selfie taking."

Tatiana Dowell: “My horse tries to eat me when he gets annoyed by all my selfie taking.”

#horsenation #selfiefailchallenge

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Lisa Endress: "I said, let's take a selfie, and she proceeded to shove a mouthful of hay in my face. Gotta love ponies!"

Lisa Endress: “I said, let’s take a selfie, and she proceeded to shove a mouthful of hay in my face. Gotta love ponies!”

Julie MacMinn: "Well if you won't let me eat the phone I'm not gonna be in your picture"

Julie MacMinn: “Well if you won’t let me eat the phone I’m not gonna be in your picture”

Lisa Gephardt: "For once I wanted to take a real selfie of myself. Fail."

Lisa Gephardt: “For once I wanted to take a real selfie of myself. Fail.”

Stacy Biscuits: "My horses head is too big to fit into a selfie with...but mom tried!"

Stacy Biscuits: “My horses head is too big to fit into a selfie with…but mom tried!”

#horsenation #selfiefail

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Heather Jarvis: "It was adorable until he licked my phone."

Heather Jarvis: “It was adorable until he licked my phone.”

Sandi Terry Everett: "Tried to take a selfie with my horse when a giraffe photobombed us!"

Sandi Terry Everett: “Tried to take a selfie with my horse when a giraffe photobombed us!”

Leslie Malott Yarbrough: "She does not approve of selfies!!"

Leslie Malott Yarbrough: “She does not approve of selfies!!”

Izzy Maset: "Huey doesn't support my weirdness..."

Izzy Maset: “Huey doesn’t support my weirdness…”

Bringing back this classic #SelfieFail #HorseNation @thehorsenation

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Lluvia Sommer: "Me : "Lets take a selfie!" Her: "How about I just eat your hat instead"

Lluvia Sommer: “Me : “Lets take a selfie!” Her: “How about I just eat your hat instead”

Sara Frick: "I wanted to take a cute picture but my horse, Tag, was pouting whenever I tried. So we took a pouting picture."

Sara Frick: “I wanted to take a cute picture but my horse, Tag, was pouting whenever I tried. So we took a pouting picture.”

Nikqua Blue Edwards: ""Let's take a selfie Bruce! -- ok ow! PLEASE don't hit me in the face next time"

Nikqua Blue Edwards: “Let’s take a selfie Bruce! — ok ow! PLEASE don’t hit me in the face next time”

Rachel Severinsen: "Just tryna have a snack here..."

Rachel Severinsen: “Just tryna have a snack here…”

Amanda Elizabeth Sturgill: "When baby horse attacks."

Amanda Elizabeth Sturgill: “When baby horse attacks.”

Keep an eye out for next week’s Absorbine photo challenge! We announce challenge subjects on Tuesday around the middle of the day on both Instagram and Facebook. Each week offers another chance to be the lucky winner of an Absorbine prize pack!

Go riding!

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