You're putting entirely too much importance on one photo. This is hardly an indication of what I shoot regularly.

I've sold several "away" shots, I guess they are different that what everyone else does. I only take them if I see a really pretty jumper or have some other reason to.

I happened to get this one because the dog had a habit of looking over it's shoulder at the handler while jumping. Had he done so on this obstacle, it would have made for a killer shot. As it is, I still like it.

I end up with so many photos because I shoot 3-5 frames of every obstacle I have a good view of so I can build story boards showing a sequence.