15-year-old girl dies at Herefordshire Pony Club rally
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dsophiea
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how awful
Skhosu
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oh no
popp
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god bless her my heart goes out to her family.
_Acolyte_
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I heard this on the local radio today - I must admit I was confused, as they said the accident had happened at a riding school at Redmarley (there is no riding school at Redmarley...)
Really tragic news though
Really tragic news though
worMy
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thats awful..
but i confess myself slightly relieved,,because i am in the north hereford pony club, and we had a rally on wednesday, and i thought that someone in my pc,,one of my friends had died. this topic nearly gave me a heart attack.
thats so tragic, my thoughts to her family
but i confess myself slightly relieved,,because i am in the north hereford pony club, and we had a rally on wednesday, and i thought that someone in my pc,,one of my friends had died. this topic nearly gave me a heart attack.
thats so tragic, my thoughts to her family
_Acolyte_
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Just found it on the BBC - it was Pauntley XC course that the rally was being held at
About 15mins hacking distance from my yard
worMy
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cripes, pauntley is like 10mins from me..
cheekycharley
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Really terrible, her poor family, school friends and pony club friends.
Being local and a place i have been many times makes it all more realistic....
Really is so so young and something you really wouldnt expect.
Being local and a place i have been many times makes it all more realistic....
Really is so so young and something you really wouldnt expect.
T_K
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/7700624.stm
That's so tragic, it just goes to show that it's not just XC riders that need the cage body protector.....
That's so tragic, it just goes to show that it's not just XC riders that need the cage body protector.....
3Beasties
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That's so sad, always seems worst when its closer to home!
eventingdiva
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OMG how awful
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jules89
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it is so scary isn't it. Fences were only upto 3ft aswell...really does make you think.
Sorry to sound cliched, but at least she died doing something she loved. I hope that the people in her group and the instructor are having help as I would be so traumatised, and my thoughts are with her family, friends, pc, and every single connection.
Rip xx
Sorry to sound cliched, but at least she died doing something she loved. I hope that the people in her group and the instructor are having help as I would be so traumatised, and my thoughts are with her family, friends, pc, and every single connection.
Rip xx
FFF
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Just found it on the BBC - it was Pauntley XC course that the rally was being held at
About 15mins hacking distance from my yard
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At Pauntleeyy??
OMG..I go there all of the time. This has really shocked me. And the owners of Pauntley are so nice
Just found it on the BBC - it was Pauntley XC course that the rally was being held at
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At Pauntleeyy??
OMG..I go there all of the time. This has really shocked me. And the owners of Pauntley are so nice
worMy
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it is so scary isn't it. Fences were only upto 3ft aswell...really does make you think.
Sorry to sound cliched, but at least she died doing something she loved. I hope that the people in her group and the instructor are having help as I would be so traumatised, and my thoughts are with her family, friends, pc, and every single connection.
Rip xx
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i agree,,, she was doing something she loved
it is so scary isn't it. Fences were only upto 3ft aswell...really does make you think.
Sorry to sound cliched, but at least she died doing something she loved. I hope that the people in her group and the instructor are having help as I would be so traumatised, and my thoughts are with her family, friends, pc, and every single connection.
Rip xx
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i agree,,, she was doing something she loved
skewbaldpony
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Sorry to sound cliched, but at least she died doing something she loved.
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Got to say, that wouldn't help in the slightest if it were my daughter.
Prayers for her family and friends.
Sorry to sound cliched, but at least she died doing something she loved.
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Got to say, that wouldn't help in the slightest if it were my daughter.
Prayers for her family and friends.
Lauren93
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Omg thats awful :O
It really does make you think.
My thoughts go out to her family & Friends RIP
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It really does make you think.
My thoughts go out to her family & Friends RIP
xx
FFF
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WishfulThinker
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It is very sad. I just hope that it doesn't mean that people are more protective now and that the children are restricted in their activities.
gloster_image
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How absolutely tragic I'm really at a loss as to what to say except that all my thoughts are with the family, friends and poor people that witnessed this. How very awful for her mother to have watched as it happened. I had a very bad fall that i was lucky to escape from (a rotational) earlier this summer and my mother was watching, she now refuses to watch me go XC.
R.I.P such a young girl doing what she loved
R.I.P such a young girl doing what she loved
Damnation
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Poor girl
It is truly tragic.
RIP xxxxx
RIP xxxxx
mrogers
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Ditto damnation.
Also feel sorry for all the kids that were there, they must be distraught.
And the instructor/rally organiser must feel awful even if it turns out to be a freak accident
Also feel sorry for all the kids that were there, they must be distraught.
And the instructor/rally organiser must feel awful even if it turns out to be a freak accident
worMy
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it will have been a freak accident.
T_K
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It was a freak accident, the girl fell off and the pony tripped and fell on top of her, it was in the BBC report I posted above, as I said there it goes to show that it's not just XC riders that need the cage body protector.
FFF
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As she came to complete the course eye witnesses saw her horse refuse to jump a fence.
The girl was thrown from the saddle before the horse fell down on top of her.
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/l...il/article.html
The girl was thrown from the saddle before the horse fell down on top of her.
http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/l...il/article.html
DiablosGold
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Oh that's so sad
My thoughts are with her family.
My thoughts are with her family.
TableDancer
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Thoughts go to all her family, connections etc, to the instructor (it's always your worst nightmare) and to the Claphams at Pauntley. Doubtless and thankfully she will have known very little about it, the tragedy is with all those left behind who have to somehow carry on with the rest of their lives.
Thistle
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How very very sad.
Groom42
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Heartfelt sympathies to all concerned. Safe to say,everyone's thoughts and prayers are with them.
Eriskayowner
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Why are there two horses mentioned in the news stories?
A 16hh horse called Oz was mentioned in the statement from the pony club, but a pony called Jaffa was mentioned on another page?
Really is a tragic story though. Thoughts are with friends and family.
A 16hh horse called Oz was mentioned in the statement from the pony club, but a pony called Jaffa was mentioned on another page?
Really is a tragic story though. Thoughts are with friends and family.