French speekers.. what's happened to Claytons horse??

[MissDeMeena]

As the title says really...
Looked like either a broken neck or a heart attack???

Either way another high profile horse lost

I so hope i'm wrong

RIP if not

 

[CrazyHippo1]

sh*t, what happened? I cant get the player to work on my mac. Not another rotational fall was it? x

 

[MissDeMeena]

No, it fell on the flat going round a sharp bend away from the second fence!!!

Either he didn't set it up enough for the turn, coming round it on the wrong leg, the horse slipped and broke its neck on the way down...
Or it had a heart attack.

 

[CrazyHippo1]

RIP xxx

 

[riaseed007]

Why did they stop the course, I thought that guy was further on and Nullabor fell at the start? It didn't take them too long to restart considering how awful the fall looked.

 

[Lizzie2106]

It's so sad especially as they were in the lead

Is Clayton OK?

RIP Nullarbor x

 

[riaseed007]

Clayton looked fine he was thrown away and got up quickly to see his horse.

 

[teapot]

Oh ****

 

[flohelf]

Just checked Saumur website. No info at all for the moment.
I'm working today but will try to get some info and get back to the forum tonight.

 

[CrazyHippo1]

It says Clayton retired on the live results? Surely just a horse fall, without the PTS, would be elimination?

 

[Bossanova]

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It says Clayton retired on the live results? Surely just a horse fall, without the PTS, would be elimination?

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No, eliminations can only occur at fences

 

[Sarah_Jane]

Might not be as was on the flat and not at a fence.

 

[Skhosu]

ohno

 

[lizzie_liz]

OMG, I really dont know what to say. RIP x

 

[mememe]

RIP

 

[tigers_eye]

What a terrible shame, I thought that horse was one of the main contenders for individual glory in HK. Sounds like a horrible freak accident.

 

[MissDeMeena]

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Sounds like a horrible freak accident.

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Well that's the thing... If it was a heart attack then yes. My heart would go out to all involved!!
However, Clayton looked to 'free wheel' round a very tight corner on the wrong leg, the horse therefore wasn't balanced and lost its legs and nose dived to the floor...

Obviously if it was having a heart attack coming round the corner then there wouldn't have been alot Clayton could have done to 'set it up' for the corner!! If it wasn't having a heart attack, then i'd have to say that it was total rider error

 

[Gonetofrance]

My screen froze as he had his head between his knees going down. My gut feeling is that just a slip up wouldn't have had him doing that, he'd have gone sideways. Clayton appeared to be heading out the front door, again, with a slip up he'd also have gone sideways.

Whatever the cause, apportioning blame is not going to make it any easier for connections......I feel so desperately sorry for them. It's a long way home with an empty space in the lorry........

 

[hotellie]

how horrific...not that i saw it but from the descriptions it sounds like it probably had a heart attack. i watched a horse have this happen out hunting. it was horrendous.

 

[Paddywhack]

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It says Clayton retired on the live results? Surely just a horse fall, without the PTS, would be elimination?

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No, eliminations can only occur at fences

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F
Death on a XC course always comes up as "Retired"

 

[flohelf]

http://www.saumur.org/cci/2008/actualite.html

I wish the bitching between L and MDM on the other thread would stop...

So sorry for yet another loss/tragic accident in eventing... Can't comment as I wasn't there to see it with my own eyes but really sad for both horse and rider

 

[pelly]

my freind was the Fence steward and saw it happen live.