horse that just glanced off the vicarage vee....

[Eccles]

Holly I was in tears and I wasn't there! Completely freak accident wasn't it, sorry you had to see it, poor pony and poor rider and owners. Seemed a completely weird badders, don't know whats going on with eventing, these things never used to happen

x

 

[sunflower]

It was horrible, we were all just screaming 'stop, pull up' and thankfully he did and then screaming 'vet' as we didn't know if the stewards had noticed.

 

[weevil]

It was truly shocking. We were level with the fence so saw it all

All credit to the rider though, he pulled up so quickly on a horse who was still running on. He was obviously wondering why people were shouting at him to stop but he did.

 

[welshchick]

What a lovely picture. I did not see the accident as I was standing near the haycart, but did see the horse ambulance heading off to the clinic. Very sad day

RIP Icare D’Auzay & Skwal.

 

[severnmiles]

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[teapot]

the photo my friend just sent me of Skwal has made me cry - ears pricked, looking onwards

Such a sad day, what with Le Samuari and the death of a junior french rider as well

 

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Can I third that, what a weird couple of weeks.......

 

[H-J]

Shocking couple of weeks.

Still in shock about the french horse I wont forget that

 

[Eccles]

err what? death of a junior french rider today? thought last event rider death was the poor lady at sapey????

 

[teapot]

Nope, a junior rider was killed today

http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/2005195/an/0/page/0/gonew/1#UNREAD

 

[welshchick]

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I fourth that - I was there today and thought it was very weird. I have been to Badders 16 times and never felt like that till today.

 

[Eccles]

Oh dear, I don't get it. surely something has changed with eventing??? I know this is a risk sport, but please, we have to look into this.... are loads more people competing?? thinking of percentages (know how wrong that is, don't shout me down!). Perhaps it should be more of a dressage and sj comp, at least is less dangerous. Speechless.

 

[weevil]

Sadly things like this do happen in eventing, and a lot has been done over the last few years to improve safety for both horses and riders. This is not a new phenomenon. Think of the year when several riders were killed. It is just unfortunate that there were two freak accidents today at Badminton, but then these things do tend to occur in clusters sadly.

 

[k9h]

Sunflower what a lovely picture & Yes do not post any following pics. Lets remeber him like that. I'm sure the owners would love that pic I know I would seeing him jumpimg like that with ears pricked.
Such a freak accident. RIP

 

[kirstyfk]

Horse and rider deaths have been going on for a long time. Years and years we have gone to Blair and Burgie and so many times I have witnessed horses dieing. My sister watched a horse at Blair having a heart attack, the panic kind were the horse just gallops. Luckily the rider jumped off before the horse galloped into a barbed wire fence

One of the worst was at the 3rd jump. A simple fence but the horse took off then put down in the fence breaking its leg. These are horrible incidents but they come with having horses. So much has been done to make eventing safer and for the 3 horses death we have witnessed this week there is little which could be changed.

 

[H-J]

Apart from flags that can definitely be changed and could of solved an accident today

 

[Skhosu]

yes, would it be possible to send that pic to the owners? It is a lovely pic, although they may not want to remember that.

 

[Bright_Spark]

RIP Icare D’Auzay & Skwal

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

That is a beautiful photo sunflower, its making me tearful looking at that beautiful talented horse just seconds before that freak accident. I am so glad i was not there, i feel for you guys being there, i saw it happen on the tv and that was awful enough, it really was

 

[samuelhorse]

It was awful just watching it on telly - i felt sick!
The horse was stunning and enjoying himself, who would have known seconds later it would be bleeding to death. The photo was fantastic, it must have been dreadful being there. At least the shock would have set in pretty quick and hed have been unaware (hopefully) If horses are the same as humans hed have probably been semiconscious as he lost the blood.
It is the worst nightmare I can imagine. a beautiful, fit horsse dying in fron t of your eyes.

RIP fella. xx