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I saw the accident. It happened so quickly - he went down after banking the second corner and managed to get up, but couldn't put weight on his back leg at all. I knew he had broken it
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Then the sheets went up, but I could see his head going into the horsebox with Mary and her daughter. I can't believe this beautiful horse is not here anymore...
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I can't belive it, what an absolute tragedy, Mary always clearly loved her horses to bits and had such a bond with them, especially Cavvy. I'm in tears for her.
 
From the pictures it looks like high, i should think when he fell he landed on that hip, i had one do that, you would think a thing was wrong almost to look but they cant put the leg down. There would have been nothing they could do,
 
OH God, I never expected to read this and it has made me go cold.
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Mary, this is so heartbreaking for you, I hope you don't blame yourself, you were doing it for the sport.

Cavvy, you absolute star, RIP, brave boy.

I never liked this concept from the word go, I have always said I do not like change and this just confirms what I feel about it.

I hope it does not carry on next year. The money could be put to good use in raising the prize fund in BE events. Who wants this type of publicity?

I'm shocked and bl00dy angry that this happened..
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thats what i thought, L..he's lopsided from the off-side hip..

sems a similar injury to One Man at Aintree a few years back
 
hadnt seen this post and posted in CR... just personally think the whole day was a shambles, especially the crap with not havin rehearsed getting the horse ambulance off the pitch...
 
What an absolute tragedy at an absolute farce on an event, i'm so so gutted for mary, sitting here in tears, what a waste of a fabulous horse.
 
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I really hope it doesnt happen again .
It was a bloody accident waiting to happen from the word go XC
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I thought the competition was a bit messy, but I was enjoying it until Cavvy's awful fall....It's a fall that can happen at Badminton, Burghley....
 
What a terrible thing to happen but it reminds me of when they tried a derby bank at HOYS or Olympia , quite a few years back and a horse was killed. When will they realise that horses do not understand these obstacles when they are not are in natural places . A horse sees an obstacle differently from us and see it as a whole not the same fance in a different place.
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Apologies to anyone joining this for the exclamation mark in the title, I started the thread hours ago before the tragedy and now it's quite an inappropriate title, under the circumstances.

Perhaps someone could start a new thread with more appropriate title?
 
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Apologies to anyone joining this for the exclamation mark in the title, I started the thread hours ago before the tragedy and now it's quite an inapproriate title, under the circumstances.

Perhaps someone could start a new thread with more appropriate title?

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I can remove the !, but it will only come up on the last post lists and on the replies. Not on the LN bit

Shall I change the name too?
 
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As sad as today has turned out, i for one hope its run again next year and before it is, lessons will have been learned.

to say it shouldn't be run again is, IMO a little "knee-jerk"
 
Yes, agree with JM, and 20 top eventing people obviously thought it was a good idea at the time or they wouldn't have signed up.

The organisers must be beating themselves up, falls happen, lots of people talking sense above about what went wrong, so lessons to be learnt the hard way. Just so very gutted for Mary, wish I hadn't clicked on that picture link.

ps thanks Rudolph
 
I have just spoken to son's boss, Lisa who was there today. I txt her to see if she was OK as last week was First Frosts memorial and tree planting and knew she would be upset about Cavvy. She told me it was dreadful and they left early (she was with 2 course builders) because the course was so unforgiving - Mark Todd's horse banked the corner and the wood split as it just wasn't strong enough. She said to see so many seasoned experienced horses retire was proof enough : I am so upset and have just sobbed down the phone to son, poor boy
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The whole of our row had a sob when we realised what had happened ( We were sat with a vet who new what was more than likely going to happen)

Mary's reaction spelt it out .
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My goodness what an absolutely tragic day. Poor Mary and her team, and poor Cavvy. At least they have done the best for him. I wouldn't say that it shoudln't be run again, but lessons certainly have to be learned.
 
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I am so upset and have just sobbed down the phone to son, poor boy
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The whole of our row had a sob when we realised what had happened ( We were sat with a vet who new what was more than likely going to happen)

Mary's reaction spelt it out .
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