Very sad news in the eventing world

A terrible accident occured today. What a nightmare.

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Permalink Reply by Elizabeth J. Chilcott on September 19, 2010 at 9:43am

Horrible news to be sure. Unfortunately there is no way to make what in inherently a dangerous sport and these type of accidents will always be in the background waiting to happen. I applaud the sport for all the strides it has taken in especially the last couple of years to make it safer. I wonder if he was wearing one of the new inflatable vests?

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