Fatal rotational fall prompts calls for 'rethink' on fence design
The head of the Irish governing body for horse sport wants to see innovations including better groundlines on certain fences, following the death of the eventer Tom Gadsby last month
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Party to celebrate the life of the late eventer, Tom Gadsby
Friends and fellow event riders are invited to celebrate Tom's life at a party in Cambridgeshire early next month
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Harry Meade injured in rotational fall
Harry Meade has broken and dislocated both elbows in a rotational fall Wellington Horse Trials
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Tributes paid to event rider Tom Gadsby killed at Somerford Park
Tom Gadsby's mother has spoken of her pride in his achievements, while his employer, Tiny Clapham says he was an 'exceptional horseman'
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Laura Collett gets the all clear from doctors
Good news for fans of the event rider as she plans her first competition back after her crashing fall at Tweseldown
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Laura Collett gets go ahead to leave hospital
The event rider is being released from hospital later today after her serious rotational fall at Tweseldown early last week
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Laura Collett is 'very ill, but not critical'
Doctors put the 23-year-old rider into an induced coma after she arrived at hospital. Her condition is described as "stable"
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Event rider breaks back in rotational fall
A former British junior team member is recovering in hospital, after suffering multiple injuries — including a broken back — in a rotational fall at Rockingham Horse Trials
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Lucinda Fredericks in hospital after rotational cross-country fall
Lucinda is recovering from three broken ribs and a broken collarbone after a fall from Rovello II at Tweseldown
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Bruno Bouvier killed in cross-country fall at Barroca D'Alva
The French event rider has been killed while competing in the cross-country phase of the CIC** at Barroca D'Alva in Portugal
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Austrian eventer dies in rotational fall
Irene Dempsey, aged 30, was cross-country schooling with her instructor Harald Siegl when she fell from her horse, breaking her neck
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Showjumper breaks three vertebrae in 'rotational fall'
A showjumper has broken his back in three places after falling at a senior show at Arena UK in Grantham, Lincs
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Amateur event rider killed in rotational fall at one-day event
A rotational fall has claimed the life of an amateur event rider in Belgium at the weekend
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Views sought for Eventing Ireland rider safety discussion
People are being asked to contribute ideas for a rider safety discussion that will place particular emphasis on rotational falls, to be held at Tattersalls on 29 May
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South Dorset kennel huntsman recovering after fall
Richard Tong is sidelined for the rest of the hunting season after a fall
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Jade South's family pays tribute to their 'wonderful daughter'
The 15-year-old's funeral took place today and her family paid tribute to a daughter whose 'love of horses outweighed everything else'
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Parents sue US federation following rotational fall death
Mia Eriksson's parents have launched a lawsuit against the United States Equestrian Federation, the United States Eventing Association and Mia's trainer following her death at Galway Downs CCI** last year
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American eventer Darren Chiacchia making good progress
The injured event rider is breathing without assistance and is communicating through hand gestures after being seriously injured in a rotational fall at Red Hills Horse Trials
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Top American event rider critically injured in rotational fall
Darren Chiacchia is being treated in the intensive care unit at Tallahassee Medical Center after suffering a serious fall from a novice horse at Red Hills Horse Trials
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Teenage event rider killed in rotational fall
A 19-year-old rider has been killed while taking part in a two-star event at Bollnas, Sweden
