NZ eventer killed on British cross-country
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A rotational autumn has claimed the life of 26-year-old New Zealand eventer Tom Gadsby at the Somerford Park International Horse Trials inwards Cheshire, Britain.
Gadsby was riding The Drover, a Equus caballus owned past times Tiny Clapham, inwards 1 of the one-star classes at Somerford inwards Congleton when the accident happened.
The effect was abandoned afterward the accident, which occurred on the quaternary scrap of the cross-country.
A rotational autumn is when the Equus caballus hits the obstruction together with somersaults over it.
North West Ambulance Service said it had been called to the venue at 14:20 BST.
ESNZ Chief Executive Jim Ellis said: “On behalf of ESNZ members I limited our sincerest condolences to Tom’s draw solid unit of measurement together with closed friends.”
“Tom was a talented showjumper together with eventer who was inwards Europe to fulfill his dream of competing every bit a professional person effect passenger – a dream he achieved only which has been tragically cutting short.
“This is a tragic solar daytime for our sport together with thoughts of everyone inwards the NZ equestrian community are alongside the rider’s draw solid unit of measurement at this terrible time.”
“He was an experienced rider, had moved over to the U.K. inside the last two years to compete together with farther his eventing career,” Ellis said.
Ellis thanked colleagues at British Eventing, their officials together with medical staff who did everything possible for Tom afterward his fall.
British Eventing main executive Mike Etherington-Smith said everyone inwards the sport was saddened together with shocked.
“Our thoughts together with prayers are alongside Tom’s draw solid unit of measurement at this actually sorry time,” he said.
Tom, whose domicile town is Kerikeri inwards Northland, competed upward to intermediate degree inwards eventing inwards New Zealand before concentrating on showjumping. But afterward several years competing at grand prix degree showjumping, including ii successful years inwards Germany, he decided to brand the modify dorsum to eventing inwards 2012.
Just this twelvemonth he gained the ride on Tiny Clapham’s immature eventing horses nearly Huntingdon inwards Cambridgeshire, alongside considerable success at the lower level. He had high hopes of representing New Zealand at the exceed degree of the sport.
British Eventing, ESNZ together with the International Equestrian Federation volition investigate the incident every bit volition relevant U.K. authorities.
ESNZ together with Tom’s draw solid unit of measurement said they wished to give cheers NZ media outlets who respected the asking to delay releasing Tom’s elevate publicly until his closed draw solid unit of measurement were all informed of the tragedy.
An official at the effect told Horsetalk.co.nz that he saw The Drover existence led dorsum to the marshaling expanse next the accident, together with saw no apparent injuries.
The Drover is a seven-year-old, 16hh coloured gelding past times Colour Cruise. He was previously ridden past times Nini French together with Tiny Clapham, together with had iii before starts alongside Gadsby.
Olympic riders from several countries were attention the trials at the River Dane valley site.
The effect had started on Fri together with was due to complete on Sunday.
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