Young eventer dies in cross-country fall at French champs
Thaïs Méheust was a rising star with many wins to her name. Her dream was to represent France at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
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Obituary
Race fall claims life of Aust. jockey, policewoman
Northern Territory rider Melanie Tyndall, 32, the second jockey to die in 48 hours in Australia.
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Australian jockey, 22, dies in trackwork accident
Trackwork accident claims the life of Mikaela Claridge, 22, at Cranbourne.
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US eventing stalwart Ann Haller dies
Ann Haller was at the heart of eventing, and embodied the real spirit of an eventer, pitching in to make sure whatever needed to get done was done.
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Olympic bronze medalist Tankers Town dies at 25
Tankers Town completed 11 CCI4* events with Sharon Hunt, winning an Olympic team bronze medal and finishing ninth at WEG.
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Rotational fall claims life of US eventing rider
Jeffie Chapin fatally injured after rotational fall during cross-country warmup in Vermont in the US.
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Rising British eventing star dies in riding accident
Iona Sclater, 15, represented her region four times and was long-listed for the 2017 and 2019 European Championships for Ponies.
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Rider who died in British cross-country fall named
Rider who died in cross-country accident in Britain earlier this month named as Clare Bedford, 31.
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Passing of member of New Zealand’s famous racing family
Errol Skelton was one of the famous five Skelton brothers: He and his siblings Bill, Frank, Bob, and Max were part of a racing dynasty in New Zealand.
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Two riders, one horse die in eventing accidents
Accidents in Britain and the US claim the lives of two riders, one a 13-year-old and her horse.
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Eventing world farewells cross-country star Armada
Former five-star ride of Andrew Nicholson and Oliver Townend renowned as one of the world’s best cross-country horses.
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Effects of wildfire smoke claim life of wild horse heroine
Laura J. Simpson put up a courageous 10-month battle fighting the effects of the Klamathon wildfire in California.
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Dr “Teg”, pioneering equine and space monkey vet dies at 95
Dr Melbourne Teigland was among the earliest members of the AAEP and served as the association’s seventh president in 1961.
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23rd horse dies after racing resumes at Santa Anita
US Jockey Club says the core of the problem lies in “a fundamentally flawed system that falls far short of international horse racing standards”.
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American Pharoah’s sire Pioneerof the Nile dies suddenly at 13
Triple Crown winner’s sire died en route to veterinary clinic.
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Young eventing rider, horse die after race-training incident
Rider dies after gallops training fall after horse ruptures artery, caused by Gutteral Pouch Mycosis.
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“Tapesty of Turf” author John Costello dies at 81
Hall of Fame racing journalist spend more than six decades writing about the Sport of Kings.
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Farewell, Silver Ray: Winning racehorse fetched $30 at slaughter auction
Much-loved resident at Old Friends has run his final race, at age 30.
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Showjumping innovator Ted Edgar dies at 85
Edgar was among the first to bring sponsorship to the sport of showjumping.
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Kidney failure claims life of leading eventing sire Ramiro B
Former showjumping stallion has consistently been one of the most popular eventing sires in the world.
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