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Horse rider dies after falling at fence during major eventing competition
A horse rider has died after falling at a fence during a major eventing competition in Northamptonshire.
Sarah Yorke could not be saved by medical professionals after the accident at the third fence at the Aston-le-Walls Horse Trials on Friday, British Eventing. All competition due to take place yesterday was abandoned.
The 37-year-old's horse, MGH HERA, was uninjured after being assessed by the on-site vets and walked back to the stable. Eventing is a where the same horse and rider combination compete against other competitors across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.
Read more from Sky News:Hundreds detained at Palestine Action protestCrews battle wildfire near BournemouthSecond arrest after man found dead on bench British Eventing described the death of Ms Yorke as "a deeply difficult moment for the eventing community" and said there would be a full review of what happened. Chief executive Rosie Williams said: "On behalf of everyone at British Eventing, I would like to express our deepest condolences to Sarah's family and friends.
"The thoughts of the entire eventing community are with them at this incredibly difficult time.".
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