Falls

American event rider dies in fall at home

Popular amateur rider Christine Brown was killed in a fall while jumping at home. Friends and family are raising money for a permanent memorial at the Kentucky Horse Park, close to her home — where the Rolex Horse Trials take place

Eventer Laura Collett is 'stable' after heavy fall at Tweseldown

Laura is intensive care after falling from her horse in an intermediate section at Tweseldown on Monday. Connections say she is in a stable condition

Jockey in intensive care with head injuries

Brian Toomey suffered 'life threatening' injuries in a fall during a hurdle race at Perth

Tributes paid to young rider killed in freak fall

Jess Gill, who worked for Chiltern & Thames Rider magazine, suffered severe head injuries when her horse fell out hacking

Rider in coma after falling from her horse out hacking

Colleagues say it is "touch and go" for Jessica Gill, who is a reporter for a local riding magazine

Tim Stockdale breaks ribs in fall at home

The popular showjumper — who broke his neck 18 months ago — suffered cracked ribs falling from a young horse

Rider breaks back in fall at Cheshire Show

Amy Mitten took a fall in a a hack class, breaking her back, while another rider was taken to hospital by air ambulance

Edwina Tops-Alexander suffers mild concussion in fall

Edwina Tops-Alexander is recovering after a fall from her horse in a speed class on Saturday

Clayton Fredericks is back in the saddle after fall at Saumur

Clayton arrived home from hospital yesterday evening and was out riding with his wife Lucinda this morning

Nasty falls for Tim Stockdale and Denis Lynch

Two top riders both suffered spectacular unplanned dismounts from their horses at shows over the weekend

Frangible pins will be free to horse trials organisers

Free frangible cross-country pins, which are designed to prevent rotational falls over fixed obstacles, are now available

French apprentice jockey Benjamin Boutin dies after fall

Twenty-one-year-old French jockey Benjamin Boutin has died after being injured in fall

Amateur jockey Richard Hawkins in hospital after fall

Amateur jockey Richard Hawkins spent the night in intensive care after a fall at Taunton

Conditional jockey Peter Toole critical in hospital

Conditional jockey Peter Toole remains in a critical condition in hospital after suffering a serious head injury in a fall during a novices’ chase at Aintree

Death of 15-year-old eventer was an accident

The death of Pony Club eventer Jade South was an accident, a jury has decided

Man airlifted to hospital after fall with Essex and Suffolk hunt

A man injured while out hunting with the Essex and Suffolk last Saturday (15 January) is making a good recovery in hospital

Showjumper Dale Burnham recovering well after bad fall

Showjumper Dale Burnham is recovering well after fracturing three vertebrae and three ribs in a fall last week

Dead rider found in Devon country lane by holidaymakers

Grandmother Gillian Ashley, 60, had fallen from her mare, breaking her back

Eventer in intensive care after fall at Beckwithshaw

Experienced rider Robin Donaldson, 64, from North Yorkshire, broke his neck in two places in a fall

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