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Two riders killed evening

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    JillyQ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭JillyQ


    RIP to both riders


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    Ave Sodalis
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    Awful when this happens. RIP to them both!

    I think it's a good idea to remind everyone to always wear their helmet. Although it wasn't due to a lack of helmet in these cases, riding is very much a risk sport and it's important to try to minimise the danger by being a little* more protected.
    This is unfortunately an example (in the rotational fall) where simply a mistake was made and it happened to have fatal consequences. I'm really hoping the main media don't pick this up and sensationalise it. Two riders and a horse in the one day. Very tragic.



    *by a little, I mean a lot


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    fits
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    Wasnt it Benjamin Winters in luhmuhlen? (dunno if I am right)

    Terrible news.


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    convert
    Registered Users Posts: 9,338 ✭✭✭convert


    fits wrote: »
    Wasnt it Benjamin Winters in luhmuhlen? (dunno if I am right)

    Terrible news.

    Yep, you're right. I've edited my post to correct that. Sorry!


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    JillyQ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭JillyQ


    Sup_dude you are right about the helmuts.


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    ilovemarmite
    Registered Users Posts: 157 ✭✭ilovemarmite


    sup_dude wrote: »
    Awful when this happens. RIP to them both!

    I think it's a good idea to remind everyone to always wear their helmet. Although it wasn't due to a lack of helmet in these cases, riding is very much a risk sport and it's important to try to minimise the danger by being a little* more protected.
    This is unfortunately an example (in the rotational fall) where simply a mistake was made and it happened to have fatal consequences. I'm really hoping the main media don't pick this up and sensationalise it. Two riders and a horse in the one day. Very tragic.



    *by a little, I mean a lot

    Sympathy to riders and their families very sad.

    Yes. So agree about helmet (and BP at least when jumping and doing xc even if people don't wear rest of time).

    I've had a couple falls where I am sure with one no helmet would have meant a head injury (I got away with minor whiplash) and with other n bp I am fairly sure would have meant potentially broken or badly bruised ribs.


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    marley123
    Registered Users Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭marley123


    Its was a terrible weekend for the sport, in addition to the eventing tragedies there were also 5 horses @ clonmel races that died:(

    I have to admit the past year Ive been very lax about wearing my BP when jumping but it will be put back on now for every jumping session - I think we should all be as safe as possible when riding..

    I will be doing some low level eventing next month & wondering if it would be worth also investing in a Hit Air bp aswell..


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    JillyQ
    Registered Users Posts: 2,382 ✭✭✭JillyQ


    Marley I learnt my lesson the hard way about helmuts and BP. I wont get on a horse now without both of them.


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