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Zara Phillips injured and her horse Tsunami II killed

  • 26-10-2008 12:18AM
    #1
    AngelicRaindrop
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    Tragedy has struck at Pau Horse Trials for Zara Phillips. The current World Champion has lost one of her advanced rides, Tsunami II, after a fall at fence 15 on the cross-country course.

    Zara suffered a broken collarbone and the 10-year-old mare was found to have broken her neck after being transported back to the veterinary clinic. She was then put down. Pau was the mare's first attempt at four-star.

    http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/news/397/270774.html


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  • #2
    Latchy
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    Poor horse


  • #3
    Alibear
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 487 ✭✭Alibear


    I'm surprised she moved her up to 4* level tbh...

    Poor Zara though - RIP Tsunami x


  • #4
    fits
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    Sounds horrible.

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  • #5
    needadvice
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    Tragic. I've said it somewhere before I worked with alot of eventers; now up to 2 and 3 star and at national level only but there is so much of this happening I don't want my kids to take it up its awful.


  • #6
    EMZ0907
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    Alibear wrote: »
    I'm surprised she moved her up to 4* level tbh...

    Poor Zara though - RIP Tsunami x


    me too!:( i saw somewhere and for the life of me i cant remember but it was about zara and her mare Tsunami training for 3star and the trainer said she was a bit green for it and did think she would be ready?that wasnt long ago i saw it but could be a old interview???

    sorry if im wrong!i mean no offence!i love love love zara phillips and admire her alot!:)


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  • #7
    finbarrk
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    Its not going to do the sport any good though, given her high profile.


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
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    Better that then her failing a drugs test tbh.


  • #9
    togster
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    It's not like she could have just gone into 4* without proper qualification is it? Don't they require that you complete a 3* or two first.

    btw anyone know what happened Lynch? Is he banned or not. I kmow it's the wrong thread but i thought starting another one might be ott.


  • #10
    MDFM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 418 ✭✭MDFM


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Better that then her failing a drugs test tbh.

    How is a dead horse and injured rider better than failing a drugs test?


  • #11
    MDFM
    Closed Accounts Posts: 418 ✭✭MDFM


    togster wrote: »
    It's not like she could have just gone into 4* without proper qualification is it? Don't they require that you complete a 3* or two first.

    btw anyone know what happened Lynch? Is he banned or not. I kmow it's the wrong thread but i thought starting another one might be ott.

    He got 3 month ban officially served on him, it was announced last week from what i can remember. He should only have about 3 more weeks of it left to serve at this stage, he may be back competing before xmas, if there's anything major on i'd say.


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  • #12
    [Deleted User]
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    MDFM wrote: »
    How is a dead horse and injured rider better than failing a drugs test?

    I meant for the sport. obvously a dead horse benefits no one, but then it only ''hurts'' Philips.

    Had there been another drugs scandal - World Number 1 on doped horse, then no one gains, the sport gets another series of bad press and Philips ends up worse off.

    As bad as it sounds, better a dead horse then a doped one. Off course, worst case would be a dead, doped horse.


  • #13
    [Deleted User]
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    Lynch got the three month ban effective from the day he was banned in HK.

    I have a transcript of the proceedings somewhere, will post it up when I find the link.


  • #14
    miss enzo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 244 ✭✭miss enzo


    pictures tell a thousand words!!

    http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/competitionnews/391/267446.html

    scary!


  • #15
    togster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,931 ✭✭✭togster


    Scary :( I can't understand why course designers insist on putting these roll top skinnys in at every possibility. To me they invite a horse to leave a leg. The smooth rounded surface invites a dropped leg. Also i don't hink they should be put at the start of a combination or going downhill. I saw a similar fall at burghley this year at one of these types of fences. :mad:


  • #16
    PrideandLuna
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 46 ✭PrideandLuna


    togster wrote: »
    Scary :( I can't understand why course designers insist on putting these roll top skinnys in at every possibility. To me they invite a horse to leave a leg. The smooth rounded surface invites a dropped leg. Also i don't hink they should be put at the start of a combination or going downhill. I saw a similar fall at burghley this year at one of these types of fences. :mad:



    I agree 100% they can be death-traps!!!


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