This story makes me cry. From the Telegraph:
Olympic hopeful, 12, crushed to death by horse
By Nigel Bunyan
A schoolgirl tipped to compete in the 2012 Olympics has been killed in a horse-riding accident.
Shannon Bloomfield, 12, was taking part in an indoor jumping event when her mount fell on top of her.
She had almost completed the course when her horse, Poppy, failed to negotiate the penultimate fence.
It fell awkwardly, trapping the young rider, as horrified spectators looked on. Shannon was pronounced dead at hospital.
Yesterday, her parents, Darren and Wendy, both accomplished riders, paid tribute to their "sports-mad" daughter. (To read the rest, click here.)
Awful. Very sad.
Posted by: Molly | February 01, 2008 at 05:58 PM
This is a tragedy, no question of that. What gets me is all the talk about the Olympics. Shes still on ponies, she has no chance of being at the Olympics in a mere 4 years, she would only be 16. It's sad enough that she has been killed without exageration
Posted by: Beckz | February 03, 2008 at 05:34 AM
How tragic. It's always tragic to lose a 12-year-old. Olympic bound or not, she had so much ahead of her.
Posted by: Jackie | February 04, 2008 at 07:26 AM