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That's a wonderful example of true sportsmanship!  A great story with  
a happy ending - good to hear that Kathy and Theatric are both OK.


On Jul 22, 2009, at 6:57 AM, Steph Teeter wrote:

> story from Sue Greenall:
>
> 10 miles from the finish, Kathy Brunjes' good horse Theatric tripped  
> while doing a quiet canter along a smooth road.  Kim Orr was riding  
> alongside and saw the horse and Kathy fly through the air.  Kathy  
> landed and Theatic did his best to avoid her but ended up rolling  
> over her with the momentum.  Kathy was stunned but felt OK to  
> remount but a few miles later decided that walking was a better  
> option.  Insisting that Kim not give up her front placing position  
> in the 75 mile (Kathy was riding the 100) Kim went on to place  
> third.  Heather Hoyns and several other riders had caught up at this  
> point and took over the care of Kathy for the last mile before the  
> finish.  All of the 100 mile riders agreed to stop the race right  
> there and walked in with Kathy, who was now on foot, to the finish  
> and then helped her remount to cross the line per FEI rules. Kathy  
> was then taken to Dartmouth Hospital where x-rays and ultra-sounds  
> determined that nothing was broken and she was released early the  
> next morning.  Kathy was with me the day, five years ago, that my  
> horse tripped and fell onto me with more serious results so I was  
> frantic until I learned that she was OK.  Kudos to those riders who  
> supported her over those last miles.  When the runners of the VT 100  
> learned of this story a great cheer for the comraderie of endurance  
> riders went up.  We should all be proud of our sport!


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