Laura Collett in hospital after fall

23 year old British eventing rider Laura Collett is reportedly seriously hurt in hospital following a bad fall at Tweseldown Horse Trials on Monday.

A statement on her website says “Following Laura's bad fall today Laura is now in ITU in hospital. She has been stabilised and we will know more over the next 24 hours....  Thank you for your messages and we will keep you updated”

Unconfirmed reports suggest that Laura suffered a rotational fall while riding Tis a Beauty during the cross country phase of the Hampshire event.

Laura competed at Barbury Horse Trials on the weekend riding her top horses Rayef and Noble Bestman in the CIC 3* classes and brought the legendary Kauto Star to demonstrate his new dressage skills. Laura has been riding the retired racehorse since January

 

Laura Collett Kauto Star

Horseracing heavyweight Kauto Star strikes an elegant pose with Laura Collett on board at the St James's Place Wealth Management Barbury International Eventing and Show.  The pair performed a dressage display following the Retraining of Racehorses Championship