Emily and her horse Topwood Beau, who was not injured in the fall, at the first horse inspection at Badminton
There is good news from Emily Gilruth, who suffered a traumatic brain injury following a fall at the Mitsubishi Motors Badminton Horse Trials on 6th May. Emily is now continuing her recovery at home with her family and has expressed her gratitude to those involved in her recovery
“Thank you so much to everyone for their kind thoughts, messages and support since my fall at Badminton Horse Trials” says Emily in a statement issued yesterday
“It is just four weeks since Badminton and I am now recovering at home after an intense programme last week at the Injured Jockey’s Oaksey House in Lambourn”
“I owe a huge debt of thanks to everyone involved in the Medical Support at Badminton, the Intensive Care Unit at Bristol’s Southmead Hospital, the Royal Stoke University Hospital and the team at Oaksey House, without whom I would not be so well on the road to recovery. Thank you all.”
