Elite event rider ‘progressing well’ after brain bleed caused by fall out hacking

Badminton winner Paul Tapner is “progressing well” after sustaining bleeds on the brain and a mild stroke in a fall a week ago.

The Australian eventer, who won Badminton 2010 on Inonothing, had a fall out hacking on 5 August and scans found he had two small bleeds on his brain, one of which had caused a mild stroke.

In a further update on his condition yesterday (Tuesday, 11 August), Paul’s wife Georgina said “medically he is good, physically he aches, and mentally he is improving”.

“His long-term memory is very good, but his short-term memory from the day of the accident until yesterday is sketchy,” she said.

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Article written by: Lucy Elder