Jonty Evans and Cooley Rorkes Drift delight crowds with Belton appearance

Jonty Evans was welcomed back to Belton International Horse Trials by a cheering crowd to ride in public for the first time since his serious accident last summer.

Jonty and Cooley Rorkes Drift (“Art”), who are the reigning Lycetts Grantham Cup CIC3* (now CCI4*-S) champions, returned to the Lincolnshire event on Saturday (30 March).

This was the first time the Irishman has ridden in a public arena since his cross-country fall at Tattersalls in June 2018, which resulted in a serious brain injury and left him in a coma for six weeks.

The pair were flanked by their Rio Olympic team mates, Austin O’Connor and Padraig McCarthy, to parade in the Cottages.com arena.

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Article written by: Lucy Elder