Rider trapped in ditch under 18hh gelding thanks rescuers

A rider who became trapped under her 18hh gelding when he fell into a ditch has praised the fire crew that came to his rescue, as the lucky gelding walked away “without a scratch”.

Devon-based yard owner Kate Shobrook was riding up her driveway in Yelverton when her homebred five-year-old warmblood Nasa tripped and fell.

“Unknown to me there was a ditch that had become overgrown,” she told H&H. “He’s a big horse, gravity took over and we ended up upside down in it. It all happened so quickly.

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Article written by: Becky Murray