Equestrian rider from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. dies after fall at competition

March 2, 2020

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Source: Paige Parsons, cbc.ca, March 02, 2020

The horse and rider died after a rotational fall during the competition.

A 33-year-old equestrian rider from Fort Saskatchewan, Alta. died after a fall during a competition in Florida on Saturday.

Katharine Morel and her horse Kerry On both died after a rotational fall during competition at the Rocking Horse Winter III Horse Trials in Altoona, Fla., according to a news release by Equestrian Canada. A rotational fall is when horse and rider somersault, with the horse landing on its back, James Hood, the high performance director for Equestrian Canada, said in an interview Sunday.

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