Death of Natasha Galpin in gallops accident a reminder of riding risks


An accomplished rider in the eventing field, Galpin suffered fatal injuries in a fall while riding work on Tuesday

The name of Natasha Galpin will have been in the thoughts of stable staff and racing professionals around Britain on Thursday morning, following the awful news on Wednesday that the 22-year-old had been killed by a fall on Iain Jardine’s gallops. Galpin was riding there on Tuesday morning when her mount suffered a ruptured artery and fell, causing her to sustain injuries from which she did not recover.

By all accounts, Galpin was a highly accomplished rider in the eventing sphere, in which she won the Scottish and Northern Novice Championships of 2017 at Hendersyde, near Kelso. As well as working for Jardine, she ran her own livery yard and showed her longstanding love of horses through postings online.

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