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Jason Maguire has been brought out of an induced coma after undergoing surgery to remove part of his liver following a heavy fall at Stratford on Monday (10 March).
The 2011 Grand National-winning jockey, 33, was kicked in the stomach by another horse after being unseated from Scots Gaelic in a 2-mile handicap hurdle. He was airlifted to University Hospital Coventry.
He suffered internal bleeding and a fractured sternum, forcing him to miss this week’s Cheltenham Festival.
Jane Broad, the wife of his agent, Chris, told journalists that the operation on his liver was a success, and that Jason was brought round from his induced coma throughout the course of Tuesday (11 March).
He has been surrounded by his wife, Lauren, and close friends, and is said to be “very aware of who is around him”.
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Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on dogs of all shapes and sizes. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs, one a street dog from Gambia who was abandoned at three weeks old. Now, her constant companion, whether by her feet at her desk or walking cross-country courses, is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.