Olympic showjumping champion Ben Maher recovering from fall

British Olympic showjumping champion Ben Maher is recovering from a fall sustained competing at the Winter Equestrian Festival in Florida — Ben Maher at the FEI Longines European Championships Jumping, Dressage & Para-Dressage Rotterdam 2019 held in Kralingse Bos in Rotterdam in the Netherlands on 19-25th August 2019

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Olympic showjumping champion Ben Maher is recovering after he had a “bad fall” while competing in the US last week.

Ben is in Florida, where he has been jumping a number of horses at the Winter Equestrian Festival, at Wellington International.

The Winter Equestrian Festival is in its fifth week, and will run until 2 April. The show welcomes riders from around the world, with top names on the roster including Laura Kraut, McLain Ward, Daniel Deusseur and Rodrigo Pessoa. Among the Brits competing are Amanda Derbyshire, Jessica Mendoza and Samuel Hutton, while the Irish riders in action include Bertram Allen, Conor Swail, Daniel Coyle and Darragh Kennedy

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Since joining H&H in 2018, Becky has covered a broad range of equestrian news including welfare matters, veterinary studies, FEI Tribunal hearings and road safety campaigns. She has also interviewed top riders including Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to name just a few. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, as well as the Royal Highland and Blair Castle International Horse Trials closer to home. She was also a key part of the remote reporting team for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.

Olympic champion on ‘unscheduled holiday’ following ‘bad fall’

“Due to a bad fall last week, I will be taking an unscheduled holiday,” said the Tokyo individual gold medallist yesterday (9 February). “I appreciate all of the kind messages”.

Ben added that he will keep everyone updated on his recovery, and he hopes “to be back soon”.

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