Susie Berry to miss rest of season as she recovers from Blair Castle fall

Susie Berry and John The Bull pictured at Badminton Horse Trials 2022

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Irish five-star eventer Susie Berry expects to miss the rest of the season as she recovers from broken ribs sustained in a cross-country fall.

Susie was taken to hospital last Saturday (26 August) following a fall with eight-year-old gelding Jesmond Renard in the Blair Castle CCI3*-L. The ride was Susie’s third of the day; she had jumped clear in the the same class on 10-year-old mare Irene Leva, and in the CCI2*-L with nine-year-old mare Coridale Ziggy. Susie was fifth in the Blair CCI4*-L last year with Kilcandra Capitol.

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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.

‘Battered and bruised’ five-star rider likely to miss rest of season

Susie’s team thanked everyone for their support, and said she was recovering locally. Jesmond Renard, known as Foxy, was not injured in the fall and was walked back to his stable.

“The medics at Blair, Ninewells Hospital and the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh to start with. Plus everyone who’s jumped in to help; owners, my amazing girls, parents, Max (Warburton), everyone who’s sent get well soon messages and so many more,” she said.

“It really means a lot.”

Susie added that she is “quite battered and bruised”.

“I’ve broken a lot of ribs which means I’ll likely miss the rest of the season, but I feel incredibly lucky to be feeling as good as I do and will be back fighting in no time,” she said.

“And so relieved that Foxy walked away 100%.”

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