Teenager dies after being crushed by horse in Cumbria
A 13-year-old girl died on Friday after apparently being crushed by her horse.
Elizabeth Colton, of Garsdale, Cumbria, was knocked over by the horse in its field at around 2pm and it is thought it stood on her chest.
She was airlifted to hospital but died in the operating theatre of severe chest injuries.
A church service was held for Elizabeth on Sunday and an inquest will be held.
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.