Woman dies in fall from horse in Hartshorne, Derbyshire
A Derbyshire woman has died after being thrown from her horse after it was spooked.
The un-named 43-year-old was riding with a friend in Robin Croft Lane, Hartshorne near Swadlincote at 11.15am on Saturday (15 November) when she fell.
She died later in hospital in Stoke-on-Trent.
Derbyshire Constabulary are appealing for witnesses to the accident to contact them on 01773 572929.
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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.