11:50am update – The latest word is that Sharon was awake, alert, and moving and that the medical personnel were primarily concerned with Sharon’s pelvis, which Sharon has broken before. The fall was rotational. Obviously the big hope with such falls is that we have dodged any head, neck, and spine issues.
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Sharon White was transported from Fair Hill in an Ambulance at approximately 11am after her CCI2* horse Russian Roulette fell at fence #9, a narrow vertical with an uphill approach. It was a hard fall with both horse and rider going over the jump. The horse walked away from the fall and Sharon was quickly shielded by the screens and loaded onto an ambulance. Very early reports are that Sharon was talking. Anything else at this point is speculation.
I think I speak for the eventers here at Fair Hill when I say that I feel physically ill at the thought of Sharon being injured. There is no one in the entire sport of eventing who has more class and grace or is more respected by the riders than Sharon. Needless to say, everyone at Fair Hill is praying for Sharon right now. The competition is back underway.
