Photo courtesy of Samantha Clark
I want to extend a big EN “get well soon” to our good friend Clayton Fredericks. Clayton was involved in a fall on the Saumur CCI3* cross-country today. The good news is that Clayton’s team is reporting that even though Clayton has been hospitalized, he “is in no danger.” Team Fredericks has released the following on their website:
“We have spoken to Lucinda, who is returning from Little Downham and is monitoring the situation closely. Clayton is being moved to another hospital at Angers and will stay there overnight for observation but is in no danger . The details around the fall are unclear but it appears Lottie may have stepped on him or grazed him with her knee.
Clayton has been involved in a fall on the cross-country course at Saumur. He was riding Be My Guest (Lottie) when the accident happened. Bystanders have reported it was a serious fall but Clayton is reportedly OK. He was moved to hospital by ambulance after 30 minutes and is undergoing tests. Lottie is OK too, apparently. We will post more as we hear; meanwhile there has been discussion from people at the event on our Facebook page.” [Team Fredericks Website]
Clayton and Lucina have been wonderful members of the eventing community all over the world and it was a pleasure to see Clayton most recently at the 2011 USEA Convention, where he delivered a fantastic keynote address. For the lasted on Clayton, follow @TeamFredericks on Twitter.
Go Clayton.
