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Re: [RC] deaths in equine sports/my rambling - Karen Claninaged HJ horse who'd retired to lessons. He landed coming off a jump and fell down; He had a massive tumor growing around his brain and spinal column, but this death wasn't caused by jumping, his death was the result of one of those unknown factors that nothing could be done about. i remember sitting in the arena at Earl Warren Showgrounds in Santa Barbara years ago watching the jumping class at one of the big shows, lovely horse going 'round, clearing everything cleanly, then he landed and everyone heard the "crrrrrrack" as he broke something in his lower front leg, thing is he'd already been nerved probably due to navicular and he didn't feel the pain so kept trying to go on with the hoof dangling. now that was a death that was caused by jumping! karen
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