Canceled races, shock due to an unforeseeable tragedy and an investigation by the prosecutor's office.
The Sardinia Jumping tour 2023 in Tanca Regia, a few kilometers from Abbasanta, ended in the worst way with the death of Margherita Mayer, a 62-year-old veterinarian from Cagliari. A fatal fall during practice on the first day of competition.
Investigations are underway to verify compliance with the safety regulations and the various requirements for this type of equestrian competition.
The carabinieri of the Ghilarza Company immediately viewed the videos of the warm up , the test ride before the "training course for four-year-old horses". Clear images in which it is immediately clear that it was an accident: in the early afternoon of Thursday Margherita Mayer was riding Non plus ultra 12, a 16-year-old female, when the unexpected happened.
The animal stopped in front of the obstacle, hit the barrier placed one meter high, while the rider was thrown from her horse and fell backwards . The horse ended up on top of her, leaving her no escape. All the doctors' desperate resuscitation attempts were not enough to save her life. A very fast and dramatic sequence, also immortalized by the husband of the woman who was filming the race.
Valeria Pinna
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