Susie Berry to pass over remainder of season as she recovers from Blair Fortress fall


  • Irish five-star eventer Susie Berry expects to pass over the remainder of the season as she recovers from damaged ribs sustained in a cross-country fall.

    Susie used to be taken to medical institution ultimate Saturday (26 August) following a fall with eight-year-old gelding Jesmond Renard within the Blair Fortress CCI3*-L. The journey used to be Susie’s 3rd of the day; she had jumped transparent within the the similar magnificence on 10-year-old mare Irene Leva, and within the CCI2*-L with nine-year-old mare Coridale Ziggy. Susie used to be 5th within the Blair CCI4*-L ultimate yr with Kilcandra Capitol.



    Susie’s group thanked everybody for his or her make stronger, and mentioned she used to be convalescing in the community. Jesmond Renard, referred to as Cunning, used to be no longer injured within the fall and used to be walked again to his strong.

    In an replace the day gone by (3 September) Susie mentioned she is now house in Northamptonshire – and that it “used to be just right to be again in time to observe everybody at Defender Burghley Horse Trials”.

    Susie, who used to be a part of the Irish group on the Eu Eventing Championships ultimate month, completing fourth and sixteenth for my part, mentioned she had a “few large thank yous” to make.

    “The medics at Blair, Ninewells Sanatorium and the Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh initially. Plus everybody who’s jumped in to assist; homeowners, my wonderful ladies, oldsters, Max (Warburton), everybody who’s despatched recuperate quickly messages and such a lot of extra,” she mentioned.

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    “It actually method so much.”

    Susie added that she is “relatively battered and bruised”.

    “I’ve damaged numerous ribs which means that I’ll most probably pass over the remainder of the season, however I think extremely fortunate to be feeling as just right as I do and can be again preventing very quickly,” she mentioned.

    “And so relieved that Cunning walked away 100%.”

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