Australia’s triple eventing Olympic medallist Shane Rose is in intensive care following a bad fall during a cross country schooling incident on Thursday.
“As the saying goes peacock one day, feather duster the next! After a fantastic week in New Zealand Shane and Virgil secured their Olympic qualifications, this week Shane was bought back down to earth literally. During a cross country schooling session yesterday, Shane suffered a nasty fall. Thankfully his horse was not injured in the fall.
Shane is currently in ICU with a badly broken femur and a fractured pelvis and ribs. He also suffered a heavy concussion. Shane had surgery this morning to stabilize the femur and pelvis” says a statement on Shane’s social media.
“Shane is in good hands with a great medical team and support network. While the timing is unfortunate, we are hopeful there is adequate time for him to recover and still be able to continue his preparation schedule for the Paris Olympics Games.
We are so thankful to the fantastic team at home who have stepped up in Shane’s absence to ensure it was business as usual at Bimbadeen Park. Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
