American eventing rider Melanie Kay Tallent, 55, died on Friday 11th October from injuries sustained in a cross-country schooling accident, bringing the number of eventing related deaths worldwide to seven so far in 2019
A pioneering neuroscientist, Melanie and her husband lived on a small farm along Pennsylvania's Brandywine Creek with her two horses who she competed in eventing and dressage. Melanie competed through the Training level with Dunlin and recently competed at Novice with Gadwall.
This is the second death in two weeks in schooling accidents and the fourth death in the USA this year; Nicolle Villers-Amatt died in a cross-country schooling accident at Morven Park on Tuesday 8th October
Seven eventing riders have now been killed in accidents this year;
Nicolle Villers-Amatt (USA) – October 2019
Thaïs Méheust (FRA) – September 2019
Iona Sclater (GBR) – August 2019
Jennifer Chapin (USA) – August 2019
Clare Bedford (GBR) – July 2019
Ashley Stoute (USA) – July 2019
On October 4th 2019 the Coroner's Court of New South Wales handed down 31 consolidated recommendations following the inquest into the eventing deaths of Olivia Inglis and Caitlyn Fischer in Australia in 2016
