Derry horse trials rider in fatal accident

One of Ireland's most popular horse trials riders, Mr Sam Moore, was killed in a crosscountry fall at the Blenheim International…

One of Ireland's most popular horse trials riders, Mr Sam Moore, was killed in a crosscountry fall at the Blenheim International Three-day Event in Oxfordshire, England, yesterday.

The 35-year-old Co Derry man suffered head injuries when Mr David Wright's nine-year-old horse, Dara Rock, somersaulted over on top of him at fence 19, a new corner combination on the 28-fence course.

Mr Moore was taken to the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford, but was dead on arrival.

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