Whitchurch horse rider progressing after fall
A British rider from the Shropshire border is set to leave intensive care after being seriously injured in a fall at a horse trials.
Emily Gilruth, from Malpas, near Whitchurch, fell from her horse Topwood Beau at the third fence of the cross-country course at the Badminton Horse Trials.
The 40-year-old was airlifted to Southmead Hospital in Bristol where she was in intensive care after suffering a traumatic brain injury.
A statement on behalf of British Eventing said: "Emily Gilruth is about to be moved from the intensive care unit to the neurological ward.
"Emily is progressing steadily, and the family would like to thank everyone for their messages of support and thank Southmead Intensive Care Unit for their wonderful care."
Ms Gilruth has competed in British event competitions for 18 years and first competed at Badminton last year.
The horse was uninjured in the fall, which happened on May 6 at the south Gloucestershire event.
