The tragic death of a 26-year-old jockey in New Zealand has caused shock

A young jockey dies during a race at Ashburton, a town in southern New Zealand, this Thursday. The news of Megan Taylor’s death began to spread between sorrows and memories of the promising life that the athlete had begun to discover a few hours earlier.

According to local media, in the second race around 1:00 p.m. a terrible accident occurred. With 13 riders competing, Taylor’s Mt Squeezed between two horses Before Red Orchid, she was riding, sank 350 meters into the track. The fall caused three others to fall with their riders, but she took the brunt of it.

As Taylor lay on the rail, she was attacked by another horse. Immediately the local staff came and disposed of the horses The young rider was soon pronounced dead. The news spread among colleagues and workers causing a stir.

Megan Taylor was only 26 years old and had a passion for working with animals. Before he discovered what it was like to be a race jockey, he worked as a stable boy and in a cutting shed. Later, during his stay in Europe He spent two years collaborating on the preparation of Olympic equestrian athletes Tim and Jonelle Price.

Back in New Zealand he looked for a place to compete and found it. “People told me I wanted to be a jockey, so I guess that’s how it ended up. And luckily, riding came very naturally to me,” he said in a published interview Go Racing NZ At the end of November after the victory.

After hearing the sad news of his death, the couple who coached Taylor for his last ride expressed their feelings:I talked to Megan for about two minutes before she got on her horse. I was over…” Karen Parsons said. In the interview Meaning. “This is devastating news. She’s a beautiful girl, a very nice girl.” was added.

Friends, colleagues and people who worked with him have expressed their condolences remembering what he was special about: “She was such a beautiful soul and she was loved by so many. The shock that she was taken so tragically and so young was absolutely shocking,” said her friend Alex Coleman.

The jockey celebrated his first win in June 2011 on a horse named Jimmy Who. “It was a great feeling because I worked really hard to achieve this and it came on my first trip in Timaru”Taylor said NZ Racing Desk After that victory. Since then, he has added 16 hits.

According to another player’s testimony, The blow he received when he fell from his horse immediately made them think he would not survive. At this time, local authorities and the Racing Integrity Board are conducting relevant forensic investigations.

Samantha Vine, Tina Comignacchi and Diego Monte de Oca collided as a result of the crash. One patient was treated at Ashburton Hospital for moderate injuries Two others were treated at the scene.

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