Glynis Roth, an amateur event rider and veterinarian from North Richland Hills, Texas, died in a barn accident during the Holly Hill Horse Trials in Benton, La., on Oct. 28. She was 50.
According to reports, Dr. Roth was killed when her horse, Indian Artifact, trampled her while trying to escape from his stall while she was watering him. She was competing at the event with her daughter, Maeve Roth-McFall, 15.
Dr. Roth had been a veterinarian at Richland Animal Hospital for 20 years.
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She had been competing Indian Artifact, a Paint/Quarter Horse-cross, at training level for two years. They won a training level division at Crosstar Horse Trials (Okla.) on Sept. 3.
Her husband, Tommy McFall, said that riding “was her true love, to be out there in the field with her horses. I’m absolutely convinced that she was happy and in her element and doing what she wanted to do until the last second of her life.”
Memorial donations may be made to the Texas Veterinary Medical Association Katrina Disaster Relief Fund, 8104 Exchange Dr., Austin, TX 78754.
