Dutch Twist, ridden by Lindsay Pearce and owned by Patricia Pearce, was fatally injured while competing in the open intermediate division at The Fork Horse Trials in Norwood, N.C., April 7.
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The 11-year-old bay gelding fell while jumping fence 3, The Stone-Fenced Table, a portable fence. There were no other incidents at this fence during the competition. The horse was attended to immediately by a staff of veterinarians and transported by an on-site, state-of-the-art horse ambulance.