Zara Tindalltook a nasty spill from her horse during a weekend competition.
The Queen’s granddaughter was riding her horse Class Affair during a jump showing event at the Burghley Horse Trials on Saturday when she fell from the animal, landing on her side.
Luckily, Zara was wearing an air vest that inflated when she fell from her horse (it functions much like an emergency stop on a treadmill, deploying when the lanyard detaches). She was able to get up and walk away from the accident on her own.
Zara Tindall.GEOFF ROBINSON PHOTOGRAPHY/Shutterstock
Zara Tindall.
Zara, an equestrian who medaled at the 2012 Olympics, returned to competitive riding justtwo monthsafter welcoming second daughter Lena — much earlier than she did following the birth of her first child.
“The first time around my body was in so much shock,” she said in a promotional video for sponsor Land Rover. “It was like, ‘What the hell have you done to me?’ “
Zara, 38, said her return “feels good, actually,” and adds she now has her eye on a big target. “I’d love to try and get back on the team,” she says. “I’d love to go to another Olympics.”
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Zara added,“To be in London, the crowd, the whole Olympic experience, I can’t tell you, it gives me goose bumps talking about it. It is incredible.”
source: people.com
