• British Eventing announces investigation into accident
• Chairman sends sympathies to family of Ian Olding
A professional event rider died after falling from his horse while competing at the Belton Park Horse Trials. The organisers, British Eventing, confirmed Ian Olding, 47, died at the event in Lincolnshire and said an investigation into the accident had been launched.
“Our sympathies on this sad day are with Ian’s family,” said Alex Fox, the chairman of British Eventing. “Ian was a well-known and much respected rider who has been competing for many years. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.”
Mr Olding, who was based in Sandbach, Cheshire, but was originally from Ireland, was competing in the advanced section of the trials when he fell from his 12-year-old horse, Gran-Kiki, at a fence.
A Lincolnshire Police spokesman said: “There are no suspicious circumstances we are aware of. Normal inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the accident are ongoing.”