91原创 Olympic equestrian rider Hawley Bennett-Awad is recovering in a London hospital after being thrown from her horse, Gin & Juice, at the cross country event on Monday.
The Murrayville native was taken to Royal London Hospital, where she was being treated for a concussion 鈥渨hich is improving significantly,鈥漚nd a stable sacral fracture, according to a release from the Canadian Olympic Committee.
It鈥檚 reported that her horse wasn鈥檛 injured in the fall.
Bennett-Awad鈥檚 husband had posted on her Facebook page that she was OK and asking about her horse. He also posted a picture of her in her hospital bed, giving a thumbs up.
The fall means 35-year-old Bennett-Awad鈥檚 has been eliminated from competition and that her Olympic dreams for London are over. She was the top Canadian 鈥� sitting 31st overall 鈥� heading into Monday鈥檚 event.
Bennett-Awad was the second rider to get hurt on Monday morning. Another Canadian, Peter Barry, crashed on the course, but wasn鈥檛 injured.
The course, situated at London鈥檚 Greenwich Park, is reported to have razor-sharp turns, blind two-metre drops and tricky jumps.
Bennett-Awad was a member of Canada鈥檚 team that won silver at the 2010 World Equestrian Games.
