[William May]

I always thought motorcycles were dangerous (I ride) but I recently found out that equestrian activities are 20 TIMES as dangerous as motorcycles. (I think I saw that here on one of the posts, about a young girl who survived being kicked)

[mandem251]

the horse wasnt feeling the new regime on horse benefits at the circus and decided to take a stand on the matter. respect!

[AriaDonna]

[ptorico60]

Shot the horse!!

[vagabond]

I bet that leap into the stands did it for her...
I thought these type of performers used breakaway stirrups?

[clarky]

Here's the news story she was 24 year old Anastasiya Maximova.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...ragged-6364349

[dying_to_remember]

According to the Russian-language article here:
http://pg21.ru/news/view/79032

According to experts, she violated safety regulations, which resulted in her death.

"When falling, the rider should be fully separated from the seat. But in order to make the tricks easier, some riders tie a knot to be secured to the horse more reliably.

[...]

If Anastasiya was secured correctly, she would've simply fallen off the horse and gotten a bruise or broke a limb. Instead, she fell under the horse's feet, the horse panicked, and an agitated horse takes 10-20 minutes to calm down. Stopping it was simply impossible."

My own note: I disagree with their "impossible" statement. The horse could've been stopped a few seconds after things went awry, by the means of getting shot.

The horse is innocent, this is all the rider's fault, but in the end the woman's life means more than the horse's life, regardless of all the edgy and lulzy internet posters. Back in the real world, that is.

[bitter.noc]

[imi]

they are trained race horses that are difficult to stop the running

[Hostile Demon]

HAHA! All that needed was the Benny Hill theme playing. Amazing!