Emporium, who had a hard fall Saturday at the Head of the Lake during the 5-star Land Rover Kentucky Three-Day Event, is back home in his field.
His owner, Ashlynn Meuchel, posted on social media that “Theo usually has a way of letting me know when he’s ready to go back to work, whatever he wants is what we will do. Thank you to everyone who helped get him home!
“By now. a lot of people have heard, but his left front shoe was found in the brush ground line of the corner which is likely why he hung the leg and fell. Somehow when he scrambled to get up his right front shoe got caught in his throat latch, essentially hobbling him. The fast acting veterinary team was able to prevent him from hurting himself and he was fully examined and observed for a few days by the wonderful team at Hagyard.“
Also injured was Tamie Smith’s ride, Fleeceworks Royal, who underwent surgical stabilization of the left front pastern at Hagyard.
This was the last photo of Emporium on the cross-country course at Land Rovert Kentucky before he fell at the Head of the Lake. (Photo © 2022 by Nancy Jaffer)