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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Blake Foden

Parents of rider killed in horse fall sue over 'nervous shock'

Riharna Thomson, who died in 2017 after falling off a horse. Picture: Facebook

The parents of a young rider who died after falling from a horse are suing the Canberra Racing Club and others for damages over what has been described as "nervous shock".

Riharna Thomson, 22, died in 2017 after a horse named Chosen Prayer fractured its leg and fell at Thoroughbred Park, causing her to fall off and land, most likely head first, on a track.

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