Georgie Campbell, the British event rider, suffered a fatal bleed on the brain when she was killed in a fall while competing, an inquest has heard. Campbell died during last month’s Bicton International Horse Trials in Devon when her mount, Global Quest, tumbled at a fence and the pair fell into water. Despite attempts to save Campbell by medical responders, the vastly experienced and successful 36-year-old rider died at the scene. Exeter coroner Alison Longhorn told a hearing on Wednesday that Campbell suffered a fall from her horse on May 26 and suffered a fatal injury. Following her death, glowing tributes were paid to Campbell, who was married to fellow event rider Jesse Campbell – who competed for New Zealand at the last Olympics and is on the long list for this summer’s Games in Paris.
