Caroline Pratt

Caroline Pratt

Caroline Pratt was a well known rider in the equestrian discipline of three-day eventing. She was one of the 14 elite performance riders in the British squad, but was killed in a rotational fall whilst competing at the Burghley Horse Trials on 4th September 2004, [cite news|publisher=The Telegraph|title=Shadow falls on eventing|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/equestrianism/2386296/Shadow-falls-on-eventing.html|date=2004-09-06|accessdate=2008-08-12] [cite web|publisher=Burgley Horse Trials|title=News Story - Caroline Pratt|date=2004-09-04|url=http://www.burghley-horse.co.uk/News/story.asp?NID=66|accessdate=2008-08-12] riding her second horse in the competition that day Primitive Streak.cite news|title=Caroline Pratt - Obituary|publisher=The Independent|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/caroline-pratt-550430.html|date=2004-09-08|accessdate=2008-08-12]

Competitive success

Pratt was placed 7th at the four star Burghley event in 2003 on Primitive Control, and had be long listed for both the Sydney and Athens Olympic squads, although was eventually not selected for either.

Horses after death

On the day of her death, Pratt had already completed the course on first horse Call Again Cavalier, [cite news|publisher=Horse and Hound|title=Tragedy casts shadow over Burghley|date=2004-09-05|accessdate-2008-08-12|url=http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/competitionnews/391/57999.html] who has gone on to be the Olympic mount of fellow eventer Mary King. [cite news|publisher=The Telegraph|date=2008-08-11|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/olympics/2539768/Mary-King-and-three-day-event-team-make-good-showing---Beijing-Olympics-2008.html|accessdate=2008-08-12|title=Mary King and three-day event team make good showing]

Memorial trust

Following her death, her family set up a memorial trust granting bursaries to aspiring young eventers. [cite web|publisher=The Equestrian|title=Caroline Pratt memorial bursary|url=http://www.equestrian.co.uk/Eventing/CarolinePrattMemorialBurs-2.html|date=2007-01-30|accessdate=2008-08-12]

References

Persondata
NAME= Pratt, Caroline
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=British equestrian sportswoman
DATE OF BIRTH=23rd June 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH=Lound, Nottinghamshire
DATE OF DEATH=4th September 2004
PLACE OF DEATH=Peterborough, Cambridgeshire


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