'Beautiful and talented' chief nurse died after being kicked in the chest by her horse near Shrewsbury
A “beautiful and talented” chief nurse at Shropshire's orthopaedic hospital died after being kicked in the chest by her horse, an inquest was told.
Sam Young, aged 58, was killed at a farm near her home in Baschurch, near Shrewsbury, on June 19 this year after her horse bolted before kicking out.
An inquest into her death was held at Shropshire Coroner’s Court, Guildhall, Shrewsbury.
The hearing was told that Ms Young, who was the interim chief nursing officer at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital (RJAH) near Oswestry, was walking her horse from the stables at Birch Park Farm, Boreatton, when tragedy struck.
Another rider, Georgina Davidson, was following behind with her horse that evening when she saw Ms Young’s horse “bolt”.
“She ended up behind the horse,” Ms Davidson said in a statement, read out by Heath Westerman, deputy coroner for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
“The horse kicked out with both legs. She fell to the floor and the horse galloped away.”
Ms Young was not moving so Ms Davidson rushed to her aid while still holding onto her own horse.
She called an ambulance and got the attention of Ms Young’s partner, Richard ‘Roo’ Terry, who was back at the stables.
Ms Young was still breathing initially but it became worse, and Ms Davidson was advised to put her in the recovery position.
