Liz Halliday regresa al Kentucky Three-Day Event tras sufrir una lesión grave

Liz Halliday asistió al Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event el 23 de abril por primera vez desde que sufrió una grave lesión cerebral en una caída en 2024. Desde una silla de ruedas en un balcón con vista a la arena, observó a su antiguo caballo olímpico, Cooley Nutcracker, realizar la prueba de doma bajo la monta del nuevo jinete Boyd Martin. La pareja se ubicó en quinto lugar con una puntuación de 30.7.

Liz Halliday expresó una alegría inmensa por volver al deporte que ama. 'Realmente no hay palabras para expresar lo que significó hoy para mí', comentó. 'Estar finalmente de regreso en un evento por primera vez desde mi accidente... ver a mi maravilloso Cooley Nutcracker recorrer la línea central con Boyd Martin... abrazar a amigos que no veía desde hace tanto tiempo... estoy rebosante de alegría y muy agradecida'. Ahora parte del grupo propietario Liz’s Nutcrackers, apoya a Martin y al caballo, conocido como 'Bali', en calidad de propietaria en lugar de jinete. Halliday, quien recientemente obtuvo la calificación para la doma adaptada (para-dressage), invitó a sus compañeros competidores y a los fanáticos a acercarse a saludarla durante el evento de fin de semana en Lexington, Kentucky. Y añadió: 'Estaré montando junto a todos ustedes en espíritu'.

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