- Shane Rose ‘does not remember’ his serious accident
- The Olympic athlete has suffered multiple fractures
- He hopes to reach the Paris Games
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Shane Rose has opened up about the fallout from his recent shocking riding accident which has left his place at the Paris Olympics in doubt.
The 50-year-old equestrian rider, who had just confirmed his place at the Paris 2024 Olympics, fell during a school cross-country session earlier this month.
He has broken bones in his legs, hips, elbows and ribs, in addition to suffering a concussion.
After waking up in intensive care, a confused Rose said she didn’t remember what happened to her.
“I don’t remember much,” he told Nine’s A Current Affair. ‘I remember riding a horse in the morning, I remember it vaguely, not that anything too exciting happened.
Shane Rose speaks for the first time since his serious accident
The Olympic athlete recovers in the hospital after breaking several bones
‘Apparently I rode four of my most experienced horses and I don’t remember jumping any of them or how it happened.
“The ambulance ride, getting to the hospital, talking to the doctors, nothing.”
According to witnesses, the nature of Rose’s injuries means it is reasonable to conclude that his horse, Bandit, jumped and fell on top of him.
“Two people heard him because he jumped pretty hard,” said his wife Niki. “And one of the girls looked in that direction and saw the horse coming back and he was okay.”
It’s been a turbulent few weeks for the Olympian who was briefly stood down after a formal complaint was made over his decision to wear a Mankini to a fancy dress event.
Rose was eventually cleared and said he had “pretty negative thoughts” during his first few days in the hospital.
“A little fun, a little fun and look, I think it’s a little bit me,” she said of the mankini incident. ‘My nature is to enjoy life.
‘I certainly felt less of a consequence, although at the time it did have some potential implications.
The 50-year-old rider (with his wife Nikki), who had just confirmed his place for the Paris 2024 Olympics, fell during a school cross-country session on Thursday.
“But certainly the first few days I was in the hospital, when I was pretty normal, I had some pretty negative thoughts.
‘Not being able to escape the situation and the pain and frustration of not being able to sleep, I couldn’t turn over. I tried to get the nurse to help me lie on my side and that was unbearable.
‘I really broke down. But it was good, the next morning I took a shower which was great. It’s amazing, a little shower can make you feel so much better.
“I was banging my head for a moment, but I quickly spoke to Niki and resolved it. In fact, I felt much better afterwards.