- Georgie Campbell tragically passed away after an incident on Sunday afternoon.
- Died after falling from horse into fence during equestrian event in Devon
- Her husband Jesse Campbell is an eventing partner and competes for New Zealand.
British equestrian Georgie Campbell has tragically died at an equestrian event in Devon.
Campbell, 37, suffered a fall at the Bicton International Horse Trials on Sunday.
She and her horse, Global Quest, were competing in the CCI4*-S event at the cross country course, but unfortunately fell into the water next to a fence.
Medical professionals responded immediately but Campbell died at the scene.
He competed in more than 200 events and won six times. In 2020, she married her cycling partner Jesse Campbell, who represents New Zealand.
British rider Georgie Campbell (right, with partner Jesse) has sadly passed away
Campbell had suffered a fall while competing with Global Quest at the Bicton Horse Trials.
Most notably, Jesse was part of his country’s equestrian team at the Tokyo Olympics.
He runs Team Campbell, an equestrian group based near Lamberhurst in Kent.
Jesse is said to have developed competitive ambitions through the Pony Club. At just 15 years old, he was selected in the New Zealand senior eventing talent team.
Over the years he worked with numerous thoroughbreds and in particular developed several former racehorses into advanced entrants.
In 2009, he was invited to train in the United Kingdom and the following year he traveled to Sweden to train with the renowned couple Lisen and Pedar Frederickson.
Jesse, who represented New Zealand at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, married his wife in 2020.
He has won 21 major New Zealand and international sporting titles and awards at sporting events in total.
After returning to the UK in 2011, Jesse founded his own shipyard.
Jesse was a member of the New Zealand Nations Cup team in 2013 and competed in the Swedish International Eventing Grand Prix in 2014.
A successful four-star debut in Luhmuhlen followed in 2015.
Equally acclaimed in recent years, Jesse has won 21 major New Zealand and international sporting titles and awards in total.
Now his goal is to get a medal at the next Olympic Games in Paris this summer.
He was married to his wife for four years before his tragic passing.
