Imagine being her father, not know what happened, why she wasn't answering his texts and then imagine arriving at the barn only to find you daughter's dead. Truly sad and horrible. Rest in peace~
When one becomes a parent, you realise how utterly devastating it would be. A local doctor's daughter was found dead next to her horse- no one knows for sure what happened, but the horse was waiting with his beloved owner. No mobile phones then, a passerby found them.
I'm with the farm that boomer now lives at, I have heard people talk about Jessica but I never knew her story, I started riding boomer not too long ago, and it was no ones fault, it was a tragic accident.
*sigh* imagine if u were Jessica's father, you raised a child that you would never let anyone harm her/him in any way. You are texting your daughter and she's not replying. You go down to the barn. You find her their.on the floor. Dead. Imagine how HARD this moment must've been for her father, her friends and family. Rest in peace Jess, and don't give up riding.... 😔😇👼🐴🐎🌌🌠
My cousin's father was in the milking barn and the mother asked her daughter to go get him since dinner was ready and she found him, in the barn, dead from a massive heart attack.
My 13 year old daughter fell from her horse yesterday while warming him up. Her mother was there and she is still in hospital with a black eye, broken ribs and torn muscle in her back.. I found this video by accident and I know we are lucky but I could not stop the tears as I watched.. I will now be praying every time she goes to the farm to ride her horse "Sky".
If you spend your time in fear for another you won’t get anywhere. Accidents happen and we can learn to heal from them. If your daughter is truly passionate about this amazing sport so don’t worry too much, she is already a fighter. I’m happy your daughter is safe.
Jessica was my aunt. I miss her a lot and I never got to meet her cause I was not born yet. The first time I watched this I cried. I miss her so much and wish I got to meet her. Boomer misses her a lot to. Now everyday on her birthday we wright notes on a balloon for her to read when they reach heaven. I miss you Jessica RIP. ( Edit) I know some of you wont believe me. But I really miss her so much but I know she is with me. Also I will answer any possible questions.
This is still relevant today to those of us that love horses. Rest in Peace Jessica. To her parents - there just are no words but I hope you can feel the love
Jessica Was My Baby Sitter She Was Always At my House Even Went To Hawaii With Me And My Fam. Her Parents And Mine Were So Close I... It's Was So HeartBraking Miss You Jess!
This made me cry, your an amazing rider. And i know your an angel now. Your watching over your horse. And he is thinking about you everyday. Youve got all my hugs hun. God and everyone else loves you. :') R.I.P jessica. Your si beautiful
When God calls you home ....you go home.....you made her life perfect here....an even in this loss...she's still giving us hope love an faith ...thank you for sharing this beautiful remembrance of her.... God bless
not crying but watching! I count December 2015 along with 2016 but there have been 4 rider deaths where the horse was put down twice I think and overall like 4 horse deaths, not all related, like major ones, don't quote the numbers. This sport is dangerous... you don't ride for the money, you ride because you want to.
Im only 11 and it really upset me. My dad died on the 2nd of January 2016 and I was heart broken. He was killed in a motorbike race and I miss him so much. I can relate to this because he died doing something he loved. Motorbike racing and riding motorbikes was his hobby. R.I.P Jessica and my dad.
Jemma Gutte I'm so sorry for your loss. I was 12 when I lost my dad in 2014, I can't imagine how this girls father would've felt finding his beautiful daughter, all his life's work, dead. I'm sure her dad loved her as much as my dad loved me, and I could only imagine how he would react if he found me dead, and at the place I loved the most as well
Jemma (what a beautiful name) i hope your doing better! And am so sorry for your loss at such a time in your life! Reading your response made me cry (and i am 58) i cant imagine what you have gone through! Chin up kiddo! With love hugs and prayers - Paula
I only want to say one thing. I've followed boomer and Jessica's story for years. I love boomer and I feel like I know jess just by all you, her fiends have told me. Jessica was an amazing rider and I can't even imagine the pain of her family. Of her dad finding her. This story has broken my heart for a really long time. I'm just gonna say one thing because it needs to be said for all aspiring riders who watch how incredible she was. I never knew the time line until I just watch this video. It sounds dumb but I'm really serious. Please don't text and ride. Im just as guilty as the next person and I've done it and landed on my ass more than once because I wasn't paying total attention. No one is ever going to know what happened except for God, Boomer and Jessica. But if there is one lesson here its to never take your horse for granted. No matter how much they love you they are still a prey animal and will react accordingly. Jessica would have been just one year younger than my oldest son. To her parents and friends if you ever read these.... I think of you often and you are always in my prayers.
How tragic :( What a beautiful girl, what a beautiful horse, what a beautiful partnership. She was a year younger than my own little sister who's also Jessica, so that really struck me as "it could have been us." That father is always going to wonder if he could have saved her if he'd been there the whole time, or beat himself up for not being psychic and keeping her home. From the sound of it, though, if she wasn't instantly gone on impact she was probably would have been paralyzed, had a TBI, or both, and she wouldn't have been able to return to the thing she loved. Tragic to lose her so young, but hopefully it was quick and painless, and perhaps a blessing that she wasn't forced to linger. I hope everyone in her life was able to find peace.
It's a very sad terrifying tragedy that you're friend died in a horseback riding accident. I wish I could go horseback riding just like her. Don't worry, she's in heaven with God. If Jessica's gone, then her memories will go on and on and on forever. I think you should write a letter to Jessica, the day she died. It's a really sad tragedy. Jessica will always be your friend even though she went to heaven. Thank you for showing the video.
Sadly, with Facebook and You Tube, people are competing to do the ''maddest'' things, and taking risks- it isn't clever, horses weigh a lot, spook easily, and need treating with respect- but when one is young, one feels immortal, and most want to impress their friends. Always tragic when a young person dies.
RIP this is one reason I never ride without someone being around even though you couldn't do much because she was probably killed on impact but it could have given her a better chance
Its mind boggling to me, I have been thrown from horses, kicked by them, been rolled on by a horse that weighed at lease 1200 lbs and im still here, and this happened when I was kid. Its horrible to see such a young girl lose her life in an accident. Death never makes sense, we cant make sense of it. With all that is said above, one has to wonder what little it takes to get killed, and at the same time the horrific accidents you can live through.
Exactly, I rode bareback, no helmet, barefooted for the 12 years that I owned my horse. I have been thrown off at a full center, a horse refusing a jump at the last second, head diving into the jump. And I’m completely fine. This was 30 years ago, when no one wore helmets. I know so many people in the past decades, that broke their necks, brain injuries, paralyzed and even died and they were wearing helmets. I think helmets are dangerous and causing injuries to be worse than they should be. Helmets have weight and they are forcing the head to move in ways that the head would not normally go. Look at Christopher Reeves. I did the same thing without a helmet and all I had was a bruised arm and sore back. This girl seemed like she could ride but she also seemed fearless. I heard she died from a broken neck and crushed skull. Heartbreaking, to go so young.
I am so beyond sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful young lady and a very talented rider. Even the best riders can have accidents. She seemed so bubbly and full of life, every clip of her, you could hear her laughter. Words can never be enough to express the sorrow I feel for her friends and family at having to deal with her loss. How tragic and sad. May she rest in peace knowing she did what she loved while here on earth. God bless
No one will ever know what happened for sure. However, it sounds as if she had perhaps, attempted to jump the arena fence bareback. And both her and Boomer sustained a (rotational fall)-which is when a horse and rider hit a fence or obstacle and then completely flip forwards over it. Sadly and unfortunately the rider, can be crushed by their own horse in this type of fall. Fatal injuries normally occur within the rider's head and/or neck. I am saddened very much by the death of this young girl. However-I do see in this video some previous risky behaviour and potentially dangerous situations arising. Please, for anyone out there who owns, rides or are around horses. Regardless of how quiet, or amazing you think yours-or someone else's horse is. Safety always comes first. Always. Horses are large, unpredictable animals who can seriously harm or kill you (even accidentally) do not become complacent or believe that you can trust your horse 100% under any circumstances. Or believe that you can do absolutely anything with them. Because you CANNOT.
Thank you . I am very much in agreement with your comment. If it is true that this rider "attempted to jump the arena fence" this was extremely risky behavior, as this was an attempt to clear a fixed rail fence. In a controlled situation, with an experienced equestrian coach or trainer, a young rider would only be jumping a horse over fences with rails which sit loosely in metal cups. If the horse catches a hoof, the rail falls, but rider and horse clear the fence. The picnic table which rider and horse are shown jumping over was another fixed hurdle. It is easy to see that the benches and the legs of the table are set in the ground. If her horse had tried this without lifting both front hoofs high enough, he could have caught a hoof and fallen over this. A fixed rail , arena fence is dangerous for a rider trying it with the saddle or bareback. A hoof can catch the top rail, and horse and rider can fall together. The height is usually four feet or higher. This should never be attempted. The managers of the stable and arena where this horse was boarded bear some responsibility for this accident, in my opinion. No boarding stable should permit solo jumping. The natural impulsivity of young persons should be factored into the rules for riding and jumping. The rule for the riding school where my sister and I boarded horses, as riders of the same age as this girl, was "no solo jumping". We rode on the flat, and on trails, without a coach. We did not practice jumping without the direct supervision of a trainer. I am very sorry about the loss of this girl's life. Her parents, at this point, do not deserve criticism. I have contributed this comment for the purpose of recommending that young riders be provided with expert and consistent supervision. If the stable where your child boards a horse does not provide this type of supervision, you should move the horse to a stable with better managers and trainers.
Oh my gosh, this made me cry so much, I can't even think how horrible her dad must have felt 😭😢😓 poor guy, and poor her whole family and friends and her! This made me feel so lightheaded 😔 I feel so bad, and will never forget this 🙏 Ride in Paradise 🙏
the worst thing is, her dad was just on his way to pick her up like any father would, it must have been devastating to find his own daughter dead. Also i would've liked to know if she was at a stable where were the other people and supervisors etc. this is why i believe when people ride there should be at least another person around just in case something happens... i know this was unavoidable and a freak accident but still its just so sad
yeah and this doesn't tell the full story, her horse was supposed to jump a tree branch against the arena fence, spooked and attempted to jump over the arena fence, had a rotational fall and crushed her on impact. There was a guy mowing the lawn but he didn't hear or see anything. it's tragic but at least she died immediately. This is the most famous rider death.
When I ride my friends are always with me because I jumped a hedge once I fell and got knocked out luckily my friend was there she was who told the stable manager god knows how long I would be out there if she wasn't
A message from Jess...... "Please don't be sad. For I am still riding my horse and I am happy......." She will never ever be gone so long as we remember her.
i understand i just lost my closest uncle october 27th 5:21 2014 2 days after his birthday he was 26. but i know hes still with me as long as i remember him. I just miss him. So i completely understand.
This is SO SAD, poor Jessica, I couldnt imagine her father finding her, I'm sure boomer misses her every day and she misses him you will be missed Jessica and never forgot by family friend and other people that have seen this video and your horse and other horses at the barn RIP Jessica❤❤❤
this video made me cry *_* she is a beautiful girl and I feel really sorry for her friends and family u guys are so fortunate to loose such an incredible girl I don't know her but I know I would be feeling the same way u guys are ;(
No matter how much time goes by, this young lady will always be remembered. Its obvious that she loved to ride and was very talented. But even the best rider can have a bad accident. And unfortunately, sometimes there is nothing that can be done to change the outcome. But, if you love to ride (I share this passion), you know the risk you take. My heart goes out to her family and also her friends. Our children are so important to us, and we always strive to give them what they want. It's a tragedy what happened. May God bless them always and may Jessica rest in peace until they see each other again.
God bless her soul in heaven i very sad rightnow when i watched her story she is break my heart because she is young and beautiful girl leaves her parents idont know her and i never met her before but i watched her story and i never forget her for ever and she will still in my heart for ever
That's so sad. RIP, I guess it's the risk everyone is willing to take to do the thing they love. At least she died doing something that meant the world to her. I don't know her but she seems like such an inspiration to younger riders like me I'm only 11
i cry every time i see this too, very very sad, i have horses too and there's always the risk of this happening but we love it so we do it and to die doing what we love doing is what we all want is in't it, rip Jessica x
Michael Jaimes just stop, the bond she had with that animal was amazing and size doesn't matter! you never saw her ride so how could you ever know how capable she was of riding him! R.I.P dear one.
my horse bolted, as he always did. I always stayed on. But one time he took a 90 degree turn onto a road and slipped and fell on me. I passed out. I was wearing a helmet but my skull cracked nonetheless. I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I jumped a lot of logs, and one time my horse bolted and jumped a massive gate. I would never put him over a table (I wouldnt have wanted him to get hurt). But I did take a lot of risks, riding a lot of random horses, including unbroken ones. It is sad that she didnt survive, I wish she could have survived, she was one of us, I cried too.
Canada and USA Rock shd didn't die beacuse of a car accidant the horse fliped over the fance landing on top of her crashing her skall and braking her neck
What a beautiful life ... accidents happen ...so sad. My the Lord comfort her loved ones. My heart breaks for them and Boomer. Boomer what a special horse you are to known, rode and owned by such a sweet girl.
Very sad. Peace to her family and friends. She died doing what she loved to do. And with the most important being to her. And it sounds like to was fast she never knew what happened.
Very sad! Poor girl. I was right there with her in the moment that I read that Boomer had gone over on her. I grew up in the 70's and 80's on a horse ranch. We did things differently back then (helmets and safety gear were not even imagined). We rode mostly in western saddle. We competed alot. We travelled alot with the horses. We rode everywhere. We played "bareback horseback tag", lots of gymkhana, even rode our horses to town in the middle of the night as young teens (cause, you know, even country kids have to find a way to sneak out of the house in the middle of nowhere without a car). I have been bucked off of probably a hundred different horses in a thousand different ways. It hurt. Every single time. For every horse that I rode for the first time, waiting for the buck, knowing I have to keep my feet in the stirrups and my butt in the saddle, I felt that fear. It was always there. I learned to push through it. Learned when to bail out, how to fall, where to fall, how to slow things down. It was always a life and death situation. And we did it almost every day. I consider myself lucky to be alive. The only thing I broke was my tailbone. Worse bone in your body to break besides your back. I know what Jessica was feeling when Boomer went over. I've been in that exact situation (mostly with this one particular horse who was a repeat offender, as I call them). It is one of the top 3 situations no-one wants to be in while riding. But, like Jessica, if I have to go out in an accident, I hope it's while doing something that I love. Thank you for sharing her story and your beautiful representation of her life. Boomer would be gone by now. Maybe Jessica is riding him around in heaven! They'd be jumping over stars and napping in the clouds together. What a sweet thought. RIP
Imagine being her father, not know what happened, why she wasn't answering his texts and then imagine arriving at the barn only to find you daughter's dead. Truly sad and horrible.
Rest in peace~
When one becomes a parent, you realise how utterly devastating it would be. A local doctor's daughter was found dead next to her horse- no one knows for sure what happened, but the horse was waiting with his beloved owner. No mobile phones then, a passerby found them.
I'm with the farm that boomer now lives at, I have heard people talk about Jessica but I never knew her story, I started riding boomer not too long ago, and it was no ones fault, it was a tragic accident.
Makeup Guru why would she jump him over the arena fence though.
Sky The Breezeon she tried using the fence to stop him and he tried to jump it instead. He didn’t make it and they both fell. He landed on top of her
Its boomer ok?
What ban is he at?
Barn
*sigh* imagine if u were Jessica's father, you raised a child that you would never let anyone harm her/him in any way. You are texting your daughter and she's not replying. You go down to the barn. You find her their.on the floor. Dead. Imagine how HARD this moment must've been for her father, her friends and family. Rest in peace Jess, and don't give up riding.... 😔😇👼🐴🐎🌌🌠
horsesRmylife 1313 Big deal
GSDmom B It is a big deal
My cousin's father was in the milking barn and the mother asked her daughter to go get him since dinner was ready and she found him, in the barn, dead from a massive heart attack.
TheBritishUnicorn. She obviously can’t ride anymore
Magic Schleich you’re honestly sick
My 13 year old daughter fell from her horse yesterday while warming him up. Her mother was there and she is still in hospital with a black eye, broken ribs and torn muscle in her back.. I found this video by accident and I know we are lucky but I could not stop the tears as I watched.. I will now be praying every time she goes to the farm to ride her horse "Sky".
If you spend your time in fear for another you won’t get anywhere. Accidents happen and we can learn to heal from them. If your daughter is truly passionate about this amazing sport so don’t worry too much, she is already a fighter. I’m happy your daughter is safe.
I am sorry. It was an accident, she would not want people to blame the horse or the sport.
Jessica was my aunt. I miss her a lot and I never got to meet her cause I was not born yet. The first time I watched this I cried. I miss her so much and wish I got to meet her. Boomer misses her a lot to. Now everyday on her birthday we wright notes on a balloon for her to read when they reach heaven. I miss you Jessica RIP. ( Edit) I know some of you wont believe me. But I really miss her so much but I know she is with me. Also I will answer any possible questions.
This is still relevant today to those of us that love horses. Rest in Peace Jessica. To her parents - there just are no words but I hope you can feel the love
This hard for me to write because I didn't know her but what I can say is she will be dearly missed. Xxx
Jessica Was My Baby Sitter She Was Always At my House Even Went To Hawaii With Me And My Fam. Her Parents And Mine Were So Close I... It's Was So HeartBraking Miss You Jess!
This made me cry, your an amazing rider. And i know your an angel now. Your watching over your horse. And he is thinking about you everyday. Youve got all my hugs hun. God and everyone else loves you. :') R.I.P jessica. Your si beautiful
When God calls you home ....you go home.....you made her life perfect here....an even in this loss...she's still giving us hope love an faith ...thank you for sharing this beautiful remembrance of her.... God bless
She will never be forgotten by me am hoping for the same from you guys
who's watching in 2016 and crying their head off
not crying but watching! I count December 2015 along with 2016 but there have been 4 rider deaths where the horse was put down twice I think and overall like 4 horse deaths, not all related, like major ones, don't quote the numbers. This sport is dangerous... you don't ride for the money, you ride because you want to.
Horse At Heart me!!!
Pia Purplegarden ?
Horse At Heart ME. 😭😭😭😭 AND IM A RIDER
I am... how tragic and sad
Im only 11 and it really upset me. My dad died on the 2nd of January 2016 and I was heart broken. He was killed in a motorbike race and I miss him so much. I can relate to this because he died doing something he loved. Motorbike racing and riding motorbikes was his hobby. R.I.P Jessica and my dad.
i know this might be late but i am so sorry :(
+Claudia Morgan me too
I'm so sorry for your loss. .I lost my mother in a plane crash in 1993...
Jemma Gutte I'm so sorry for your loss. I was 12 when I lost my dad in 2014, I can't imagine how this girls father would've felt finding his beautiful daughter, all his life's work, dead. I'm sure her dad loved her as much as my dad loved me, and I could only imagine how he would react if he found me dead, and at the place I loved the most as well
Jemma (what a beautiful name) i hope your doing better! And am so sorry for your loss at such a time in your life! Reading your response made me cry (and i am 58) i cant imagine what you have gone through! Chin up kiddo! With love hugs and prayers - Paula
That is so tragic that no one was there to watch her. My heart goes out to you Jess❤️
This is so moving! Thank you. Doing what you love is the meaning of life.
Beautiful tribute...sorry for the loss. As a horse lover, I can understand her passion.
I only want to say one thing. I've followed boomer and Jessica's story for years. I love boomer and I feel like I know jess just by all you, her fiends have told me. Jessica was an amazing rider and I can't even imagine the pain of her family. Of her dad finding her. This story has broken my heart for a really long time. I'm just gonna say one thing because it needs to be said for all aspiring riders who watch how incredible she was. I never knew the time line until I just watch this video. It sounds dumb but I'm really serious. Please don't text and ride. Im just as guilty as the next person and I've done it and landed on my ass more than once because I wasn't paying total attention. No one is ever going to know what happened except for God, Boomer and Jessica. But if there is one lesson here its to never take your horse for granted. No matter how much they love you they are still a prey animal and will react accordingly. Jessica would have been just one year younger than my oldest son. To her parents and friends if you ever read these.... I think of you often and you are always in my prayers.
Meagan Cobb YES DONT TEXT AND RIDE PLZZZZZZZ
Yes, and always wear a helmet...
@Woodchipper Worshipper elaborate? i'm trying to figure out how this comment makes sense 😅
How tragic :( What a beautiful girl, what a beautiful horse, what a beautiful partnership. She was a year younger than my own little sister who's also Jessica, so that really struck me as "it could have been us." That father is always going to wonder if he could have saved her if he'd been there the whole time, or beat himself up for not being psychic and keeping her home. From the sound of it, though, if she wasn't instantly gone on impact she was probably would have been paralyzed, had a TBI, or both, and she wouldn't have been able to return to the thing she loved. Tragic to lose her so young, but hopefully it was quick and painless, and perhaps a blessing that she wasn't forced to linger. I hope everyone in her life was able to find peace.
It's a very sad terrifying tragedy that you're friend died in a horseback riding accident. I wish I could go horseback riding just like her. Don't worry, she's in heaven with God. If Jessica's gone, then her memories will go on and on and on forever. I think you should write a letter to Jessica, the day she died. It's a really sad tragedy. Jessica will always be your friend even though she went to heaven. Thank you for showing the video.
i've watched this video so many times....still makes me cry till this day .-.
I'm tearing up so much
Sadly, with Facebook and You Tube, people are competing to do the ''maddest'' things, and taking risks- it isn't clever, horses weigh a lot, spook easily, and need treating with respect- but when one is young, one feels immortal, and most want to impress their friends. Always tragic when a young person dies.
RIP this is one reason I never ride without someone being around even though you couldn't do much because she was probably killed on impact but it could have given her a better chance
Its mind boggling to me, I have been thrown from horses, kicked by them, been rolled on by a horse that weighed at lease 1200 lbs and im still here, and this happened when I was kid. Its horrible to see such a young girl lose her life in an accident. Death never makes sense, we cant make sense of it. With all that is said above, one has to wonder what little it takes to get killed, and at the same time the horrific accidents you can live through.
Exactly, I rode bareback, no helmet, barefooted for the 12 years that I owned my horse. I have been thrown off at a full center, a horse refusing a jump at the last second, head diving into the jump. And I’m completely fine. This was 30 years ago, when no one wore helmets.
I know so many people in the past decades, that broke their necks, brain injuries, paralyzed and even died and they were wearing helmets. I think helmets are dangerous and causing injuries to be worse than they should be. Helmets have weight and they are forcing the head to move in ways that the head would not normally go. Look at Christopher Reeves. I did the same thing without a helmet and all I had was a bruised arm and sore back.
This girl seemed like she could ride but she also seemed fearless. I heard she died from a broken neck and crushed skull. Heartbreaking, to go so young.
still watching it till this day. 2017 😥😥😥
Now her and Lacey Jamieson can rest in peace together. Two amazing riders, gone to heaven to be together :'(
I am so beyond sorry for your loss. She was a beautiful young lady and a very talented rider. Even the best riders can have accidents. She seemed so bubbly and full of life, every clip of her, you could hear her laughter. Words can never be enough to express the sorrow I feel for her friends and family at having to deal with her loss. How tragic and sad. May she rest in peace knowing she did what she loved while here on earth. God bless
Rest in peace Jessica we all love you
No one will ever know what happened for sure. However, it sounds as if she had perhaps, attempted to jump the arena fence bareback. And both her and Boomer sustained a (rotational fall)-which is when a horse and rider hit a fence or obstacle and then completely flip forwards over it. Sadly and unfortunately the rider, can be crushed by their own horse in this type of fall. Fatal injuries normally occur within the rider's head and/or neck. I am saddened very much by the death of this young girl. However-I do see in this video some previous risky behaviour and potentially dangerous situations arising. Please, for anyone out there who owns, rides or are around horses. Regardless of how quiet, or amazing you think yours-or someone else's horse is. Safety always comes first. Always. Horses are large, unpredictable animals who can seriously harm or kill you (even accidentally) do not become complacent or believe that you can trust your horse 100% under any circumstances. Or believe that you can do absolutely anything with them. Because you CANNOT.
Very well said,kids today take chances that as a horse rider all my life would never even think of to do.Very sad though...
Thank you . I am very much in agreement with your comment. If it is true that this rider "attempted to jump the arena fence" this was extremely risky behavior, as this was an attempt to clear a fixed rail fence. In a controlled situation, with an experienced equestrian coach or trainer, a young rider would only be jumping a horse over fences with rails which sit loosely in metal cups. If the horse catches a hoof, the rail falls, but rider and horse clear the fence. The picnic table which rider and horse are shown jumping over was another fixed hurdle. It is easy to see that the benches and the legs of the table are set in the ground. If her horse had tried this without lifting both front hoofs high enough, he could have caught a hoof and fallen over this. A fixed rail , arena fence is dangerous for a rider trying it with the saddle or bareback. A hoof can catch the top rail, and horse and rider can fall together. The height is usually four feet or higher. This should never be attempted.
The managers of the stable and arena where this horse was boarded bear some responsibility for this accident, in my opinion. No boarding stable should permit solo jumping. The natural impulsivity of young persons should be factored into the rules for riding and jumping. The rule for the riding school where my sister and I boarded horses, as riders of the same age as this girl, was "no solo jumping". We rode on the flat, and on trails, without a coach. We did not practice jumping without the direct supervision of a trainer. I am very sorry about the loss of this girl's life. Her parents, at this point, do not deserve criticism. I have contributed this comment for the purpose of recommending that young riders be provided with expert and consistent supervision. If the stable where your child boards a horse does not provide this type of supervision, you should move the horse to a stable with better managers and trainers.
omg that is so sad
rip jess
(i dont know her but its just so sad)
My dad died sleeping, doing what he loved. I'm glad she got that too 😔
She's riding in heaven now R.I.P
Oh my gosh, this made me cry so much, I can't even think how horrible her dad must have felt 😭😢😓 poor guy, and poor her whole family and friends and her! This made me feel so lightheaded 😔 I feel so bad, and will never forget this 🙏 Ride in Paradise 🙏
the worst thing is, her dad was just on his way to pick her up like any father would, it must have been devastating to find his own daughter dead. Also i would've liked to know if she was at a stable where were the other people and supervisors etc. this is why i believe when people ride there should be at least another person around just in case something happens... i know this was unavoidable and a freak accident but still its just so sad
yeah and this doesn't tell the full story, her horse was supposed to jump a tree branch against the arena fence, spooked and attempted to jump over the arena fence, had a rotational fall and crushed her on impact. There was a guy mowing the lawn but he didn't hear or see anything. it's tragic but at least she died immediately. This is the most famous rider death.
She supervised herself. And Boomer did
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When I ride my friends are always with me because I jumped a hedge once I fell and got knocked out luckily my friend was there she was who told the stable manager god knows how long I would be out there if she wasn't
I feel sorry for her parents and friends R.I.P Jessica I cried so much when I read about what happened
A message from Jess......
"Please don't be sad. For I am still riding my horse and I am happy......."
She will never ever be gone so long as we remember her.
I am so sorry about that :( I want to cry trying to hold it back
My grandparents (Who support my riding) not so much my parents, they never let me ride alone... they are always near by
i understand i just lost my closest uncle october 27th 5:21 2014 2 days after his birthday he was 26. but i know hes still with me as long as i remember him. I just miss him. So i completely understand.
Oh MY GOD! This is so Tragic. 😥😥😢😭🙏🏻
I had no idea who she was until I clicked this. Very sad.
This is SO SAD, poor Jessica, I couldnt imagine her father finding her, I'm sure boomer misses her every day and she misses him you will be missed Jessica and never forgot by family friend and other people that have seen this video and your horse and other horses at the barn RIP Jessica❤❤❤
Who's watching in 2018 yet is still crying like crazy?
Omg! I am so sorry for your loss! I cannot imagine how hard it must be! Xxx!
RIP Jessica and Lacey :( :( :(
this video made me cry *_* she is a beautiful girl and I feel really sorry for her friends and family u guys are so fortunate to loose such an incredible girl I don't know her but I know I would be feeling the same way u guys are ;(
I think you meant unfortunate
I cant believe this actually happened poor girl least shes in a happy place and died with her much loved horse
I’m so sorry! But I’m so glad no one blamed the horse. mayJessica Rest In Peace
Aw man. I feel soo bad!!! At least she died doing what she loved but she was SO young! ;(.................. RIP
god she was one my role models as a little kid and i remember bawling my eyes out for days after i found out she died 😭😭😭
Rip Lacey, Jess, and Claire
No matter how much time goes by, this young lady will always be remembered. Its obvious that she loved to ride and was very talented. But even the best rider can have a bad accident. And unfortunately, sometimes there is nothing that can be done to change the outcome. But, if you love to ride (I share this passion), you know the risk you take. My heart goes out to her family and also her friends. Our children are so important to us, and we always strive to give them what they want. It's a tragedy what happened. May God bless them always and may Jessica rest in peace until they see each other again.
oh my the poor father who found her girl like that aouch
This just makes me never want to ride again! This is so sad 😭😭😭😭
I cryed
At least she died doin what she's loves
I'm sorry
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This is just terrible!!! I’m crying and I’m so soooo sad R.I.P I’m speechless...
God bless her soul in heaven i very sad rightnow when i watched her story she is break my heart because she is young and beautiful girl leaves her parents idont know her and i never met her before but i watched her story and i never forget her for ever and she will still in my heart for ever
I feel so bad. For her family she was so young rest in peace
I started crying when it said she had died when her dad had sent her the text 😭😭.
+Alice Emerson I started crying to! it was so sad!😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
R.I.P Jessica we will always miss u I’m crying 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I cried for about 3 hours
2024 And we remember you for your light, love given to life ❤
So sad! Rip Jessica Forsyth. 😭😭😭
this is so sad 😭 i’m so sorry
I never knew her but I can tell you that she was a great girl and I would have loved to at least have one day with her :'(
That's so sad. RIP, I guess it's the risk everyone is willing to take to do the thing they love. At least she died doing something that meant the world to her. I don't know her but she seems like such an inspiration to younger riders like me I'm only 11
it must have been so sad for her dad to find his daughter their just lying their not moving omg i couldnt amagine
That's so sad she was so young only 15
this is heartbreaking 💔
Omg if o could ride like she could 😢 she was a amazing person and was loved by hundreds R I P
So sorry ... still standing ... always, cat.
the moral of the story is to always have someone there in case something like this happens.
i cry every time i see this too, very very sad, i have horses too and there's always the risk of this happening but we love it so we do it and to die doing what we love doing is what we all want is in't it, rip Jessica x
very sorry for your loss..
R.I.P jess have a nice life in heaven
Michael Jaimes just stop, the bond she had with that animal was amazing and size doesn't matter! you never saw her ride so how could you ever know how capable she was of riding him! R.I.P dear one.
my horse bolted, as he always did. I always stayed on. But one time he took a 90 degree turn onto a road and slipped and fell on me. I passed out. I was wearing a helmet but my skull cracked nonetheless. I guess I am one of the lucky ones. I jumped a lot of logs, and one time my horse bolted and jumped a massive gate. I would never put him over a table (I wouldnt have wanted him to get hurt). But I did take a lot of risks, riding a lot of random horses, including unbroken ones. It is sad that she didnt survive, I wish she could have survived, she was one of us, I cried too.
When you do what you love there is no stoping it.take risks and do what you love
very very very very very sad :( rest in peace jessica
Texting while driving is very very very very very stupid. Like the song in this moronic video. It is kinda sad though.
Canada and USA Rock WTF does texting and driving have to do with this! ASS!
Canada and USA Rock shd didn't die beacuse of a car accidant the horse fliped over the fance landing on top of her crashing her skall and braking her neck
Rip, jessica. God Bless you. We"ll never forget you. Omg this is sad, i'm crying. ;(
What a beautiful life ... accidents happen ...so sad. My the Lord comfort her loved ones. My heart breaks for them and Boomer. Boomer what a special horse you are to known, rode and owned by such a sweet girl.
I'm crying this is so sad
R.I.P JESSICA FORSYTH
To anyone who loved her:
I'm so sorry for your loss....
😭😩 that's so sad!!
All peace and blessings to the family ❤❤
Rest In Peace, Jess xx 💖
Im crying. Is is so hard to See That!!!
*Jessica is in a better place now... R.I.P.*
I am so sorry for your lose
my heart breaks for you. i was just like your daughter. i must say she had to die doing what she loved soooo much. i am so sorry for loss.
HER DAYS WERE FULFILLED. R I P
Very sad. Peace to her family and friends. She died doing what she loved to do. And with the most important being to her. And it sounds like to was fast she never knew what happened.
At least she didn’t suffer, sounds like it was quick. I feel so bad for the dad. I’m sure that will haunt him forever
I feel soo bad for her! 15 is soo young! D:
I really feel sorry for her friends and parents!
This is really sad, however she died doing what she loved that's the most important xx
And I miss her so much
Very sad! Poor girl. I was right there with her in the moment that I read that Boomer had gone over on her.
I grew up in the 70's and 80's on a horse ranch. We did things differently back then (helmets and safety gear were not even imagined). We rode mostly in western saddle. We competed alot. We travelled alot with the horses. We rode everywhere. We played "bareback horseback tag", lots of gymkhana, even rode our horses to town in the middle of the night as young teens (cause, you know, even country kids have to find a way to sneak out of the house in the middle of nowhere without a car). I have been bucked off of probably a hundred different horses in a thousand different ways. It hurt. Every single time. For every horse that I rode for the first time, waiting for the buck, knowing I have to keep my feet in the stirrups and my butt in the saddle, I felt that fear. It was always there. I learned to push through it. Learned when to bail out, how to fall, where to fall, how to slow things down. It was always a life and death situation. And we did it almost every day. I consider myself lucky to be alive. The only thing I broke was my tailbone. Worse bone in your body to break besides your back.
I know what Jessica was feeling when Boomer went over. I've been in that exact situation (mostly with this one particular horse who was a repeat offender, as I call them). It is one of the top 3 situations no-one wants to be in while riding.
But, like Jessica, if I have to go out in an accident, I hope it's while doing something that I love.
Thank you for sharing her story and your beautiful representation of her life. Boomer would be gone by now. Maybe Jessica is riding him around in heaven! They'd be jumping over stars and napping in the clouds together. What a sweet thought. RIP
Seeing this for the first time. What a beautiful young woman. A tragic accident.