Horse trainer Deirdre Bourns told the High Court how she tried to get up and move her legs after she was trampled by a horse but she could not.

A horse trainer and producer, who was paralysed after she was allegedly trampled on by an out-of-control horse at a showjumping event, is giving evidence in the High Court.

Horse trainer and producer Deirdre Bourns, who was left tetraplegic after a horse knocked her down and trampled on her at a showjumping event, has brought a High Court action seeking more than €900,000 in damages.

SHOW JUMPER Denis Lynch is practically assured of a place in the Rolex World Cup final after finishing ninth in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday.

GREEN GLENS owner Noel C Duggan, the organiser of what is arguably Ireland’s biggest show jumping event, yesterday confirmed that he is to run independently of the Show Jumping Association of Ireland (SJAI).