Sadly, two more Pollard Eventing’s horses have died as the result of a tragic trailer accident on May 25th.

Michael and Nathalie Pollard’s 14-year-old grey Thoroughbred gelding Icarus (Fly), was euthanized on Saturday, May 26th, and Michael Pollard and John Bryant’s 11-year-old Irish Sport Horse gelding Jude’s Law (Jude), was also destroyed on Sunday May 27th, both at Rood & Riddle Veterinary Clinic in Lexington, KY.

Icarus sustained serious injuries in the accident, resulting in a severed ligament and deep lacerations surrounding his right hind fetlock joint. Following intensive treatment at the Pollard Eventing Training Center in Dalton, GA, Icarus was shipped to Rood & Riddle for surgery. Despite every effort by Dr. Chris Newton and his team the extent of injuries presented no other option but to save the horse from further pain.

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