Dutton Horse Bailey Wick Dies at Jersey Fresh Event
Bailey Wick, a chestnut Irish Sport Horse gelding ridden by Philip Dutton, was euthanized Saturday after falling at an obstacle while competing in the CCI3* at the Jersey Fresh event.
According to a release posted by event organizers, the horse fell at obstacle 20 on course. A necropsy was not performed, per the request of the horse’s owners, listed as Acorn Hill Farm.
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Bailey Wick, a chestnut Irish Sport Horse gelding ridden by Philip Dutton, was euthanized Saturday after falling at an obstacle while competing in the CCI3* at the Jersey Fresh event.
According to a release posted by event organizers, the horse fell at obstacle 20 on course. A necropsy was not performed, per the request of the horse’s owners, listed as Acorn Hill Farm.
According to reports, the horse hit the obstacle and somersaulted, throwing Dutton clear. Dutton was unhurt.
Tigger Too, a 17-year-old gelding owned by David O’Connor, died at last year’s Jersey Fresh event after sustaining an acute abdominal aortic rupture on the cross-country course. A similar event has been cited in the death of the horse Kingpin at last month’s Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event
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