A saddle bronc horse died May 26 after colliding with a fence during a New Jersey rodeo.

Grant Harris, of the Cowtown Rodeo, in Pilesgrove, said Saturday’s rodeo was the first in which the 4-year-old filly had actually competed, but she’d previously been in the venue’s arena numerous times for acclimatization.

“She hit the fence straight on, resulting in a broken neck,” he said.

An on-site veterinarian immediately responded to the incident but was unable to save the filly