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‘I thought she was dead’: a year on, the survivor mare who nearly died leaving the National Championships returns to win an emotional title

A year after a horsebox accident on the M6 left her fighting for her life, River Rise Onassis was back at the National Championships – and on top of the leaderboard with Sadie Smith

‘I thought she was dead’: a year on, the survivor mare who nearly died leaving the National Championships returns to win an emotional title
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A year after a horsebox accident on the M6 left her fighting for her life, River Rise Onassis was back at the National Championships – and on top of the leaderboard with Sadie Smith

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A year after a horsebox accident on the M6 left her fighting for her life, River Rise Onassis was back at the National Championships – and on top of the leaderboard with Sadie Smith

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