Eventer’s yard devastated in major fire

Event rider Tom Crisp is “still counting the cost” after a fire ripped through his East Sussex yard.

The blaze, which is reported to have started at around 11pm on Saturday night (16 June), has “wiped out” an entire top yard, of nine stables, a hay barn, tack and feed rooms, workshop and a coach house.

“The fire started in the hay barn area, likely due to carelessness, possibly a cigarette butt,” explained Tom, who was competing in both the CIC3* and CCI4* at Luhmühlen in Germany at the time.

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Article written by: Gemma Redrup