I'm Not Going To Let Grief Hold Me Back Anymore

In 2015, I took my faithful Olympic partner, Madison Park, down to the cross-country warmup at Poplar Place Farm Horse Trials in Hamilton, Georgia. We went through the motions; “Parker” and I knew each other very well and it didn’t take much to get us on the same page. As it goes in all good partnerships, one always picks up the slack of the other. My start time was approaching, so I left the warmup and headed down to the start box about two minutes before I was to gallop out on course.

Then it happened.

My vision clouded and was replaced with a horrifying reel of images, as if someone had placed a screen in front of my eyes and refused to let me look away. The terrifying images flashed before me for a solid 10 seconds. In those terrifying moments, all I could see was disaster on repeat, in an endless loop.

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Article written by: Kyle Carter