Thomas Russell : Six years on

leighphelan

Aug 11, 20201 min read

What began as an ordinary morning at Bulls Racecourse for jockey Thomas Russell quickly made a turn for the worse, as the horse he was galloping unexpectedly spooked and threw him to the ground. Landing awkwardly, Russell was knocked unconscious and suffered a C4 spinal injury. “The horse spooked and threw me off,” Russell explained “It was just the way I landed.”