An athlete from Alberta has died following a fall during an equestrian competition in Florida on the weekend.
Officials from Equestrian Canada say in a statement that Fort Saskatchewan's Katharine Morel, who was 33, died after an accident on a cross country course in Altoona, Florida.
They say Morel was riding an eight year old mare named Kerry On when the horse suffered a rotational fall.
Morel was taken to hospital, but she later died of her injuries.
The horse also died.