British eventing star, 31, left with life-changing injuries in fall leaves heartbreaking letter after assisted suicide

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MUCH-LOVED British eventing star Caroline March has died at the age of 31.

March’s passing was announced on March 23, just over a month following her birthday.

Caroline March has died at the age of 31[/caption]

March suffered a career-ending injury to her spine in 2022[/caption]

March moved into raising horses and photography when she could no longer race[/caption]

Described as having a “big personality”, March was well-known and loved in the British eventing community.

Having been a professional event rider up to four-star level, March had a career-ending injury after she suffered a fall at Burnham Market in 2022.

March then underwent “successful” spinal surgery on a fractured vertebrae.

However, despite the surgery March was forced to leave eventing behind.

She would go on to oversee the raising of young horses and later took up photography as well.

March penned a heartbreaking farewell letter on her Facebook page, which contains some tough subjects.

She began her letter by saying: “Where to even start writing this, ideally I’d like to say nothing at all, because at the end of the day the people who I care about know but of course everyone will have an opinion which they’ll feel a need to say.”

March explained how she was “mentally aware” of her feelings in informing her decision following various forms of treatment.

In the letter she paid tribute to her loved ones who supported her throughout her journey.

She also added: “There is a lot of new treatments for SCI (spinal chord injury) and the developments are exciting. For anyone else’s sake I hope it continues so my projected future isn’t the same for everyone.

“(Fingers crossed) A broken back can soon be treated the same as a broken arm. I personally believe, be it rightly or wrongly that they can’t not find a cure for a SCI.

“I fully respect that it’s unbelievably complicated but ‘we’ can grow organisms in test tubes. The vast majority of SCI’s don’t kill people, [but] ruins peoples lives but it doesn’t kill them and it’s a numbers game.”

March continued: “I have felt so much love from so many people the last few years, I just wish love could fix it or even make it bearable but it can’t.

“A characteristic that used to be my strength is now my downfall. I’m so stubborn and determined, I have to be good at everything that I do and if I’m not I slam doors.

“I was a cantankerous difficult cow before, I’m 10x worse now. I don’t really expect anyone to understand but if you know me you’ll have some idea why.”

Eventing News reported the news with “heavy hearts”, calling her “well-known and loved throughout the British eventing community.”

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