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Dutch Dressage News
Jeanette and Chris Haazen Severely Injured in Car
Accident
November 21, 2007
 Former
Dutch team rider Jeannette Haazen and her husband Chris
were severely injured in a car accident yesterday
November 20, 2007. The couple got involved in a
crash with their lorry in Germany on their way to the
World Cup Qualifier in Odense, Denmark. They were transported
to the hospital in Damme, near Osnabruck, Germany.
Jeanette sustained major bruises to her legs but
Chris, who got stuck in the lorry, is heavily injured
to his legs. He fractured one leg severely which had
to be operated on. In the other leg, he tore the ligaments,
which can not be operated because of the gravity of
his condition at the moment. An operation would increase
the risk for infections.
Hopefully next week, Chris will be transported to
a hospital in The Netherlands or Belgium where he will
undergo another operation to his leg and where he can
start the recovery which is expected to take very long
due to the severity of his condition.
None of the horses were injured in the accident.
Photo copyrighted: Koenraad Cappon
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