rdytdy 5,341 Report post Posted July 12, 2014 Louise Cole, wife of trainer Tony Cole was airlifted to Waikato Hospital with severe chest injuries, including broken ribs and puntured lung. Losuie was found on the family farm after it appears she has been thrown by a horse and has apparently trodden on her chest. Best wishes for a speedy recovery Louise. hedley, crikeydick, jack and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meomy 971 Report post Posted July 14, 2014 Trampled woman's husband thought she was dead RACHEL THOMAS Last updated 05:00 14/07/2014 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/10263056/Trampled-womans-husband-thought-she-was-dead Te Kauwhata horse trainer Tony Cole saw his wife had turned white and thought she was dead. "When I first got there I thought she was gone, I couldn't hear her breathing and she was going white," Tony Cole told the Waikato Times yesterday. His wife, Louise, 54, had just fallen off and been trampled by her horse during a routine track ride on the couple's farm on Saturday morning, suffering a serious chest injury. "From what I gather the horse shied and then tripped and she went out the side and tried to hang on and went underneath its front legs," he said. A friend was with her at the track and alerted Tony Cole. When emergency services told him an ambulance would have to come from Huntly, he requested the chopper. Louise Cole was assisted at the scene by St John paramedics then transported to Waikato Hospital by the Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance. "I think without [the helicopter and St John paramedics] it would have been touch and go if she survived. "She was losing a lot of blood," Tony Cole said. She suffered several broken ribs and a punctured lung in the accident, but her husband said brain damage had been ruled out as her head, back and neck were fine. His wife remained in the hospital's intensive care unit yesterday in a critical but stable condition, he said. "She will be in hospital for a long time. "They have still got her sedated and they are trying to get her to breathe by herself. But she's in the right place and they have a 24-hour watch on her." Louise Cole bred mare Beyond Desire, who won the $40,000 1600m Loch Haven Thoroughbreds Final at Te Rapa in 2012. Tony Cole was the trainer. In March, the six-year-old mare came second in the Ellerslie Otakiri Reserve Nathans Memorial Open. The dam [mother] of Beyond Desire, For Love, was also trained by Tony for his wife. The horse won six races including the group two NRM/Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes in 2002. Tony has about 10 horses in work. - Waikato Times Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedley 1,900 Report post Posted July 14, 2014 ..prayers and plenty of willings please folk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Jenkins 2,120 Report post Posted July 14, 2014 Best wishes and prayers for Louise and family. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinkerbelle 79 Report post Posted July 14, 2014 Get well soon, Lou xx Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack 429 Report post Posted July 14, 2014 Ditto... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Jooste 40 Report post Posted July 14, 2014 Our thoughts are with Lou and her family. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meomy 971 Report post Posted July 21, 2014 Great to read Lou's condition is improving. The full article is in here. Cole out of ICU as condition improves Fri, 18 Jul 2014 Dennis Ryan http://www.theinformant.co.nz/racing/SK25765/Cole-out-of-ICU-as-condition-improves The condition of injured horsewoman Louise Cole has improved to the point that she has been transferred from intensive care to the high dependency unit at Waikato Hospital. Cole, the wife of Te Kauwhata trainer Tony Cole, was airlifted to hospital last Saturday morning after suffering serious chest injuries when falling from a horse on the couple’s property. She was knocked unconscious but her most serious injuries were several broken ribs and collapsed lungs, one of which was punctured. sharne and hedley 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meomy 971 Report post Posted September 6, 2014 The Informant has an update on Louise & her progress this weekend. Courageous lady she is. Keep up the great attitude Louise & glad to read you are on the road to a positive recovery. Traka and sharne 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
