Overview
- Smith was thrown from her horse during a routine jumping ride on June 5 in Groton when the animal balked and then collapsed on top of her.
- Emergency responders airlifted her to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, where she died several hours later.
- The horse, named CruZe or Booze CruZe in social posts, also died after suffering a fatal neck injury, according to family statements and obituary notices.
- Family and friends say Smith had just fulfilled a long-held dream by buying a Berlin farm with stables for 18 horses and had moved in days before the accident.
- Funeral services were announced for Monday in Marblehead, tributes have poured in from students and the regional equestrian community, and reporters say no official investigation findings have yet been published.