Mother-of-two Sophie Fouracre died in a cross-country accident at Swalcliffe Park, an equestrian centre six miles from Banbury, on July 18. An inquest was opened into the 34-year-old's death at Oxfordshire Coroner's Court on August 6 by area coroner Nicholas Graham. The incident was at the British Eventing Horse Trials and only hours later in Penrith in Cumbria, Kerry Donoghue, aged 42, died as well. According to The Sun, Ms Fouracre was an experienced rider who had competed at a number of events around the country. Announcing, the deaths, Rosie Williams, chief executive of British Eventing, said that the whole community is "heartbroken".