Nicola Wilson to remain in intensive care for up to 10 more days after fall
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Nicola Wilson won a silver medal with the Great Britain team at the London 2012 Olympics
Britain's Nicola Wilson will remain in intensive care "for the next week to 10 days" after a fall in the cross-country event at the Badminton Horse Trials.
The European individual eventing champion fell from her horse JL Dublin near the end of her round on 7 May.
A British Equestrian statement on 10 May said Wilson was talking and able to breathe on her own after the incident.
It added the 45-year-old sustained several spinal fractures but surgery was not required.
Wilson, who is being treated at a hospital in Bristol, did not sustain a head injury in the fall, while her horse is well.
"Nic is still in intensive care, and is expected to remain there for the next week to 10 days, before being moved to a spinal unit closer to home. She remains comfortable and in good spirits," said an update on Monday on Wilson's website., external
"Dubs [JL Dublin] is happy and content, and is enjoying the sunshine and the spring grass."
A GB team silver medallist at the London 2012 Olympics, Wilson won European individual and team gold with JL Dublin in Switzerland last year.
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