United States Eventing Association

Abigail Butcher, H&H news editor

Ian Stark is currently being taken by ambulance to Borders General Hospital in Melrose, to be closer to home while he recovers from a brain bleed.

The Olympic event rider has been recovering in the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, after suffering a brain bleed on Sunday, 9 August shortly after judging at the Dublin Show.

Ian, 55, was driving to a teaching session near Pembroke when he was overcome by a blinding headache, and called himself an ambulance.

His daughter, Steph told H&H today that Ian is feeling much more comfortable and looking forward to being closer to home.

"Doctors haven't established the cause of the bleed yet — they will do further tests in a couple of weeks, but it could be that they'll never know," she said. "About 15% of cases are apparently never resolved."

Steph explained: "He still gets bad headaches but is getting up and about more — he managed to walk outside yesterday and enjoy some of the sunshine with mum, but he gets tired if he does too much."

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