Aachen, 02. July 2008

Helena Stormanns taken to hospital:
Diagnosis: a broken shin

Helena Stormanns, former world class show jumper and local matador at the Soers for many years, wouldn't have been competing at the CHIO Aachen this year anyway. However, as a proud mother, she would no doubt have liked to have been there to cheer on her successful son, Thomas Weinberg (21). Unfortunately though, the 44-year-old from Eschweiler (near Aachen) broke her right shin (tibial plateau) on Monday while mounting a horse. As she was just about to mount, the horse surprisingly cantered off. Helena Weinberg only recently started riding again, competing at smaller competitions after a long period of injury due to rupturing her cruciate ligament and taking time off to have a baby - her son Tony was born in January 2008. The show jumper underwent an operation on Monday and will most certainly have to take a longer time-out from riding.

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