Post by Admin on Dec 15, 2015 18:39:16 GMT -7
She was 73 years old and was game to try anything new.
This time it was horse-riding.
It was her first time in the saddle - and, unfortunately, it turned out to be her last.
Madam Lim Ah Boey fell from the horse she was riding and was pinned down by the animal for about 10 minutes.
She lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital, where she died of her injuries.
The accident happened at Punggol Ranch on Saturday.
It was to have been her grandson's 21st birthday. Madam Lim and her family of 10 had gone to the Gallop Stable chalets for a staycation to celebrate in a big way.
Granddaughter Low Qin Qing, 28, said she was there with her mother when the incident happened.
"There was only one horse handler there and he was holding onto the horse," Ms Low told The New Paper at the wake in Yishun Avenue 2 yesterday.
"It was my mother who had to help my grandmother into the saddle.
"When it came to the dismount, the horse refused to approach the steps to allow my grandmother to dismount.
"It was going round and round, and the handler hit the rear of the horse several times to get it to go to the steps."
That was when the horse reared - stood on its hind legs, she added.
"My mother shouted for my grandmother to hold on tightly and within seconds, the accident happened," added the administration executive.
Madam Lim fell off the horse and it fell on top of her, pinning her down.
Her grandson-in-law, Timothy Ng, 33, said the horse could not get up because of the cement border near the steps where riders dismount and Madam Boey was pinned under it "for about 10 minutes".
Ms Low said her grandmother was still conscious and in pain. She and her mother tried to keep her grandmother calm while workers from the Punggol Ranch rushed in to heave the horse off the elderly woman.
www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/grandmas-first-ride-horse-was-her-last
This time it was horse-riding.
It was her first time in the saddle - and, unfortunately, it turned out to be her last.
Madam Lim Ah Boey fell from the horse she was riding and was pinned down by the animal for about 10 minutes.
She lost consciousness and was rushed to hospital, where she died of her injuries.
The accident happened at Punggol Ranch on Saturday.
It was to have been her grandson's 21st birthday. Madam Lim and her family of 10 had gone to the Gallop Stable chalets for a staycation to celebrate in a big way.
Granddaughter Low Qin Qing, 28, said she was there with her mother when the incident happened.
"There was only one horse handler there and he was holding onto the horse," Ms Low told The New Paper at the wake in Yishun Avenue 2 yesterday.
"It was my mother who had to help my grandmother into the saddle.
"When it came to the dismount, the horse refused to approach the steps to allow my grandmother to dismount.
"It was going round and round, and the handler hit the rear of the horse several times to get it to go to the steps."
That was when the horse reared - stood on its hind legs, she added.
"My mother shouted for my grandmother to hold on tightly and within seconds, the accident happened," added the administration executive.
Madam Lim fell off the horse and it fell on top of her, pinning her down.
Her grandson-in-law, Timothy Ng, 33, said the horse could not get up because of the cement border near the steps where riders dismount and Madam Boey was pinned under it "for about 10 minutes".
Ms Low said her grandmother was still conscious and in pain. She and her mother tried to keep her grandmother calm while workers from the Punggol Ranch rushed in to heave the horse off the elderly woman.
www.tnp.sg/news/singapore-news/grandmas-first-ride-horse-was-her-last