Francesca Kennedy and Bart
A woman involved in a serious crash on the A6 said her beloved horse Bart âsaved her lifeâ following a collision with a car which resulted in the animal being put down.
Twenty-year-old Francesca Kennedy was on a hack with her friend and fellow rider, Hannah Farrell, when they were involved in a collision with a vehicle near Clifton last week.
Miss Kennedy said: âBart meant everything to me, he really was my best friend. I could tell him anything and I called him my real-life unicorn.â
The avid rider, who is originally from Lancashire, said she knew instantly that her horse was injured.
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