Olympic horse rider Jonty Evans ready to share his story of battling back from a life-changing fall

Exactly a year to the day since he was discharged from hospital after suffering a serious brain injury in a fall and being in a coma for several weeks, Olympic eventer Jonty Evans has joined Speaker Buzz’s roster.
​Evans, who competed for Ireland at the 2016 Rio Olympics, fell from his horse Art at the Tattersalls International Horse Trials in County Meath, Ireland in June 2018. Doctors told his family to prepare for the worst, but Evans regained consciousness and had to learn to talk and walk during a long and intensive rehabilitation programme.
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Evans cites a positive mindset as a major factor in his recovery from his life-changing experience. Having joined Speaker Buzz, he will now share his remarkable story of resilience and determination with audiences through his work as an inspirational speaker.
Evans’s story is one of utter resilience and determination to fight back from a potentially life-ending injury. The rider, who won a top ten place for Ireland at the Rio Olympics as well as a clutch of other international and national eventing medals, refused to give up on his dream of riding competitively. Astonishingly, he took part in the British Eventing Horse Trials in Berkshire in August – riding his beloved horse Art with whom he had suffered his accident just 14 months earlier.
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​On joining Speaker Buzz, Evans said: “Since my fall, my life has changed in many ways. I had to learn how to walk and talk all over again like a toddler. I’ve also had to accept that life is going to look different.

“I believe my positive mindset and that of those around me has helped me hugely in facing these many challenges during my recovery. Speaker Buzz is dedicated to inspiring others to overcome challenges ad achieve their goals and that is an ethos I understand and respect. I’m delighted to join Speaker Buzz and very much looking forward to telling my story and helping to inspire others.”