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Jim was in and out of consciousness, as his horse was put down from horrific injuries.
The engine of the truck and trailer unit started to slow down when it saw them and continued past the three horses. There was no grass verge. The drivers cab past Jim who was in the middle of the three, and the trailer unit struck his mare. Jim was thrown, hitting his head on the corner of a plastic water tank on the load. He landed on the road. His mare lay on the road and she was put down at the scene.
