Döda ryttarens man tackar för stödet

33-åriga brittiskan Philippa Humphreys, baserad i Rockford, Michigan, USA, avled efter en omkullridning under CCI*** Jersey Fresh International Three-Day Event i New Jersey, USA för snart två veckor sedan. Efter sig lämnande hon sin man Peter och deras sex månader gamla dotter Millie. Hennes häst Rockstar klarade sig utan skador.

Peter Humphrey har nu gjort ett uttalande där han tackar så mycket för allt stöd han fått efter olyckan av både vänner och okända. Han skriver att det överväldigande stödet har lyft honom och gett honom en styrka han inte trodde var möjlig. Peter tackar också för alla generösa bidrag till dotterns skolfond och skriver att Millie nu kommer att kunna välja mellan de bästa skolorna i landet.

Så här lyder hela Peter Humphreys uttalande på brittiska sajten grandprix-replay.com:

“From the bottom of my heart, I cannot thank everyone enough for the shower of sympathy and well wishes during these extremely difficult times — our families are incredibly grateful. Words cannot describe how I feel about the amazing outpouring of love and support. The tributes online and the endless stream of visitors, emails, flowers, text messages, have lifted me and given me a strength that I thought was not possible.
I came home to the farm yesterday to find 40 friends on the premises. Some were bush hogging pastures while others were mowing grass and weed whacking. Flowers were being planted, delicious meals cooking and a heavy duty cleaning of our home was in full force by a gang of lovely ladies in rubber gloves.
These were the “PHE Peeps” in action, not to mention the horses being pulled in, fed and evening chores being finalized at the barn. What an amazing group of friends we have. Philly loved you all dearly, as do I. Every one of you has touched me deeply and I will never be able to thank you all enough.
Our darling little Millie keeps me strong. The overwhelming response to her college fund is unprecedented and I am in a state of shock to the amazing generosity. I wish I could thank each one of you in person. Please know that I am reading all the names and wonderful comments of love and support, and this helps me cope tremendously. She will have the pick of the best schools in the country thanks to your kindness and caring.
Lastly, for the riders, I wanted to say that Philly lived and breathed the sport. For her, the cross country was it. All the work, expense and endless hours of dedication, it all came down to the few minutes on the cross country course. She knew the risks. We talked about them often. She accepted them unconditionally. She went out the way she would have wanted, doing what she loved more than anything else in the world, on her most treasured partner, Rockstar.”