Rose Valley teen on life support after equestrian accident Print February 23, 2011 8:30 pm • By Tony Lystra / The Daily News(0) Comments Related Video Video: Steer daubing Teen injured in equestrian accident still in coma; fundraisers scheduled A 17-year-old Kelso High School junior is still in a coma in a Seattle hospital, three weeks after she suffered a severe head injury during an… Read more Trulucks Sunday fundraiser to benefit Skye Morris Trulucks Restaurant in Longview will host a spaghetti feed and silent auction from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday to benefit Skye Morris, a 17-year-old K… Read more Rose Valley teen out of coma A Kelso High School student critically injured during a February equestrian competition is out of a coma and making tremendous progress, her… Read more A 17-year-old Kelso High School junior was on life support in a Seattle hospital Wednesday after she was tossed from her horse during an equestrian competition Friday in Grays Harbor County, the girls grandmother said. Skye Morris of Rose Valley was riding her horse Dixie during a competition with the Castle Rock equestrian team in Elma when the horse collided with a calf, said Skyes grandmother, Carolee Morris of Longview. Skye fell face-first to the ground, and the horse rolled on her head, crushing Skyes helmet and splitting it in two. The girl, who was not breathing when medics first reached her, was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. She still was on life support and in a medically induced coma Wednesday, said Morris, who is the administrator of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. She said doctors removed the right portion of Skyes skull because her brain was swelling. Its one day at a time, Morris said. Shes young. Shes strong. Shes very strong-willed. She added: It could be tomorrow. It could be a week. It could be a month before doctors attempt to bring Skye out of the coma. We dont know. Skye is the daughter of Jeff and Lori Morris, who are with their daughter in the hospital. She has a 14-year-old brother, Colton, who attends Coweeman Middle School and also is involved in equestrian competitions. Jeff Morris is a roofer and Lori Morris works in the Cowlitz tribes medical clinic. Morris said her granddaughter is an expert rider who has been on horses since she was about two years old. They ride a lot on trails and at the beach and at horse camps, she said. Skye was injured while competing in a timed event called steer daubing, which involves chasing down a cow and marking it with ink at the end of a long stick. Skye had just scored the competitions fastest time. But the calf spooked her horse, Dixie, and they kind of collided. And the horse flew over the calf, jumped over the calf, and tripped, said Morris, who had the accident recounted to her by a family member. It was just a freak accident. It wasnt Skyes fault. It wasnt Dixies — the horses — fault. Riders at the Elma event, who continued to compete through the weekend, shaved Skyes initials into the backs of their heads, wore red arm bands and participated in a procession around the arena in her honor, Morris said. A bank account has been set up at Cowlitz Credit Union, 821 Washington Way, Longview, to help with Skyes medical expenses. TruLux restaurant, 4545 Ocean Beach Highway in Longview, is hosting a spaghetti feed and silent auction March 6 from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. to benefit the Morris family.
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