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Leah Kilner has retired from horse racing nearly two years on from the horrendous fall that almost killed her.
The 26-year-old was thrown from her filly, Stella Turn, as the field galloped along the home straight in the third race of the day in Grafton in New South Wales in July 2022.
She was catapulted onto the turf and trampled upon by the horses while Stella Turn stumbled on the home straight.
During her recovery last year, Kilner admitted there were moments she wished she hadn't survived and that she stll couldn't remember the incident.
But in an Instagram post on Thursday, Kilner was an altogether more positive mood, expressing gratitude for the career she enjoyed before the accident as she publicly announced her retirement.
Leah Kilner has officially retired from horse racing, she confirmed on Instagram
The young rising star fell from her horse at a race in July 2022
'The end of an era…' she began.
'I may not of ended it on my terms, but I made it out alive.
'After 21 months, countless specialist appointments, ongoing rehab, tests and opinions. It’s time to hang up the boots..no matter the time & patience, my eyesight will not come back, my left side strength&sensation won’t come back to 100% and quite frankly, if I hit my head again I will not walk out of hospital.
'I guess I knew it was coming & I never wanted to accept it, but seeing my saddles walk out the door made it really hit hard & set
