Ireland's Padraig McCarthy Takes a Nasty Fall With His Horse

There have been some unfortunate spills early on at the Rio Olympics.
On Sunday, Netherlands cyclist Annemiek van Vleuten lost a chance at golf after suffering a horrifying crash during the women’s road race.

And today, equestrian fans witnessed a gnarly spill after Ireland’s Padraig McCarthy (and his horse, Simon Porloe) failed to clear a fence in a team cross country event:

.@IrishEventer doesn't complete round but both horse & rider look okay #Priorities #EquestrianEventing #TeamIreland pic.twitter.com/8XwQ8I4sHy

— Team Ireland (@TeamIreland) August 8, 2016

Watching a horse faceplant is definitely unsettling, but Padraig says Simon is doing okay:

Padraig McCarthy says both he and his horse are fine after their cross country fall #rterio2016 https://t.co/mIKLxxuVCi

— RTÉ Sport (@RTEsport) August 8, 2016