Dame Catriona Williams: Paralysed at 32, Raising $28 Million for Spinal Research & Standing Again

Podcast: Between Two Beers Podcast · Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten

Opublikowano: 2026-11-01

NZ showjumper and eventer Catriona Williams broke her neck in a fall from a horse and became tetraplegic. Fourteen months into her marriage, she told her husband Sam to leave. He stayed, and 23 years on she calls herself lucky, not inspirational. Through her charity CatWalk she has helped raise $28 million for spinal cord research. She has hand-cycled to Everest Base Camp, been made a dame and stood up again. In 2021 a second accident broke her neck again. Before surgery she signed a form saying she might not survive it, and her answer was “it...