Horse trainer dies in fall

A 60-year-old man has died after he was thrown from a horse he was breaking in on a roadside at Carlsruhe, near Kyneton this morning.

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It is believed the horse trainer was thrown and struck a power pole when the horse bucked.

WorkSafe is investigating.

The fatality brings the number of workplace deaths this year to seven, compared to five at the same time last year.