Sara Lieser

After 15 days in a coma, Courtney Dye was moved to a “stepdown” Intensive Care Unit.

The Olympic dressage rider was injured in a schooling accident when her mount slipped and fell in Loxahatchee, Fla.

Lendon Gray reported that Dye has started more physical therapy—having all parts of her body moved.

She has opened her eyes recently and was even able to turn her head and track photographs of Idocus, her beloved Grand Prix mount, and Viva, her mini daschund.

Although Tip Top isn't out of the woods yet, the top Grand Prix dressage stallion is doing well three days after his colic surgery.

"I know it's early, but I wanted to share this video of Tip Top's big day," said Morse. "Thank you so much to everyone for keeping us in your thoughts."

Courtney Dye remains in a coma, but she's now breathing almost completely on her own.

"Courtney is now off the ventilator except for two short periods during the day when she is connected to it again to be sure her lungs expand completely and that she gets a bit of extra oxygen. She opens her eyes slightly, but without recognition at this time," reported Lendon Gray.

Leslie Morse’s Grand Prix dressage stallion Tip Top 962 underwent colic surgery after suffering an acute attack at the Dressage Affaire CDI in Del Mar, Calif.

“He was standing in his stall at the horse show eating hay, and within seconds he threw himself down rolling. Thank God we were right there watching it,” said Morse.

Jan Byyny has been working hard to heal since her fall at the Pine Top Horse Trials. As a result of her accident, Byyny’s carotid artery was dissected, resulting in a minor stroke that caused damage to the language area of her brain.

Oliver Townend could be described as Great Britain’s eventing phenom or the bad boy of the sport. He’s fought hard to break into the elite ranks of the British eventers but often found himself selling his best horses to pay the bills. He rode as an individual at the European Championships at Blenheim (England) in 2005 and again as an individual at the 2006 World Equestrian Games in Aachen (Germany). He made his first team appearance a winning one with team gold at the 2007 European Championships in Pratoni (Italy). He’s never hesitated to state his opinion along the way.

Olympic dressage rider Courtney Dye is still in a coma as of today, March 8, after a riding accident that occurred while schooling on March 3, but she shows no sign of deteriorating further.

While the pressure in Courtney Dye's brain has subsided slightly overnight, after taking her off the sedation, she is in a coma reported Lendon Gray.

"The neurosurgeon says it could be long term—or she could wake up in five minutes. He was less optimistic today than last night," said Gray.

Dye, a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic dressage team, suffered an accident on March 3 while schooling a horse at home in Loxahatchee, Fla.

Sunday, Feb. 28, marked a tough start to the 2010 eventing season when top riders Jan Byyny and Rebecca Howard ended their day in the hospital after suffering serious falls on cross-country at the Pine Top Horse Trials in Thomson, Ga.

Tuesday, Feb. 9, was the opening day for Morven Park. I had planned to enter Charlie at novice with the thought that he’d move up to training level at his next event after that. Mother Nature had other plans.

I’ve been stuck at home for two days now because our half-mile driveway is impassable due to feet of snow. My husband dutifully plowed it several times yesterday only to discover at about 4 p.m. that the wind had erased all his hard work with drifting snow.