A rotational fall occurs when a horse travelling at speed hits a solid jump above its knees, this stops the forward motion but just as in a car crash both horse and rider keep travelling. The rider often falls ahead of the horse which somersaults (flips) over the fence sometimes landing on the recumbent rider.
The above video clearly shows a rotational fall which in this particular case sadly resulted in the death of the rider.
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