BTW is right. They broadcast (I presume) from a studio, with a fixed camera. Unlike ESPN or even TVG which has mobile cameras and mobile mics, Jason and Andy (and to a lesser extent, Jan) are in one spot only. They don't have the ability to send a man out to the scene or to get comments from the vet or others tending the horse or rider. They can't report anything that is not an official release from the press office.
I do agree that a simple comment from Tom, "X appears to have pulled up in distress and is being tended to..." would be appropriate.
When a rider falls, it's clear from his voice that Tom (and John as well) is often shaken. If the rider gets up, he usually mentions it. As much as I love horses, I can't equate human and animal injury. That said, a single sentence from the one person with the best vantage point, would at least acknowledge what has happened.
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