A 'beautiful and talented' hospital chief nurse died after being kicked in the chest by her horse, an inquest has heard. Sam Young, 58, died from a ruptured heart at a farm near her home in Baschurch, Shropshire, after her horse bolted before kicking out.Paramedics rushed to the scene but Ms Young failed to respond to CPR and was pronounced dead at Birch Park Farm on June 19. She had been a British Army Reservist Major, a talented folk singer and was the interim chief nursing officer at Shropshire's Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital at the time of her death. Ms Young had been walking her horse from the stables when tragedy struck, the inquest heard. Another rider, Georgina Davidson, was following behind with her horse when she said she saw Ms Young's horse 'bolt'.In a statement, she said: 'She ended up behind the horse'The horse kicked out with both legs. She fell to the floor and the horse galloped away.' Sam Young, 58, (pictured) died from a ruptured heart at a farm near her home in Baschurch, Shropshire, after her horse bolted before kicking outMs Young was not moving so Ms Davidson rushed to her aid while still holding onto her own horse, Shropshire Coroner's Court heard. She then called an ambulance and got the attention of Ms Young's partner, Richard 'Roo' Terry, who was back at the stables.Ms Young was still breathing initially and Ms Davidson was advised to put her in the recovery position by call-handlers.When Ms Davidson told the 999 operator Ms Young had stopped breathing, she commenced CPR while Mr Terry held her head.Ms Davidson tried to give life-saving treatment for 15 minutes before paramedics arrived and took over.An air ambulance helicopter and road ambulance medics were sent to the scene.However, the nurse had suffered a serious bleed to her heart from the impact of the kick and, despite the efforts of everyone on the scene, nothing could be done to save her and she was pronounced dead at 7.53pm.A pathologist's report found Ms Young had 'significant' internal bleeding after a rupture to her heart consistent with blunt trauma to the chest.Police investigated and were satisfied there was no third-party involvement or any suspicious circumstances surrounding Ms Young's death.Heath Westerman, deputy coroner for Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, recorded a conclusion of accidental death.The inquest was also told Ms Young was still serving as a British Army reserve at the time, having reached the rank of Major.An emotional statement from her daughter, Amy Hunter, was read out at the inquest at Shrewsbury's Guildhall.'She was my best friend and I was hers. I will miss her dearly,' Mrs Hunter said. The daughter added that her mother was born in Glasgow on May 30, 1967 and grew up in Ayrshire.She studied nursing at university in Glasgow and went on to work as a nurse at a hospital in Kilmarnock for more than 12 years.Mrs Hunter said: 'She was very passionate about this job.'She was very creative and talented... she loved horses and enjoyed playing polo.'Mrs Hunter also said her mother enjoyed spending time in her native Scotland, and had visited many places on her travels including India, Australia, South Africa, Kenya and Egypt.At the time of her death, staff at Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital said they were 'truly saddened'.The hospital's chief executive, Stacey Keegan, said: 'Sam has worked at the Trust for a number of years in senior nursing positions, so this news has come as a huge shock to colleagues across the organisation.'She was an excellent and supportive colleague, and was proud of the work we do here and of the colleagues that deliver such exceptional care.'Sam had extensive senior level experience within primary, secondary and community health care in Scotland, England and the Military, and was still serving as a Senior Officer in the British Army Reserve.'She was held in extremely high regard by everyone at RJAH thanks to her excellent clinical knowledge, her absolute dedication to patient care, but most notably the quality of her character.'She was a kind, fun and compassionate person. We will miss her enormously.'Ms Young moved to Shropshire in 2017 and was also a folk singer in a band called Beltane.A tribute on the band's Facebook page shortly after she died said: 'We are unbearably heartbroken to have to share the news that our beautiful, talented and inspirational singer, Sam has passed away.'Our sadness is beyond words and our thoughts and deepest sympathies go to Roo and all her friends and family.'