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90-year-old Paddock Hero Back on the Job
John Shear, 90, who suffered a broken pelvis while protecting a small child from being trampled by a loose horse, has returned to work at Santa Anita Park.
KTLA5 reported the nonagenarian paddock guard who became a local hero in March when he, returned to work Monday at .
John Shear, who turns 91 on Jan. 17, is back on the job just in time for the opening of .
Sea and Sage broke free from his handler while in the walking ring with nine other horses. The 3-year-old gelding began running pell-mell towards an opening guarded by Shear.
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Shear cut off the horse and threw himself in front of the young girl standing in the horse's path. Neither the horse nor the girl suffered a single injury, thanks to Shear.
Shear spent a recovering from internal bleeding and a broken pelvis, among other injuries, following the March 17 incident.
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officials and the honored Shear for his heroic act. Mayor Gary Kovacic, along with the Arcadia City Council,.
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