Mark Todd’s Olympic hope Land Vision injured
Mark Todd’s move past times Equus caballus Land Vision is out of Olympic Games argument next the recurrence of an former tendon injury.
The 2011 Badminton Horse Trials winner volition move out for at to the lowest degree 3 months to let a consummate recovery
In accepting the veterinarian advice Todd expressed his disappointment, peculiarly every bit he rates Land Vision every bit 1 of his best horse.
“He proved himself at Badminton final yr every bit 1 of the best four-star horses inward the earth as well as I idea if I got him to the Olympics lucifer as well as audio he would stimulate got had a expert run a jeopardy at winning a medal,” Todd said.
“It is real disappointing for me, my sponsors New Zealand Bloodstock as well as the New Zealand team.”
The long term prognosis for Land Vision is expert given his relatively immature historic catamenia of 11, as well as the two fourth dimension Olympic gilt medalist remains available for alternative for a tape 7th Olympic Games amongst other horses inward his stable including the 10-year-old NZB Campino.
“All is far from lost,” he said. “Campino is real expert inward all phases every bit good as well as piece he is non quite every bit experienced every bit Land Vision he tin laissez passer on the sack also move a competitive prospect.”
The cancellation of Badminton this weekend has thrown a spanner inward the plant for several international riders as well as teams.
It hasn’t helped Todd either, who withal needs to accomplish the Olympic qualification criterion for NZB Grass Valley, on whom he finished 11th individual at the 2010 World Championships, as well as contributed to a squad bronze medal.
Grass Valley volition directly caput to the three-star resultant at Saumur inward French Republic piece Campino volition compete at Chatsworth this month, as well as Major Milestone to Tattersalls inward Ireland, followed past times Luhmuhlen inward Deutschland – the latter the exclusively four-star competition on the eventing calendar earlier the Olympics begins on July 28.
Todd remains confident that the Kiwis stimulate got the Equus caballus ability to create good at the Olympics. “With or as well as thus real experienced riders, we’ve sure enough withal got the reason of a real rigid squad for London.”
Equestrian Sports New Zealand high functioning manager Sarah Harris said everyone inward the squad was disappointed at Land Vision’s withdrawal.
“Tendon injuries are non odd for eventing horses as well as residuum is the exclusively alternative inward this case,” Harris said.
“Mark remains eligible for alternative for London as well as I fully await to come across him every bit business office of the Kiwi squad inward July.”
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