Olympic bid over for NZ dressage rider
A terminal infinitesimal endeavour yesteryear Taranaki equestrian Vanessa Way to qualify for the 2012 Olympics has failed.
Way together with Arvan had hoped to bring together Louisa Hill inwards the dressage at London, only on Fri she had to take away from a contest that was to hold upwardly her terminal adventure at attaining the necessary qualifying scores.
It’s been a tough few weeks for Way, who besides latterly lost her father. Arvan, who has been dogged amongst wellness issues since he arrived inwards the United Kingdom, is straightaway lame, together with Way made the tough determination to take away him from the contest at Hartpury.
“This heartbreaking determination was non made lightly.”
The Equus caballus had been working good inwards the build-up to the show, only went slightly lame on Tuesday during a lesson.
“We localised the hurting to beingness inwards the pes together with later many hours desperately poulticing together with icing nether veterinarian together with farrier advice, convey failed to better him plenty to compete.”
The 39-year-old campaigner, who shifted to the UK early on this twelvemonth to base of operations herself amongst world-class dressage passenger Carl Hester, volition straightaway shift her focus to the 2014 World Championships, which volition hold upwardly held inwards France.
“What doesn’t kill yous makes yous stronger,” she said, extending a heart-felt cheers to the many who convey supported her inwards their Olympic quest.
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