Injury hampers Team GB’s European Champs bid
Injuries accept caused ii Equus caballus substitutions to British squads heading to European Championships events this month.
William Fox-Pitt’s Olympic squad silvery medalist, Lionheart, has been withdrawn from the eventing squad heading to Malmö, Sweden, and London 2012 private bronze dressage medalist Mistral Hojris, ridden yesteryear Laura Tomlinson (neé Bechtolsheimer), has besides been withdrawn from the British squad to Denmark.
Lionheart finished his terminal outing strongly at Hartpury International Horse Trials in conclusion weekend, simply later was industrial plant life to accept bruised a sole. He is expected to hold upward dorsum inward operate shortly as well as volition therefore run at Pau.
Fox-Pitt will immediately ride Chilli Morning, a 13-year-old chestnut stallion, owned yesteryear Chris as well as Lisa Stone at the European Championships, from August 29 to September 1.
Mistral Hojris besides sustained a slight injury as well as was withdrawn entirely a solar daytime after the squad was announced. It has been decided non to peril his wellbeing yesteryear taking him to the European Championsips for Dressage, Showjumping as well as Para-Equestrian Dressage, which laid out adjacent calendar week inward Herning, Denmark.
Reserve Gareth Hughes amongst Mrs Jane Brewin’s DV Stenkjers Nadonna volition immediately bring together Charlotte Dujardin (Valegro), Carl Hester (Uthopia), Michael Eilberg (Half Moon Delphi) at the championships.
World Class Dressage Programme Manager Richard Waygood said it was disappointing non to accept Alf [Mistral Hojris] out at the Championship.
“We experience he has been the about amazing retainer to the British squad as well as British Dressage as well as that he owes us cypher as well as nosotros owe him everything; nosotros wishing him a speedy recovery. We welcome Gareth onto the team, for what volition hold upward his senior Championship debut.”
Equestrian Performance Director Will Connell, said: “Mistral Hojris has been at the forefront of British dressage as well as for GB. All inside Great United Kingdom of Great Britain as well as Northern Ireland of Britain as well as Northern Republic of Ireland owe Laura, Mistral Hojris as well as the Bechtolsheimer’s a huge debt of gratitude as well as this determination has been made amongst the welfare of the Equus caballus inward mind.
“We welcome Gareth to the squad as well as facial expression frontward to the contest inward Denmark.”
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