Aust dressage rider wins appeal for WEG selection
An Australian dressage passenger has won an appeal to hold upwards confirmed on the country’s squad for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.
Dressage passenger Briana Burgess had lodged an appeal later failing to hold upwards nominated to Australia’s dressage squad for the upcoming games.
Burgess had contested entirely the outset of ii events, because of soundness issues alongside her horse. At the terminate of the two-round nomination serial the top 4 combinations on the dressage ranking list were to incorporate the Australian squad for the Games.
Those non selected had 3 days to log an appeal against the nominated team.
Burgess applied to Australia’s Dressage Selection Panel (DSP) requesting the panel plow over discretionary weight to extraordinary factors in addition to allow her to count the unmarried grade obtained at the outset nomination lawsuit inward the concluding ranking list.
The DSP granted this request, but removed La Scala from the squad later considering the veterinarian advice that was available to them at the time.
The appeals board has directed the Dressage Selection Panel (DSP) to opposite its conclusion to take away the combination from the squad on the footing of it non existence able to perform to a required standard.
An Equestrian Commonwealth of Australia appeals board met inward Sydney on August 6, in addition to upheld Burgess’ appeal. The appeals board has directed the Dressage Selection Panel (DSP) to confirm Burgess in addition to her horse, La Scala, equally the tertiary ranked combination inward Australia’s dressage ranking list.
In accordance alongside the appeals board’s ruling, La Scala volition hold upwards required to undergo a veterinarian assessment past times an Australian squad vet on August 11. If La Scala is able to perform at a required measure in addition to then Burgess in addition to La Scala volition retain their seat equally business office of the Australian team.
The Australian Dressage Team is:
- Mary Hanna in addition to Sancette
- Lyndal Oatley in addition to Sandro Boy
- Briana Burgess in addition to La Scala
- Kristy Oatley in addition to Ronan 2
Should La Scala non transcend the veterinarian assessment the squad volition rest equally it was selected on 29 July 2014.
Equestrian Commonwealth of Australia Chairman Dr Warwick Vale applauded all parties for maintaining a high degree of professionalism throughout the process.
“Given the doubtfulness surrounding the soundness of Briana Burgess’ Equus caballus at the fourth dimension of squad nominations this was ever going to hold upwards hard province of affairs for dressage selectors. The mode inward which they convey conducted themselves throughout this procedure is commendable in addition to nosotros applaud their integrity in addition to professionalism.
“I would too similar to admit the riders who convey too remained professional person in addition to courteous throughout the process.
“To encounter this appeal promptly heard in addition to resolved inside a calendar week from when it was lodged speaks volumes of the effectiveness of Equestrian Australia’s processes,” Vale said.
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