Defending WEG eventing champion Sam lame

Michael Jung amongst fischer-Rocana, left, in addition to Sam, afterwards a walk out inwards the morning. Michael Jung in addition to fischerRoscana FST at Luhmühlen. © www.eventingphoto.com/FEI

First Totilas in addition to forthwith Sam: unopen to other of Germany’s leading hopes for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games inwards Normandy, France, is out of contention.

Michael Jung’s Equus caballus Sam has been withdrawn from the eventing competition, pregnant the electrical current World, European in addition to Olympic champion volition ride fischerRocana FST at Normandy instead.

Sam, on whom Jung won private gold at WEG 2010 in addition to the 2011 European Championships, in addition to Olympic Gold inwards London 2012, reportedly has inflammation inwards a forepart hoof. H5N1 disappointed Jung says the injury is “not serious”, exactly has position an cease to competing at WEG.

Sam was fine on Wed afterwards he worked during the team’s grooming military camp inwards Bonn, exactly the lameness showed upward on Th morning.

Jung’s reserve mount, the nine-year-old old German linguistic communication champion fischerRocana FST, was on Germany’s winning Nations Cup squad at Boekelo final October, in addition to was minute behind New Zealand’s Tim Price in addition to Wesko at the Luhmühlen 4* inwards June.

Jung said he had wanted zip to a greater extent than than to ride Sam for the squad in addition to their championship defence. “But forthwith it is fischerRocana’s plough – we’ll laissez passer on everything in addition to forthwith promise fifty-fifty to a greater extent than for your support!” he said.

 

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