Harry Meade’s Wild Lone collapses after WEG cross-country

British squad Equus caballus Wild Lone, ridden past times Harry Meade to a clear circular over the cross-country at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, collapsed as well as died only after completing the course.

The 13-year-old gelding had completed the cross province course of didactics clear amongst 26.4 fourth dimension penalties to motility into 25th place. Meade had only dismounted as well as presently afterwards the Equus caballus collapsed as well as died.

It was his 6th four-star event.

As per FEI Veterinary Regulations, a necropsy volition live carried out to industrial plant life the elbow grease of death.

Meade said afterwards that he felt the the world weather as well as terrain played no business office inward what happened to Wild Lone.

“He gave me a wonderful ride as well as felt extremely comfortable. I’m apparently devastated but I desire to say that I idea the course of didactics was a real practiced examination as well as I would live real piteous if anybody was to pull whatsoever wrong conclusions that the tough, testing nature of the contest inward whatsoever agency contributed towards what happened,” Meade said.

“He hadn’t missed whatsoever work, as well as was every bit jibe every bit whatsoever Equus caballus I’ve had at a four-star as well as he gave me a wonderful ride.

Statement from Harry Meade

“I would besides similar to accept the chance to give cheers the organisers as well as the vets on site who were extremely professional person as well as to know although these things are terrible the Equus caballus inward no agency suffered as well as it was all extremely quick,” Meade said.

An Irish Gaelic Sport Horse,Wild Lone was bred inward Republic of Ireland by Dr PJ Geraghty inward Galway, past times Doranstowns Hallo as well as out of Cloverbeg. He was owned past times Charlotte Opperman. Wild Lone died at almost 4.15pm on Saturday.

Professor Yves Rossier, the Foreign Veterinary Delegate, reported that all other horses finished the course of didactics inward practiced condition. “At every FEI event, the maximum consideration is given to the security as well as welfare of horses as well as athletes.”