Stuart Tinney joins Aust WEG eventing team
Olympic gilt medallist Stuart Tinney has joined Australia’s eventing squad for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, stepping upwards amongst Pluto Mio later the withdrawal of Sonja Johnson’s horse.
Australian selectors named Tinney every bit the replacement for Johnson, whose Parkiarrup Illicit Liaison was withdrawn in conclusion week, exclusively 2 days later the combination had arrived from West Commonwealth of Australia to Melbourne to bring together the team.
A devastated Johnson remains optimistic the determination to withdraw the 13-year-old off-the-track thoroughbred volition laissez passer on him the best take away a opportunity to stand upwards for Commonwealth of Australia inwards the future.
“Ben has been inwards proficient spirits since arriving inwards Melbourne. His injury … is exclusively a tiddler one. If nosotros laissez passer on him fourth dimension to recover he’ll last fine, exactly if nosotros force on there’s a take away a opportunity it could escalate into something to a greater extent than serious.
“He needs to a greater extent than fourth dimension to recover than what nosotros take away maintain available to us, in addition to then sadly nosotros must withdraw from the Australian team.”
Australian squad vet Dr Nathan Anthony applauded Johnson’s determination to position the horse’s welfare first.
“This is a disappointing fourth dimension for Sonja every bit she has worked difficult to receive Ben for the World Equestrian Games exactly her determination to position the horse’s welfare earlier her ain personal interests is to last commended.”
The horses were due to wing out for Europe on Wednesday, next a final fitness examine in addition to veterinarian examination.
Tinney is sure enough an able replacement, having competed at iii World Equestrian Games (1998, 2002, 2010) in addition to 2 Olympic Games, including Sydney 2000 where he was business office of the Australian squad that won gold.
The New South Wales based passenger joins Olympic silverish medallist Shane Rose (CP Qualified), London Olympians Chris Burton (TS Jamaimo) in addition to Sam Griffiths (Paulank Brockagh), WEG 2010 example Paul Tapner (Kilronan) in addition to WEG debutant Bill Levett (Shannondale Titan) on the six-strong Australian squad.
Natalie Blundell (Algebra) in addition to Andrew Hoy (Rutherglen) are the team’s reserves, which inwards accordance amongst the WEG pick policy for eventing are non ranked.
National selectors take away maintain non named about other reserve combination exactly if required volition telephone telephone on i from those that stay on the Nominated Entries list, which includes the next combinations (listed inwards alphabetical order):
- Chris Burton in addition to Graf Liberty
- Bill Levett in addition to Improvise
- Kevin McNab in addition to Clifton Pinot
- Shane Rose in addition to Taurus
• Australian endurance passenger Ben Hudson has every bit good dropped out of the country’s WEG team, later withdrawing his eight-year-old mare Oso Edith. The determination was made amongst the owners of the Equus caballus in addition to next discussions amongst the squad vet.
The reserve combination of Sarah McLaughlin in addition to Tonki Dee Boo Shania has been elevated into the squad in addition to volition locomote amongst the other Australian-based horses on August 13.
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