Entire team out of European Championships after blood elimination

Luxembourg has been eliminated from the dressage team competition at the European Championships in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, after blood was spotted in the mouth of their first horse to compete.

Nicolas Wagner and the 10-year-old gelding Quater Back Junior had a rocky start to their test when the Quaterback gelding reared up slightly and spun round in his first piaffe. Nicolas did a good job to quietly contain the chestnut, but as they picked up the passage after the walk section the French judge at C Isabelle Judet rang the bell to stop the test after spotting blood in the horse’s mouth.

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Article written by: Polly Bryan