Blue Hors Matine fails World Cup final vet inspection
Andreas Helgstrand’s (DEN) World silver medalist Blue Hors Matine has failed the initial vet check at the dressage World Cup final in Las Vegas.
The nine-year-old mare was unlevel in trot. Helgstrand can re-present her at 9am today — around 6pm GMT — but may choose not to.
All the other horses passed their inspection, including the only British representative, Wayne Channon’s Lorenzo CH.
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Sarah has worked at an equestrian journalist and editor since 2004 and has held the position of Horse & Hound Editor-in-Chief since 2014. She has reported for Horse & Hound from major championships including Europeans and World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on horses and horse sport including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. She has owned and ridden horses since 1993, and worked for and trained with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law prior to going to university. While studying for a BSc at London School of Economics Sarah also worked for top British dressage rider Louise Spate.