Britain’s pathfinder eliminated at the European Dressage Championships

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Andrew Gould eliminated at the European Dressage Championships
2M3GF21 Royal Victoria Dock, United Kingdom. 15th Dec, 2022. London International Horse Show. Excel London. Royal Victoria Dock. Andrew Gould (GBR) riding Indigro during the FEI Dressage World Cup (Short Grand Prix). Credit: Sport In Pictures/Alamy Live News
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There was huge disappointment for Andrew Gould on his European Dressage Championships debut in Crozet, France, when he was eliminated on veterinary grounds during his grand prix test.

His ride, the 12-year-old Negro stallion Indigro, was not moving with his usual fluency from the outset, and the judge rang the bell when they came to halt at C. After a brief discussion with the C judge, Denmark’s Hans-Christian Matthiesen – who is a veterinarian by training – the world number 37 left the arena on a long rein in walk.

Martha Terry
Martha Terry
Features editor

Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on horses and dogs. Her reporting CV includes the Paris Olympics, European championships, Aachen World Equestrian Festival and World Cup finals. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs. Now, her constant companion is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.