Crew proclaims horse swap forward of Paris Olympic eventing

A horse that received a staff silver medal on the 2022 World Championships has been swapped out forward of the Paris Olympic eventing competitors.

At the moment (24 July) US Equestrian introduced that Will Coleman’s trip Off The Document has been changed by his direct reserve horse Diabolo. The federation didn’t give a cause for the swap.

Will and 15-year-old gelding Off The Document (owned by the Off The Document Syndicate) had been a part of the silver medal-winning staff on the World Championships in Pratoni, throughout which they produced the one double leaping away from the US staff. The pair have accomplished the Kentucky Three-Day five-star 3 times, ending seventh in 2023, and this 12 months they had been third within the CCI4*-S class.

Will will now trip his 2024 Kentucky Three-Day CCI4*-S winner Diabolo (owned by the Diabolo Group) within the Paris Olympic eventing. Will took on the trip of the 12-year-old gelding final 12 months from Gemma Tinney, after flying to Australia to attempt him. Of the pair’s seven CCI4* begins, they’ve 5 top-10 finishes.

Will and Diabolo are joined by teammates Boyd Martin with Fedarman B, and Caroline Pamucku with HSH Blake. Liz Halliday is the alternate with Cooley Nutcracker.

There have been a flurry of adjustments this week main as much as the Paris Olympic eventing. Germany’s Sandra Auffarth has withdrawn Viamant Du Matz following the final well being examine yesterday night (23 July) earlier than transferring from the coaching camp to Versailles. The pair shall be changed by alternate mixture Julia Krajewski and Nickel 21.

Yesterday Irish showjumper Bertram Allen withdrew Pacino Amiro from their alternate place owing to a “minor damage”. They’ve been changed by Darragh Kenny and VDL Cartello.

On Monday (22 July) Ingrid Klimke introduced the withdrawal of Franziskus from their alternate place on the German dressage squad because the stallion had picked up an damage. Eventer Cyril Gavrilovic and Elmundo De Gasco, who had been an alternate mixture for Belgium, have withdrawn for “veterinary causes” and are changed by Maarten Boon and Gravin Van Cantos, whereas Canadian showjumping staff alternate Tiffany Foster has swapped Battlecry for her reserve horse Figor.

The dressage section of the Paris Olympic eventing begins on Saturday (27 July).

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Since becoming a member of H&H in 2018, Becky has coated a broad vary of equestrian information together with welfare issues, veterinary research, FEI Tribunal hearings and highway security campaigns. She has additionally interviewed prime riders together with Scott Brash, John Whitaker and Ian Stark, to call only a few. Becky’s reporting has taken her to Canada for Spruce Meadows and France for Pau five-star, in addition to the Royal Highland and Blair Citadel Worldwide Horse Trials nearer to house. She was additionally a key a part of the distant reporting staff for the Tokyo Olympics and the Europeans.