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Aquece Rio Olympic equestrian Test Event gets underway in Deodoro

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06 August 2015 Author: fei

The Aquece Rio equestrian Test Event kicked off in the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Deodoro today, with 18 national horses from Brazil passing the first horse inspection and being declared fit to compete.

Quaint Normand, the horse that Ruy Fonseca had been due to ride, was held over for re-inspection, but was not accepted. Fonseca, team silver and individual bronze medallist at the Pan-American Games, had been offered the ride by team mate Marcio Jorge, who owns Quaint Normand, and had planned to travel to Deodoro to compete after getting married in Brazil earlier this week. Despite the disappointment of the 13-year-old Thoroughbred not being accepted, Fonseca still wants to support the test event and is expected on-venue tomorrow.

The Ground Jury of Marilyn Payne (USA), Sandy Phillips (GBR) and Andrew Bennie (NZL) start their judging roles tomorrow morning, with Andre Paro first into the arena at 9.30 Brazilian time with the first of his two rides, Belladonna.

Paro is one of five riders with two horses, the others being Serguei Fofanoff, Luciano Drubi, Marcio Appel and Marcio Jorge.

Running alongside the Aquece Rio International Horse Trials, which is a CIC2*, is the Observers Programme. More than 70 participants from 16 nations are on-site for the three-day programme, which winds up with a full debriefing session on Saturday.

Today’s sessions included a venue information and site tour, equine logistics and transport, and equine feed and bedding. Tomorrow’s sessions feature National Olympic Committee accommodation, accreditation and transport, and biosecurity and veterinary services at the Olympic venue.

 

 

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