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After a year of competitions canceled due to the crown pandemic, the world’s best show jumping and dressage jockeys were looking forward to the final of the world cup show jumping and dressage.
Eventually, they would be allowed to compete at a really high level, and the organizers of the competitions at Scandinavium in Gothenburg had taken a number of steps to ensure that racing was contagious for the runners.
Then another virus was added.
Associated With a jumping tour in Valencia, there was a major outbreak of the neurological form of the herpes virus EHV-1.
So far a total of twelve horses have died.
Almost two weeks ago, the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) introduced a competition ban until March 28.
The competitions in Gothenburg would have started on March 31 and the hope was that the EHV-1 infection was then under control.
But in On Friday the news came that the FEI (International Equestrian Federation) extended the competition ban for another two weeks, until April 11. A decision made at the FEI Board of Directors meeting. Therefore, it is clear that there will be no competitions in Gothenburg.
– We were called on very short notice to a meeting on Friday afternoon, and then we received this message, says Tomas Torgersen.
– Nothing is more important than the welfare of the horses, so of course this is the right decision, and a decision for which I have all the respect. So it’s clear that you may still find it a bit boring.
This will be the second year in a row that the World Cup finals cannot be held.
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