Dutchman falls on horse

Dutchman falls on horse |

Adelinde Cornelissen shocked fans by quitting the games center test after her horse Parzival a fever on the day contracted prior to the event.

Cornelissen and Parzival, the individual silver and team bronze won together in London in 2012, withdrew from the individual Grand Prix Sunday after only a handful of movements.

and it has been probably final Olympic performance since the Dutch warmblood gelding Parzival is to have 19 years old.

took Cornelissen on Facebook and declared they pulled out of the Games over concerns about Parzival's welfare.

The day before the event, she said the head of her horse was swollen and Parzival had developed a fever, the exact cause of which is not yet known

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"after double-checking with vets here it he concluded by an insect or spider, or some kind of animal that was bitten toxics, generates" added the 37-year-old Cornelissen.

Percival was given fluids and had taken X-Rays swabs and blood samples, and finally its temperature fell.

Cornelissen said had asked the Dutch team, the horse had to change the starting positions of the team, to give, to recover on another day, but the application of the International Fédération Equestre (FEI).

was the day of the event, Parzival denied by FEI veterinarians good enough as to compete, but during the test, Cornelissen realizes something is wrong

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"In the arena he felt completely empty, and I decided not to. he does not deserve, "she continued.

"to protect him, I gave ... My buddy, my friend, the horse, all this does not deserve his life for me ... So I saluted and left the gave, arena"

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Second ball found

Meanwhile, there was more trouble at the equestrian venue as the second stray bullet was on location in Rio de Janeiro.

reports in Brazilian local media say that the ball has been found found in the stables, where some of the most expensive horses in the world are held.

When asked about the incident, the Rio 2016 Local Organising Committee said, "the police the incident investigated and have shown us that the incident does not does not affect the security of the host cities."

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On Saturday, Mario Andrada, communications director for Rio confirmed 2016 that another bullet had been found in the media tent at the Horse Park.

In this case, Andrada said the ball is a scatter of a nearby community was.