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FEDERATION EQUESTRE
INTERNATIONALE NEWS FLASH
2 April 2001
UPDATE ON THE WORLD CUP FINAL IN GÖTEBORG (SWE) |
Western European League
Still no positive decision from the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture on possible
exception on ban of movement of horses for the riders qualified to the World
Cup Final Jumping.
The Swedish Ministry of Agriculture has reduced the number of days that a horse
has to be resident in a Foot and Mouth Disease-free country prior to its
arrival in Sweden from 14 to 5 days. This means that horses would have to leave
Holland on Saturday 7 April at the latest, to be allowed to participate to the
Final.
Contrary to what was published last Friday, we have just learnt that
Rolf-Gören Bentsson (SWE) is not in Sweden but blocked in the Netherlands
with Jan Tops.
News from the American riders
The following US riders have confirmed their participation to the Final
USA West Coast (3 to qualify): Dick Carvin, Ray Texel, Nicole
Shahinian-Simpson.
USA East Coast (7 to qualify): Molly Ashe, Margie Goldstein-Engle, Lauren
Hough, Leslie Howard, Candice King, Gabriella Salick. If Peter Wylde, currently
blocked in the Netherlands, cannot make it to the Final, he will be replaced by
Kate Levy.
For further information, please call the Organisers of Göteborg Horse
Show,
Torild Berg, +46 31 61 56 72 or +46 705 82 84 15, Ulf Bergqvist +46 708 35 35
52 or Wiveka Lundh +46 705 23 62 60
WORLD CUP DRESSAGE FINAL
The Dressage Committee will decide tomorrow at the latest on the possible
replacement of the Dutch Dressage riders if the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture
decides not to allow exception to the ban of movement of animals for the horses
of Anky van Grunsven, World Cup title holder, and Sonja Gademan. Gonnelien
Rothenberger is in Germany. --------------
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