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Ferro
Back in Competition?
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Equestrian Magazine Hoefslah announced that Olympic
Ferro might soon be seen back in the show ring. According
to Coby van Baalen, Olympic Ferro is on the way of recovery.
Van Baalen loved to have entered the first World Cup
Qualifier with her black stallion, but he was not yet
fully healed. "Olympic Ferro has a severe tendon
injury and it takes long for such an injury to heal,"
Van Baalen commented. Ferro is taken well care of by
vet Hans van Schie.
After
the Olympic Games, Ferro no longer had to compete and
was focussed completely on his breeding career. Not
only did he miss the CHIO Aachen June 2001, but also
the European Dressage Championships in Verden. But now
the black gets rest from his stallion duties too. "This
full rest will definitely fasten the healing process,"
Van Baalen noted. "No horse in my barn is equal
to Ferro but, besides Welcome, I also have Welt Hit
II which I'm going to compete at Grand Prix level next
week." Van Baalen will also be bringing along a
few young horses. "I'm glad that I can still ride
along with the best," Van Baalen said.
12.11.01
Source:
De
Hoefslag
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