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2008 Olympic Games
Lone Jorgensen Not to Compete at the 2008
Olympic Games
May 8, 2008
 Danish
Lone Jorgensen has announced that she has withdrawn
from Danish team qualification with her 8-year old
Danish warmblood mare Donna Asana (by Don Schufro x Diamant). Jorgensen opines
that her mare is too young for the heavy competition
and strenous transportation to the 2008 Olympic Games
in Hong Kong.
"I have been thinking about the Olympic Gales the
last two, three months but decided to withdraw," Jorgensen
told Eurodressage. "I think Asana is still too young
for this. She is only 8-years old with no experience
in going by plane, being away for five to six weeks
and then, of course, the stress of the competitions
in Hong
Kong. She has got such big potential and has been
doing everything until now without any pressure, so
I don´t
want to overtax her."
Though Jorgensen was ensured of a team place by the
Danish Equestrian Federation based on her high qualification
scores, she will not go to what would have been her
third Olympics.
" I would like to prepare Asana for the European
championship next year in Windsor, if we feel that
is okay for her," Jorgensen commented. "Of course it
would have been great to go for my third olympic games
with
3
different
horses,
but not at the
cost of the horse´s health or what is also
very important, at the cost of her mind."
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