Caroline Harris retira a Cooley Mosstown del Badminton Horse Trials

La jinete británica Caroline Harris ha retirado a su caballo, Cooley Mosstown, del Mars Badminton Horse Trials que se celebrará el próximo mes. El caballo castrado de 10 años iba a debutar en el nivel cinco estrellas en el evento programado del 6 al 10 de mayo. Harris citó como motivo de la decisión que el caballo no se sentía en su mejor momento.

Caroline Harris anunció el jueves que retirará a Cooley Mosstown del Mars Badminton Horse Trials. La amazona británica, que ganó el Pau Horse Trials en 2024 a lomos de D. Day, había planeado este como el debut del caballo en la prestigiosa competición de cinco estrellas en Gloucestershire, Inglaterra. Cooley Mosstown, propiedad de Karen Dunford, Dinah Posford y Gail Sinclair, obtuvo el segundo puesto en el Bramham Horse Trials y el cuarto en el Boekelo CCI4*-L el año pasado, lo que generó grandes expectativas ante su primera aparición en el máximo nivel. Harris explicó su elección en un comunicado: “Lamentablemente he decidido retirar a Cooley Mosstown de Badminton. Simplemente no se ha sentido totalmente él mismo y no sería correcto llevarlo cuando no está al cien por cien”. Añadió que el caballo ya ha logrado mucho en su carrera y que su objetivo es tenerlo preparado para los retos que surgirán más adelante este año. Harris expresó su pesar a los propietarios y a su equipo, quienes habían apoyado sus esfuerzos de preparación. Con esto, se convierte en la última jinete en retirarse del evento, tras los recientes anuncios de otros competidores.

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