Mark Phillips varnar för självbelåtenhet efter inställt Maryland

Mark Phillips har utfärdat en varning mot självbelåtenhet inom ridsporten. Varningen kommer i hans exklusiva krönika för Horse & Hound efter att femstjärniga Maryland ställts in. Han beskriver händelsen som en belysning av sportens skörhet.

I en färsk krönika publicerad av Horse & Hound den 22 mars 2026 tog Mark Phillips upp inställandet av det femstjärniga Maryland-evenemanget. Han konstaterade: ”Vi får inte bli självbelåtna”, och betonade behovet av vaksamhet inom ridsportgrenar som fälttävlan. Phillips pekar på inställandet i Maryland som en tydlig påminnelse om den underliggande skörheten inom sporten. Texten återfinns under tidningens sektion för fälttävlan, vilket understryker orosmoment specifika för tävlingar på hög nivå. Inga ytterligare detaljer om orsakerna till inställandet eller om en eventuell ombokning har framkommit i den tillgängliga informationen.

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