Bad news for sport in Mijas, the dressage rider Martin Dockx could not debut in Paris on Tuesday. inflamacionSince Sunday, his horse Malagueño LXXXIII, showed an inflammation in the neck and would not eat or drink

On Sunday it did not pass the first test with the vets . Since then, they have pampered Malagueño LXXXIII waiting for the big day, when Malagueño and Martin were to make their debut in Paris at eleven o'clock in the morning.  But, in consensus with the federation, they have decided to give up, prioritising the health of this Spanish thoroughbred with an unexpected swelling of unknown origin.  

The rider from Mijas declared that it is a very hard moment, "the dream for which they have worked so many years is over", he said.  After participating in the Olympic Games in London and Rio, these were to be his third Games defending the Spanish jacket.  Now we just have to wait for the horse to recover, in one of its best seasons, and the rider will surely have new sporting challenges at the highest level.

After hearing about this, the mayoress of Mijas wanted to express her support to the Olympic rider, in this hard moment, because as she said"these are supervening circumstances and he does not compete, alone, he competes with his horse. Finally, she considered that leaving the competition is the least harmful choice". 

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