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The horse's tongue appeared to turn blue as a result of the manouver, leading to the "blue-tongue scandal". [5] Tens of thousands of letters in protest were sent to dressage's world governing body, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), who banned the practice of rollkur after public pressure.
Around 205 horses competed at this year’s Olympics equestrian events. The chief vet at governing body the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) found pictures of horses with blue tongues ...
arterial compression, which results in a white coloration of the tongue; venous compression, leading to a blue and swollen tongue; mixed compression, which is the most frequent. [4] Laurent suggests that prolonged compromised vascularization can result in lingual amyotrophy and impaired sensitivity, both epi-critical and deep. [4]
Andreas Helgstrand was born 2 October 1977 [1] to Ulf Helgstrand and his wife. His father became president of the Danish Equestrian Federation in 2003. [2] [3] Andreas started competitive riding aged 7 or 8, competing initially in showjumping. [4]
[2] [4] The FEI moved to ban the practice following the release of video of Swedish dressage rider Patrik Kittel using rollkur during a competition warm-up, where the horse's tongue appeared to turn blue as a result of the manoeuvre. [2] [5] [6]
[1] [2] Most of these events were later discontinued, although equestrian events have continued through the 2016 Summer Olympics, and now include team and individual dressage, three-day eventing and show-jumping. [3]
Charlotte Fry (born 11 February 1996) is an Olympic, European Championships and World Championships medal-winning British dressage rider. As of August 2024, Fry has a total of 90 victories and is currently third in the FEI World Dressage Ranking.
The United States Dressage Federation, or the USDF, is the national membership federation for the equestrian sport of dressage. Running under the USEF, the Federation is committed to education, recognition of achievement and promotion of dressage in the United States. [1] The USDF was founded in 1973. [2]. It offers year-end awards for every ...