Inte världens mest ärliga intervju med tanke på att hästen i motsats till vad som påstås i intervjun enligt FEIs regelverk inte alls var kvalad till OS när säsongen 2016 drog igång.
All Athletes/Horses who take part in the 2016 Olympic Games Eventing Competitions must achieve the following minimum eligibility standard as a combination by obtaining “FEI qualifying results” in the following level of Competition:
(i) One (1) qualifying result at a CCI 4*; or
(ii) One (1) qualifying result in a CCI 3* AND 1 qualifying result in a CIC 3*.
An FEI qualifying result is achieved by completing the above Competitions within the minimum
parameters of an all-round performance, with:
(i) Not less than fifty percent (50%) Dressage good marks (no more than seventy five
(75) penalty points);
(ii) Clear (0) round on Cross Country Obstacles, not more than ninety (90) seconds
over the optimum Cross Country phase time. At 4* Events, the maximum time by
which the optimum time may be exceeded is one hundred and twenty (120)
seconds;
(iii) Not more than sixteen (16) jumping penalties on Show Jumping.
Athletes and Horses may obtain the minimum eligibility standard at Eventing events at the
specified level which take place between 1 January 2015 and 19 June 2016.