Olympics-Equestrian-Horse's bad tooth ends dressage dream

Simple. A puss-filled horse tooth has spelled the end of Victoria Max-Theurer’s Olympic dressage dreams.The Austrian's 11-year-old horse, Abegglen NRW, had been behaving strangely in training and, while the Olympic opening ceremony was underway on Friday night, a health check revealed a tooth infection.

"This news is a heavy setback for Victoria. We hope that Abegglen will feel better soon and that Victoria will continue on her path," said Peter Mennel, of the Austrian Olympic Committee.On Saturday and Sunday the world's best riders and horses will compete for team and individual medals in dressage, also known as"horse ballet".

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