Honored on Friday with the Swiss team but less lucky on Sunday "Jalisca Solier" has struggled till the end because this nice SF horse (offspring of "Alligator Fontaine" and "Jalisco B") was suffering from the small break at the end of one metacarpal. "It did not limp but every movement should have been painful since there was a small moving piece of bone (1 cm). Luckily the suspensor was not affected. It was doing its best although I have seen that it is going out to paddock less willingly but I had no idea why", said Steve Guerdat on Monday, who is distressed and sorry for the horse. "My groom Heidi has examined it during the Monday morning stop in Beligum and called a vet who was luckily not far away. It is necessary to operate the horse this week with at least 8 weeks of consequent rehabilitation. After that we will be starting gently. I do not think of participating in competition with it this year". This is a hard time for the rider even though it was planned to give the horse a one month break after the European Championships. He expects to hold the rank with "Trésor" and "Ferrari" called up for the Calgary competition in 10 days.A. P.
