Double Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin will not be competing her rising GP horse Imhotep at the 2022 CDI Hartpury this weekend in final preparation of her 2022 World Championships Dressage selection.
The 9-year old Dutch warmblood gelding showed mild colic signs in Hartpury.
"On arrival at Hartpury, Pete was showing mild signs of colic and as his welfare remains our main priority, and following veterinary advice, we made the collective decision to withdraw him from the competition," Dujardin communicated. "He is back home now and already looking much better and enjoying all the fuss from everyone."
Imhotep (by Everdale x Vivaldi) is owned by Carl Hester and Coral Ingham. The horse is based at Hester Oakelbroak Mill Farm, just a stone's throw from Hartpury.
Under Charlotte Dujardin, the liver chestnut won the 2021 British Small Tour Championship after which he was moved up to Grand Prix level. He made his international Grand Prix debut at the CDIO Compiegne in France, on 20 May 2022, and scored 72.804% in the Grand Prix. Two weeks later he achieved his second Minimum Eligibility Requirement score at the CDI Wellington Heckfield, where he won the class on home turf with 77.761%.
Dujardin and Imhotep are short listed for British team selection for the 2022 World Championships Dressage on 6 - 11 August 202.
Photo © Astrid Appels
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