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The other option would be to rely on Eutelsat The Franco-British company can provide services of equivalent quality to Starlink because it has also opted for a low-Earth orbit network the scale of the two companies is asymmetrical But Eutelsat also has 35 satellites in geostationary orbit The Eutelsat option raises an industrial and commercial issue Starlink has around 40,000 terminals in Ukraine Civilians also use it to connect to the Internet or to make calls A further 4,000 could be deployed shortly and an order has been placed for a further 10,000 devices the price of a Starlink terminal is estimated at €500 euros compared with nearly €9,000 for Eutelsat's equipment But the European company has political advantages chief among them that it is not dependent on the United States one that has convincing functioning solutions And one that we need to be able to support through funding and political will," said Arthur De Liedekerke A final medium-term option exists in the form of the Iris2 project (Infrastructure for Resilience Interconnection and Security by Satellite) This network of 290 multi-orbit satellites will provide secure connectivity services for the EU The constellation will offer low latency in the form of ultra-fast transmissions close to the performance of terrestrial networks The 12-year public-private concession contract for the development and operation of Iris2 has been awarded to SpaceRISE as well as space sector heavyweights Thales Iris2 is still a long way from implementation since the system will not be fully operational until 2030 who was rapporteur for the project at the European Parliament is confident the services will be available sooner we will have an operational Iris2 constellation that will be able to provide telecommunications services to all the Member States that so wish I would add that this will be the first time we have had a constellation secured with post-quantum cryptography so cyber-attacks will not be possible on this constellation It will be a world first with an ultra-secure signal which is not the case with the Starlink signal either," he said It's about not having a single point of failure It's being able to say no to one and still be online we're not in a situation where we can do that," he explained "We've let Ukraine's war zone connectivity be in the hands of one man...that's a strategic vulnerability Germany—June 16—Belgian rider Lara de Liedekerke-Meier won the hearts of the Longines Luhmühlen CCI5*-L crowd on Sunday afternoon with the obvious love for her 11-year-old homebred mare Hooney d’Arville (Vigo d’Arouilles STX x Nooney Blue) Having steadily moved up the leaderboard from sixth after dressage to third after cross-country the pair went clear in the final show jumping rider Katherine Coleman finished 30th with Monbeg Senna while Emily Hamel and Corvett finished 15th For full results, click here and Olive Dumais have been riding together for more than two years through their membership in the Iron Bridge Hounds Pony Club the teenagers have tackled Pony Club rallies the intimidating Pony Club tradition of Quiz they’re tackling one of their biggest obstacles yet—the USEA Interscholastic Eventing League (IEL) Championship this year’s return to the USEA Intercollegiate Eventing Championships wasn’t just about competition—it was about perseverance and the power of community After three years away from the national stage the Aggies were dedicated to making a comeback arriving in Aiken with a 12-person squad and eight competing riders (Hailey Alfaro We don't call it the "happiest horse trial in the world" for no reason and the first day of competition at the 2025 USEA Intercollegiate & Interscholastic Eventing Championships proved just that and Training divisions got their first day of competition started as they executed their dressage and show jumping tests Their teammates in the remaining divisions will get to experience the thrill of the show ring starting tomorrow but all Intercollegiate and Interscholastic competitors had the opportunity to participate in this afternoon's parade of teams to give everyone a taste of their school spirit The United States Equestrian Team (USET) Foundation announced that the 2025 Jacqueline B Mars National Competition and Training Grant was awarded to eventer James Alliston of San Ramon Official Joint Therapy Treatment of the USEA Official Competition & Training Apparel of the USEA Lara de Liedekerke-Meier reportedly became the first Belgian rider to win a CCI5* on Sunday when she and her homebred Hooney d’Arville jumped double-clear to rise to the top spot in the Longines Luhmühlen CCI5*-L (Germany) Great Britain earned first and second with Tom McEwen (CHF Cooliser) and Yasmin Ingham (Rehy DJ)—the latter jumping from 28th after dressage by adding no faults to that score in either jumping phase De Liedekerke-Meier won the hearts of the Luhmühlen crowd with her obvious love for her mother’s homebred 11-year-old Belgian Sport Horse mare (Vigo D’Arsouilles STX—Nooney Blue the pair went clear in the final show jumping phase to secure a final score of 35.6 she retired to the warm-up for a quiet moment with “Hooney.”  When the news hit that both the riders in front of her had trouble—including dressage and cross-country leaders Ros Canter and Izilot DHI who had two rails—and she’d won the first five-star of her career her first hug was reserved for her mare.  I never thought there would be a chance to win the five-star today I just knew I had a good horse and wanted to jump the best round that I could Thanks to my team and thank you Luhmühlen for organizing a show of this caliber She was advised that it would be risky to attempt a five-star so close to the Paris Olympic Games so I think it’s a good boost of confidence!” See complete results here you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy You may also receive promotional emails from The Chronicle of the Horse Copyright © 2025 The Chronicle of the 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She won the most high profile of Olympic trials, Luhmühlen, on her home-bred mare Hooney D’Arville Her first 5* win and the first for Belgium Lara has represented Belgium throughout her career; she’s a frequent Nations Cup team member but her work ethic keeps her turning up and good results have come She’s earned her membership to the 5* club Kai-Steffen Meier is the Belgian team selector She makes certain her place in the team is beyond question and achieved Olympic qualification with five horses She said: “Having a husband as team selector felt personal for a long time it took me a few years to manage the situation I didn’t want to put him in the position of taking me over someone else and in the beginning then he took the job and I couldn’t finish a course.” She learnt to differentiate between Kai her husband “We both took a little bit of time to find our balance,” she said ”I don’t just want to be the best in Belgium I want to be the best in total as I am working so hard to make that happen but Luhmühlen was her first since 2017; she decided to run to sharpen herself up before Paris The three horses short-listed by the Belgian federation ahead of the Paris 2024 team being confirmed are Hooney D’Arville Lara de Liedekerke-Meier with Hooney d'Arville Lara and Kai live at Chateau D’Arville – host to many international events Lara and her mum run a small breeding business Lara said: “We have a lot of fields at home and we thought what about having a couple of foals a year We only breed with horses that I’ve ridden their confirmation and we try to balance with the stallion.” Hooney was the first foal out of her much-loved mare Nooney Blue who Lara competed as a young rider and junior Her sire is 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games jumping champion Vigo D’Arsouilles Lara said: “We were also at Kentucky with Nooney and we joked we were at the same place at the same time The result was Hooney but producing her was not easy She was a late bloomer and Lara was so emotionally involved because of her love of Nooney Lara grew to understand Hooney more and stopped trying to recreate her dam but she has a lot of charisma and presence in the arena Luhmühlen has a trademark tough show jumping track controlling the controllables and not worrying about other high profile riders on the leaderboard third after cross country and ultimately Luhmühlen 5* champions She said: “All the stars aligned; I was lucky with the weather and I enjoyed being there I am on top of the wave and I don’t want it to go down before the Olympics.” Check out all the latest from Eventing on the FEI's dedicated Facebook page.. 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We use cookies on this site to enhance your user experience By clicking any link on this page you are giving your consent for us to set cookies who launched the career of Belgian championship ride Lara de Liedekerke-Meier It’s always difficult to let a horse go but without Nooney I wouldn’t be where I am today,” said Lara She explained that Nooney was her partner at her “first international first four-star win… she was the dam of my first ever five-star winner Hooney D’Arville but also Kiarado D’Arville and La La Land” “She didn’t suffer – she was loved until her last breath and I told her how much I was thankful we crossed paths 23 years ago… thank you Nooney for making so many of my dreams true,” she said Nooney Blue was owned by Lara’s mother Barbara The grey and Lara were sixth individually at two junior European Championships and 12th and fourth at young rider Europeans The pair went on to contest two senior championships together the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Kentucky and the 2011 Europeans at Luhmühlen They also won the CIC3* (now CCI4*-S) at Feldbach Lara won her first CCI5* title at Luhmühlen Horse Trials last year on Nooney’s daughter Hooney D’Arville. Her son Kiarado D’Arville already has seven international wins to his name, and her eight-year-old grey daughter La La Land D’Arville has two international victories on her CV. Nooney was bred by Ludivine Mandron, who also paid tribute to the mare: “My very first baby born 28 years ago… So proud of all that she accomplished, her legacy is unparalleled. Thank you Lara de Liedekerke and your family for your trust 23 years ago and even more for the great life and retirement you offered her. Fly high Nooney Blue.” Sixth after dressage and third after cross country, the Belgian rider jumped double clear in show jumping and delighted the crowd with an enthusiastic fist pump and bevy of hugs for her homebred mare Hooney d’Arville. She happily exited the ring to hugs from her team and retreated to the warm up arena with her horse. In fact, de Liedekerke-Meire was so sure she wouldn’t win, she didn’t even watch the last two. She was trotting her horse out when Ireland’s Jennifer Kuehnle and Polly Blue Eyes felled two rails and contently tending to her mare when overnight leader Ros Canter took to the ring and collected a pair of rails and time faults. When her husband walked over and broke the news that she’d just won her first five star title, it was confusion followed by disbelief then tears that appeared on de Liedekerke-Meier’s face as the realization set in. “I had to check the results!” said the disbelieving Belgian. “I came here to do the nice results I knew the horse was capable of. Never in my biggest dream was I believing I could win a five star like today.” But then defying expectations has kind of been her thing from the start. Born into a family of equestrians—her parents Barbara and Guillaume de Liedekerke were both event riders—and married to German team event rider Kai-Steffen Meier, de Liedekerke-Merier wasn’t a natural talent. “For as long as I can remember, there have always been horses around me,” she told FEI. “I got my first pony when I was eight years old. It wasn’t a very easy journey from the start. I was often eliminated. I was told that I lacked fighting spirit to get to the top level. There were a lot of pitfalls but I think it forged my character.” She would go on to represent Belgian at the 2022 World Championships in Pratoni with Hermione D’Arville but be eliminated on cross country. She again wore the team coat at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but withdrew her mount Alpaga D’Arville after dressage. “It’s hard to believe. For me, sitting tight on the horse who is not always the easiest and having some tough years. Kai didn’t want me to ride a 5* before the Olympics because for me it was risky,” she confessed. On Sunday in Luhmühlen, de Liedekerke-Meier put to rest any lingering doubts and made history as the first Belgian rider to ever win a first five-star title. “When I heard that Alice [Casburn] and Tom [McEwen] and Yas[Ingram] jumped clear, I asked Kai, ‘Is it not better to secure the clear round and make some time fault?’ He said, ‘She jumps really well. Just ride your [round], ride your rhythm, and we will see,’ she continued. “She was feeling good. I just kept the rhythm. I never thought I was going too too fast. To the last, I almost watched the clock. But I kept my head down and [finished].” When the news hit that she’d taken the title, the first hug was for her husband then immediately for the horse her mother bred. “My horse is an incredible athlete,” she said. “I just knew I had a good horse and wanted to jump the best round that I could. Today was our day. I just managed to put everything together. McEwen with CHF Cooliser took second on 36 penalties. Ingham and Rehy DJ finished third on 36.9. Belgium’s first CCI5* winner – and one of t The top 5 results of dressage at the Strezgom Spring Open CCI3-S are public, for the time being the Belgian Lara De Liedekerke-Meier is taking the lead with her horse Cascaria V. The Second place and third place are reserved for the Germans Alina Dibowski with Barbados and Vanessa Bölting with Carlson B. Fourth place is for Kamil Rajnet with Emilia Of Chin. The German Andreas Dibowski finished fifth with his horse Calahari. Reporting by Yantoultra Ngui; Editing by Sonia Cheema Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved Looking to access paid articles across multiple policy topics Interested in policy insights for EU professional organisations As the competition to secure the economic and strategic benefits of space intensifies With the reshuffle of the European Union’s top jobs later this year appointing a Space Commissioner would be a powerful signal Opinion Advocates for ideas and draws conclusions based on the author/producer’s interpretation of facts and data Europe,Viewed,From,Space,At,Night,With,City,Lights,In [Shutterstock/NicoElNino] Bettina Cardinael has been recognised as the world’s top groom for 2024 after a stunning year working with Belgian Olympian Lara De Liedekerke-Meier French national Cardinael scooped the Cavalor FEI Best Groom prize during last week’s 2024 FEI Awards Gala presented by Longines It was a much-deserved honour for Cardinael who has played a vital role in eventer De Liedekerke-Meier’s recent successes The Belgian won her first CCI5* in Lumühlen and then finished an impressive 13th in the Individual Eventing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Her consistency has helped her rise to No.4 in the World rankings While Liedekerke-Meier was at her best on the competition field Cardinael was working hard behind the scenes during this milestone year She ensured Lumühlen winner Hooney d’Arville and Olympian Origi were at their best ahead of these huge shows “I love working with Lara; she is hardworking human and kind to her horses,” Cardinael said “This year has been both challenging and exciting and I could see that our team was destined for great things I am very happy to have contributed to this success and to be recognised with this award.” After her first experience working with horses in France She then decided to go freelance which allowed her to work alongside some amazing athletes This is also how she came to work for Liedekerke-Meier at Arville Sporthorses Cardinael did a couple of events with the Belgian and was quickly offered a full-time position which she did not hesitate to accept as she saw a lot of herself in Liedekerke-Meier including her love of the sport and horses Cardinael received her Cavalor FEI Best Groom from Cavalor Brand & Customer Experience Manager she gave an insight into how to prepare a horse for the biggest show on Earth She said: “I have always loved Lara’s horse and he has improved so much over the past year The special relationship between the horse and groom is developed at home but becomes more evident at shows At home we try to follow the same routine every day in their schedule and I love creating little habits with the horses that I can replicate at shows to make them feel confident.” The other shortlisted nominees for the Cavalor FEI Best Groom prize were Lisa Fundis (GER) who works with Philipp Weishaupt; Mette Klose Nielsen (DEN) who works with Jens Lasse Dokkan; and Pille-Riin Roosileht (EST) Subscribe to the FEI’s YouTube channel for more great athlete interviews 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up to our daily email alert Unlock unlimited access to all Global Arbitration Review content Becky Murray started freelance writing for Horse & Hound in 2016 alongside other equestrian titles before joining the H&H news team in July 2018 She was made senior news writer in January 2022 During her time at H&H she has reported on a broad range of topics across the equestrian industry including welfare issues In 2019 she attended the national Strangles Symposium and the Scottish welfare conference Becky was part of the home remote reporting team for the Tokyo Olympic Games and the European Showjumping Championships and has reported from Morris Equestrian the Royal Highland Show and Blair Castle International Horse Trials She also regularly contributes to the weekly H&H podcast She got the showjumping bug with her 13.2hh older pony Phoenix who used to particularly enjoy a chase-me-Charlie She went on to compete in British Showjumping and riding club activities as a teenager with her pony Sparkle After losing two horses in 2015 to illness and injury and hopes to get back in the showjumping ring in the future She also has two miniature Shetland sisters Belgium’s Lara de Liedekerke-Meier and home-bred mare Hooney D’Arville topped the Longines Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI5* results following a dramatic final showjumping phase today (15 June) I knew I had a good horse and I just wanted to jump the best round I could,” said Lara Lara and “Hooney” were third going into the showjumping, behind Ireland’s Jennifer Kuehnle and Polly Blue Eyes, and overnight leaders Ros Canter and Izilot DHI followed by a little lap of honour afterwards as the crowd got behind them and Lara hugged Hooney for her efforts Ireland’s 22-year-old Jennifer knocked two poles dropping them down the order to seventh in the Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI5* results Then it all came down to Ros and Izilot DHI could afford to have two poles and one time-penalty but after using up their two lifelines in the final stages of the course they then stopped the clock with two time-penalties Lara said she is usually quite a “slow rider” in the showjumping phase and that it had cost her victories in the past A lot of people did nine strides to the last and my jumping trainer said ‘It’s definitely eight I almost lifted my head to look at the clock but I didn’t and thought ‘Just jump clear’ “Then I looked at the clock and thought ‘Oh Lara was waiting by the warm-up with Hooney when she was informed by her husband Kai-Steffen Meier (Belgian eventing team manager) that she had won – before checking the results for herself “Then all the Belgians came and jumped on me,” laughed Lara Lara said she has struggled with self-belief and has had to come back from a number of challenges including a fall at the first fence in the cross-country at the 2022 World Championships (with Hermione D’Arville) “I’m always watching them [other riders] on social media Maybe I should have a bit more self confidence here and there I think at some point if you keep working and keep believing then one day it comes together and today was my day,” she said when you’re on the ground and you see your horse and you think ‘I’ve got to wake up Lara added that she has worked a lot on her mindset “Now I’m much stronger because I understand my mindset much better and the team around me has been so important,” she said Luhmühlen is also particularly poignant for Lara as it was Hooney’s mother Nooney Blue’s final competition here in 2011 This year’s competition is Hooney’s five-star debut then we tried having a foal and it didn’t work adding that she has been a tricky mare to produce “I was so emotionally involved and just wanted her to become a good horse.” “I knew everyone was right and that she was a good horse And then I took off the pressure – I have four other horses qualified for Paris – and I never came here thinking I could be here now Tom McEwen and 14-year-old mare CHF Cooliser moved up from fourth after the cross-country to take second in the Luhmühlen Horse Trials CCI5* results thanks to a super clear round in the showjumping “I’m just delighted with how Eliza went about her job today,” said Tom then in the arena today I remembered why I can’t really go any faster because I don’t have much control she seems to have an argument and tell me that I’m wrong I’ve been delighted with her the whole weekend.” Yasmin Ingham and Janette Chin and the Sue Davies Fund’s 14-year-old gelding Rehy DJ finished third on the podium – a repeat of their Luhmühlen 2023 result The pair were down in 28th after the dressage then overnight sixth after a clear cross-country round inside the time They finish the competition on their 36.9 dressage It’s never over until we finish on the final day and you just need to believe and never give up,” said Yasmin “I believe that I have a brilliant jumping horse his best phases are the cross-country and showjumping so I was very much looking forward to the weekend Of course it was a little bit disappointing with his dressage score he’s normally a little bit further up the leaderboard and can produce some really top scores but he just wasn’t quite as onside with me as he can be We’ll go away and work a little bit harder on that and come out next time and try to be a bit more competitive in the dressage he’s just the most incredible jumping horse and he gives me the most amazing feeling he’s an absolute pleasure to ride and I feel very lucky to be the one piloting him.” While Izilot DHI’s second five-star title was not meant to be this weekend but with the recent events going on in the eventing world I think there’s much more to life than what we’ve just done today I’m extremely proud of the way he has coped with the week Of course I’m disappointed with the performance today I’ll go and analyse it and look into my riding and see if I could do anything different we’ve got a happy healthy horse to take home with us.” Ros said that although she still has to watch her round back she suspects Izilot DHI’s inexperience crept in “He’s got a lovely long stride and the five down to the planks (fence 11) was a bit short I got the nice five but whether I lost a bit of impulsion in the process he just went a bit tight behind,” she said “The double (fence 12ab) was quite close to the sides and he just spooked away from those a little bit that would be the thing he would do slightly “He’s just a young horse that went a bit inexperienced Often with him we’re in a position where we’re quite high up the leaderboard so it kind of appears more disappointing but I’ve got a lot to be proud of him for this week.” and Kirsty Chabert and Opposition Heraldik Girl were sixth Jennifer’s five-star debut concluded with two top-10 places; seventh with Polly dropped from overnight fifth to ninth after knocking two poles in the showjumping Italy’s Piertro Sandei and Rubis De Prere were 10th About | Privacy Policy | Advertising| Editorial | Contact Us Subscribe | Login “I’m an enthusiastic monkey-business-tasks-killer and tend to favor quality over quantity.” Fun Fact About Yourself: The less mainstream my holidays are I particularly enjoy trekking off-the-beaten-track in areas such as Lapland Undergraduate School and Major: Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) – Engineering – Material science Most Recent Employer and Job Title: Total – Performance control engineer Describe your biggest accomplishment in your career so far: I redesigned and simplified a complex data analysis workflow used to evaluate the economic impact of industrial events affecting a major manufacturing plant This revamp allowed to gain 50% in efficiency and freed-up time in the department to focus on meaningful analysis to drive the performance of the plant What quality best describes the MBA classmates you’ve met so far and why In no other place have I found such a concentration of people willing to learn from one another and try new experiences what was the key factor that led you to choose this program for your full-time MBA and why was it so important to you the key deciding factor was the fact that IMD  primarily focuses on developing senior executives for industry The first one is that the teachers have strong hands-on experience and focus on what really matters The second one is that being an MBA at IMD basically means that you are at the very bottom of the food chain on the campus You are surrounded by people being more experienced than you are which is usually not the case at classical b-schools What club or activity are you looking most forward to in business school Photography and running as I would like to participate to Lausanne’s half marathon What led you to pursue an MBA at this point in your career I strongly believe that an MBA will nicely complement my engineering background with both hard business skills and soft leadership capabilities I would like to be able to tackle any business-related problem and be able to talk and 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complex situations and have a positive impact not only in terms of tough numbers but also on society in general Our Partner Sites: Poets&Quants for Execs | Poets&Quants for Undergrads | Tipping the Scales | We See Genius Website Design By: Yellowfarmstudios.com Aimery de Schoutheete has more than 35 years’ experience in business law at Liedekerke He has extensive experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts with particular focus on distribution agreements and trading contracts for commodities and in handling litigation and arbitration before the Belgian courts foreign EU jurisdictions and both national and international arbitration tribunals He has regularly been appointed as arbitrator in proceedings before the ICC and CEPANI as sole arbitrator and as chair of the tribunal Aimery’s practice focuses on commercial distribution natural resources (upstream and downstream) He is a recognised specialist in distribution law he was a member of the editorial committee of the Revue de Droit Commercial and he is currently a member of the peer review committee of the same publication He is recognised as a specialist in the field of arbitration and was a member of the ICC task force on emergency arbitration He is admitted on the lists of arbitrators of the ICC IDArb and the Swiss Chamber of Arbitration Aimery is the chair of Liedekerke Great Lakes If they were giving out medals for commitment, Belgium’s Lara de Liedekerke-Meier would be top of the podium if she could muster up the energy to ascend after surely the most demanding week of her life she’ll be competing for Belgium in Arville too as they aim to win there for the third year in a row and further cement their place at the top of this season’s standings “It’s going to be a fabulous few days and I’m really looking forward to it “Now you can have a holiday.” I told him that I still have another week until that “Arville is even bigger than ever as we have 12 nations this time I help to organise things before the event but when the competition starts I'm just a regular rider we are surely on a high after what we did at Le Pin.” It was a magical few days for the Belgian team in France They headed there as one of four nations looking to secure one of two Olympic qualification places on offer De Liedekerke-Meier and Hermione D'arville had an excellent dressage phase themselves and Belgium were in a strong position by the close of Friday They were in seventh place overall and top amongst the Olympic hopefuls the strength of their position meant a strategy of safety first for Belgium on cross-country day “My mind went back to Caen in 2014 when we were on course to qualify for the 2016 Olympics but went too hard on the cross-country course” she said then myself and Hermione went faster but there was just one moment when it didn’t go to plan The final two just knew they had to arrive home without drama and that would be enough.” The plan worked perfectly with rivals Austria and Italy eliminated as they were forced to push for perfection Belgium’s team manager Kai-Steffen Meier – who is also Lara’s husband – reminded her that it wasn’t quite yet a done deal “Don’t fall off!” That could have changed everything “It was such a relief to secure the Team place for Paris Because of Kai’s position with the Belgian team it really is a 24/7 thing for us – we are always thinking and talking about competitions and horses and planning and strategy “There was so much build-up to Haras Du Pin since the start of the year really whether in France this month or back when we won the Nations Cup in the rain at Montelibretti in March I want to close the door on what was a bad experience for me at Tokyo 2020.” one can fully understand De Liedekerke-Meier’s determination to reach Paris and put Tokyo behind her She was a late call up to the Games after Karin Donckers was ruled out due to his horse’s injury and the process of getting ready for Tokyo became something of a frenzy After travelling 6,000 miles from Belgium to Japan her Games lasted just one phase as she was forced to withdraw after dressage when Alpaga D'arville was ruled unable to continue I wasn’t going to Tokyo then all of a sudden I was,” she said “You don’t just have to think about competition but also that you’ll be away from home and your family for a relatively long period of time beyond that you also had the restrictions because of Covid at the time and that meant no fans and everything wasn’t quite what you’d want it to be On the morning of dressage I took him for a gallop and he was fine In the dressage itself he felt disconnected But the following day he had some tests and we could detect that he was not right Perhaps he could have tried the cross country but it was not fair to put him through that and I also felt it was not right to compete in the Olympic Games on a horse that is not right While De Liedekerke-Meier has helped Belgium punch a ticket to Paris she is under no illusions as to the task of securing a place in her nation’s team for Paris Belgium currently stand firmly on top of the standings in the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ series after the win in Montelibretti and podium finishes in the other four rounds to date they would almost certainly have qualified for Paris 2024 through the series had they not already done so at the European Championships “Belgium is getting stronger and stronger in Eventing,” she said “It’s true that the four of us in the team secured the place but now everyone has to show they deserve a place in Paris I hope to qualify five horses by the end of the year and that gives me options as we build up towards the Olympics After Arville I’ll be in Lignières and Boekelo I would like to finish the year in Montelibretti – the same place where it started It’s been a good year and would seem fitting to have a good experience there at the start and end of the season.” Watch the FEI Eventing Nations Cup™ jumping and cross country action from Arville 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Follow her on Twitter Belgium’s Olympic eventing combination have withdrawn after the dressage phase of the competition in Tokyo Lara de Liedekerke-Meier and the 15-year-old gelding Alpaga D’Arville have withdrawn due to a minor injury to the horse The pair had scored 37.2 on the first day of dressage at the Tokyo Olympics and Lara described making her Games debut after a busy and successful career with this horse as “the cherry on the cake” by Wunder Boy V/D Zuuthoeve out of the Shamaraan mare Mooney Raaphorst is a home-bred who is still owned by Lara’s mother Barbara and together he and Lara have represented Belgium at two European Championships and the World Equestrian Games (WEG) in 2018 with Lara having also ridden Alpaga’s half sister “The owner of Mooney Raaphorst called my dad and said he had this thoroughbred in the field and that she was 22 and he wasn’t sure what to do with her ‘You have a lot of fields at your place so why don’t you take her?’ But she still ended up at our place,” Lara explained “We used a stallion on her that we had spotted at a show and thought was nice “It’s quite something to have known him from the beginning and I have so many emotions about riding him and [as a six-year-old] won the dressage at Le Lion D’Angers the year it was cancelled “He is a good dressage horse and a phenomenal cross-country horse The pair’s withdrawal comes as a huge blow to Belgium as they were the nation’s sole representatives in the Olympic eventing My TimesLatestVideoInteresting contentsTaboola 후원링크 1/8Mrs Nils Lorign and Countess Michel de LiedekerkeMrs Nils Lorign and Countess Michel de Liedekerke 2/8The Countess of WessexThe Countess of Wessex 3/8Mrs Nicholas Wentworth-Stanley, Mrs Marc Vandamme and Viscountess LinleyMrs Nicholas Wentworth-Stanley, Mrs Marc Vandamme and Viscountess Linley 4/8Mrs Fred Packard and Mrs Ian BeithMrs Fred Packard and Mrs Ian Beith 5/8Mrs Johnnie de UphaughMrs Johnnie de Uphaugh 6/8Mrs Touker Suleyman and Mrs Silvia BruttiniMrs Touker Suleyman and Mrs Silvia Bruttini 7/8Rory Chichester, Edward Hayes-Neary and Ralph RoggeRory Chichester, Edward Hayes-Neary and Ralph Rogge