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American rider disqualified after fall

HONG KONG
Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:26pm EDT

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HONG KONG (Reuters) - American rider Amy Tryon fell from her horse Poggio II during the cross-country leg of the equestrian eventing competition in Hong Kong on Monday, leading to her disqualification.

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Tryon was seen walking away from her horse after the fall.

The Federation Equestre Internationale, which governs the sport internationally, changed eventing rules to disqualify a rider if either horse or rider fell once, rather than twice, during a competition, given heightened safety concerns toward cross country eventing.

(Reporting by James Pomfret)

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