Renaissance Fleur TSF, the Grand Prix horse with whom Monica Theodorescu scored her personal record score only last weekend at the CDI-W Neumunster, has been severely injured and will probably never return to competition.
On Wednesday morning, Renaissance Fleur TSF broke out of her stall and ran over the premises, where she slipped and fell on the frozen soil, breaking her right lower leg.
Renaissance Fleur was immediately transported to the veterinary clinic in Telgte, where she underwent surgery. Fleur's right lower leg was completely shattered and it took the vet team of Dr. Boenning three hours to operate on it.
Monica Theodorescu is devastated, that the mare with whom she finally booked world class successes, had to experience such a tragic accident. "That is the most terrrible thing a rider can experience with his horse. Dr Boenning did his absolute best and give me courage, but now we can only wait and see how the leg heals."
The 11-year old Trakehner mare Renaissance Fleur TSF is bred and owned by Elke von Lingelsheim from Rondershagen, Germany. Von Lingelsheim also owns Fleur's sire Tuareg who is currently stationed at Grönwohldhof and was named Trakehner Stallion of the Year 2000.
Silke Buck trained Renaissance Fleur as a young horse and presented her at the German Trakehner Championships in Koln. When the mare turned five, she came into training with Monica Theodorescu. Her first victories were achieved as a seven-year old at Prix St Georges level.
Last weekend, Monica Theodorescu won the World Cup Qualifiers of Milan, Maastricht and last Sunday in Neumunster by scoring a record score of 79.44%.
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