There were thrills and there were spills, but fortunately there were few chills during the eventing competition at the 2012 London Olympic Games, according to Kent Allen, DVM. Allen, of Middleburg, Va., is the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) foreign veterinary delegate at these Games. (To learn more about Allen’s role, read the blog post “The Role of an Olympic Veterinarian.” He took time out from checking in the arriving Olympic jumpers to give The Horse an exclusive update on the event horses that didn’t finish, as well as his thoughts on the Olympic equestrian competition and the venue at Greenwich Park.

Dr. Kent Allen

Dr. Kent Allen (left), FEI foreign veterinary delegate for the 2012 Olympic Games equestrian events, studies U.S. event horse Ringwood Magister as rider Tiana Coudray jogs him during the first horse inspection

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