Gibson Rules Out Athens
Michelle Gibson, who led the U.S. team to the bonze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics aboard Peron, has decided to discontinue in her bid for a place on the 2004 U.S. Olympic dressage team because of chronic back problems. Gibson had been working toward Athens with her stallion World Of Dreams. Gibson, 33, underwent back surgery for a ruptured disc in August 2002, but she said her back is still painful. She added that World Of Dreams, or "Indy," is "such a big mover, it made things even harder on my back.
- copyright The Chronicle of the Horse -

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Michelle Gibson, who led the U.S. team to the bonze medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics aboard Peron, has decided to discontinue in her bid for a place on the 2004 U.S. Olympic dressage team because of chronic back problems. Gibson had been working toward Athens with her stallion World Of Dreams. Gibson, 33, underwent back surgery for a ruptured disc in August 2002, but she said her back is still painful. She added that World Of Dreams, or "Indy," is "such a big mover, it made things even harder on my back.

Only four days left to Sonja Vracko Clinic 3/15-16, 2004
Find out more about sponsorship opportunities at Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center
If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.
505-615-5050
friendly people, happy horses.
DDD - Daily Dressage Digest

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