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Veteran Rider Replaces Teammate in Mexican Show Jumping Team for Paris

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Mexicanist

Jul 23, 2024 — 1 min read

Veteran rider Federico Fernández Senderos returns to the Mexican Olympic show jumping team. Credit: CONADE

The Mexican Equestrian Federation (FEM), led by its president Juan Manuel Cossio Vásquez del Mercado, announced a change in the jumping team that will compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

The Mexican pair Federico Fernández Senderos (Romeo) will arrive as a reserve and will replace José Antonio Chedraui Eguía (H-Lucky Retto) because the mare will be undergoing veterinary treatment.

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