Fouaad Mirza turns caretaker to protect equine teammate against virus
Fouaad Mirza turns caretaker to protect equine teammate against virus
File photo: Fouaad Mirza competes at the equestrian competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.
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Fouaad Mirza is meticulously checking temperatures twice a day and looking out for signs of cough and runny nose. The Olympic-bound Indian equestrian is following these close monitoring practices on his mare, Dajara 4, currently serving a 14-day quarantine period in Germany following the outbreak of Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1).
The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) has cancelled international events scheduled to take place in ten countries across continental Europe until March 28.