USA dressage team eliminated from Olympics over cut on horse's leg; PETA says equestrian events 'must go'

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The United States was delivered quite the blow on Tuesday at the Paris Olympics.

The country's dressage team was eliminated from competition after judges discovered a cut on a horse's hind leg.

Marcus Orlob was set to make his Olympic debut with his horse, Jane, but the horse was "spooked at the crowd," U.S. Equestrian said.

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Marcus Orlob and horse Jane of Team United States compete in the Dressage Grand Prix Team and Individual Qualifier on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Chateau de Versailles on July 30, 2024 in Versailles, France. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

When that happened, Jane "[stepped] on herself in the process, and nicking her hind right fetlock. The judges saw the trace amount of blood and were forced to eliminate the combination due to the FEI Blood Rules for Dressage," according to the organization's website.

U.S. Equestrian said Jane is "currently back in stabling, relaxing in her stall, and the cut is no longer bleeding."

"I was happy, excited to go down centerline; clearly Jane [was] too," Orlob said. "It was a little bit of a, I would say, explosive entry. I believe she may have nicked herself in the entry, because I never have had this issue. She felt in the ring amazing. I was super happy with her. Once she went down centerline, she settled nicely. Once I got going, she felt more and more relaxed. I was really happy. I said, ‘OK, I got this now.’ And then I was, like, really, really sad to hear the bell, because I knew something’s not right."

A general view as Patrik Kittel and horse Touchdown of Team Sweden compete in the Dressage Grand Prix Team and