TOKYO, Japan — The Swiss Olympic team says a horse named Jet Set had to be euthanized after a leg injury in the team eventing competition. The horse ridden by Robin Godel tore a ligament in its right foreleg landing a jump toward the end of the cross-country course.

Why did jet set have to be euthanized?

Tokyo, Japan - A Swiss eventing horse named Jet Set has been euthanized after experiencing a crippling injury during the cross-country ride at the Olympic Games.

What happened to Jet Set Olympic horse?

This month, Jet Set — a horse forced to compete in equestrian eventing at the Tokyo Olympics — appeared to be injured in the middle of the cross-country course. Veterinarians diagnosed an irreparable ligament rupture in one of his legs, and he was euthanized.