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German Vet Loses Appeal Over Death of Swarovski Heir’s Horse

A German veterinarian has lost his appeal over the death of a champion dressage horse belonging to a member of the Swarovski family.

BERLIN (AP) — A German veterinarian has lost his appeal over the death of a champion dressage horse belonging to a member of the Swarovski family.

A Munich regional court on Thursday dismissed the vet's appeal against a lower court ruling last year ordering him to pay $278,000 to the owner of Donna Asana.

The mare was considered a hopeful for the London Olympics when it died in 2010 shortly after the vet injected it with homeopathic substances to treat a cold. The court ruled that the defendant had failed to properly inform owner Evelyn Haim-Swarovski about the risks of the treatment.

Austrian equestrian Haim-Swarovski had originally demanded 1.75 million euros for the horse's death.

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