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If it were up to the Party for the Animals, Sinterklaas would not arrive on his grey horse Amerigo this year. The reason was the arrival parade in Dordrecht two years ago. There, the severely emaciated horse, Montussa, collapsed during the Sinterklaas arrival parade. "The animal was in such poor condition that it couldn't handle the crowds, the noise, and the physical exertion," the Party for the Animals wrote on its website. Montussa's owner wa…