Tryon has Hearing

The hearing in the case of alleged abuse at CCI 4* Lexington involving rider Amy Tryon (USA) and horse Le Samurai, which had occurred on April 28, took place today, June 25, at the FEI Headquarters in Lausanne.

 

Composition of the hearing:

 

Panel of the FEI Tribunal: Ken Lalo, Patrick Boelens & Erik Elstad

 

Present for the FEI: Alex McLin, FEI General Counsel; Laetitia Zumbrunnen, FEI Legal Counsel

 

Present for the rider: Amy Tryon; Kevin Baumgardner, Attorney; Andrew Temkin, Attorney;

 

The following individuals gave evidence at the oral hearing: Christian Landolt, Wayne Roycroft, Catrin Norinder, Frits Sluyter, Rebecca Broussard, Amy Tryon, Mark Phillips, Karen O’Connor

 

The hearing began at 9:00 a.m. Lausanne time and finished at 4:30 p.m. The panel examined the evidence received, which included numerous witness statements and video footage in addition to the testimony of those listed above.

 

The panel accepted the evidence presented and will issue its motivated decision within a short time and in any event no later than 30 days from today.

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