Photographs surfaced on social media of his groom apparently using a pole to strike a horse during schooling in Valencia.
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Evi Strasser and Tanya Strasser-Shostak are suspended effective Feb. 17 for "allegations of misconduct" following a complaint.
Following a public outcry when images of US dressage rider Cesar Parra surfaced mistreating horses at his home base, the scope of jurisdiction will be increased.
Solstice Pecile of Wishing Stone Farm inexplicably posted horrendous videos of her dragging a horse and later laughing at its injuries.
Jumper Hicham Gharib adopted a new name until he was exposed by a “whistleblower” and snapped by the official show photographer.
The Olympic eventer is being condemned for repeatedly striking a horse with a tree branch in a video clip which was shot two years ago.
Tokyo gold medal contender and her coach condemned by FN for treating horse as a piece of 'sports equipment’.
"We are extremely disappointed...to lose this case on appeal is more than disheartening." ~ FEI secretary general Sabrina Ibáñez.
As well as horse abuse, the US rider is found to have brought the sport into disrepute and committed criminal acts under Swiss law.
Clean Endurance, a global collective which aims to restore the traditional values of the sport, released the following statement about a leading UAE rider.