Showjumper accused of beating horse

It's cliche but makes you wonder what's going on out of general view in some stables/trainers yards.

Stupid pointless actions of a frustrated control freak. He is no sportsman. If that horse is so 'difficult' I'm sure there are plenty of people who would be happy to take him in despite his terrible crime of spooking at a water jump once...
 
(Just waiting for the "it's what you have to do to win. Anybody who doesn't beat an animal to death/permenant lameness and disability is a "fluffy bunny tree hugger" as happened last time a 'professional' was accused of animal cruelty").

The sad thing is people think this is acceptable. People on this forum. Same people who would also accept hanging an animal up so it can't run away and whipping it to death.
 
Saw this on Fugly last week... From watching the video it doesn't even look like he presented the horse correctly at the fence. And if the horse has so many issues with water why the feck is he jumping it at that level? Lets face it beating the **** out of it isn't going to make it want to go near water again anyway... no surprise it has problems! The man's a tw*t.
 
Totally unacceptable but why did it take the posting on youtube before an investigation was started? Surely action should have been taken at the time by the judges / ground jury? :mad:
 
Disgusting. Clearly a show of temper.

If he thinks that is acceptable behaviour out in public god alone knows what goes on at home.

Agree with Juno - what on earth were the ground jury/stewards doing? He should have been dealt with there and then.
 
I think there is a huge difference between a short sharp correction and what was seen here, which cannot have been nice for the spectators to watch.

My view is that if you can't train a horse to want to work with you without bullying then you are not really a trainer so find another job.
 
Disgusting.

I agree the stewards should have done something at the time. But I saw a rider beat their horse after having a refusal doing the hickstead derby a couple of years ago. Even the commentators noted that she shouldnt have done it but as far as im aware she didnt get into trouble for it.

There is a big difference between a smack behind the saddle coming into the jump and beating it all the way into the jump.
 
I distincly remember as a kid - me and a friend did junior bsja together all the time - one time her pony stopped and she whacked it 3 times - when she came out the ring her mum pulled her from the pony and smacked her 3 times across the legs with the whip she had used - we never dared use our whips other than to tap again after that.
Shame she wasnt there that day.
 
Farma said:
I distincly remember as a kid - me and a friend did junior bsja together all the time - one time her pony stopped and she whacked it 3 times - when she came out the ring her mum pulled her from the pony and smacked her 3 times across the legs with the whip she had used - we never dared use our whips other than to tap again after that.
Shame she wasnt there that day.
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flippin brilliant lol.
as a teenager, i got the ride for the day once on a really quality horse because of the same sort of thing. Kids dad hauled her off and handed the horse to me. Never been so delighted, i had never ridden anything that talented.

Hope they throw the book at that rider. I sometimes wonder how people like that get into horses, i wanted to ride because i loved horses, do they get so competitive that the love of the horse is just forgotten?
 
Absolutely disgusting behaviour . The rider needs to get another career , that doesn't involve animals .
I used to enjoy watching showjumping , but have seen some idiotic riding that saddens me ( though thankfully it is still quite rare .)

There is no excuse for excessive use of the whip , spurs , jabbing the horse in the mouth , etc .

PS - I understand where a couple of slaps are justified , but when the horse isn't ' playing the game' , surely more scholing at home is needed or sell the poor animal .
 
Farma said:
I distincly remember as a kid - me and a friend did junior bsja together all the time - one time her pony stopped and she whacked it 3 times - when she came out the ring her mum pulled her from the pony and smacked her 3 times across the legs with the whip she had used - we never dared use our whips other than to tap again after that.
Shame she wasnt there that day.
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I'd pay to have seen a mum (or other person of authority) do that to him! Just wrong, awful treatment - might be a pro but has he never heard of the other aids.......?
 
I was with a friend many moons ago when she was a junior BSJA member. We witnessed a 'name' at the time getting a few short sharp slaps from her dad for excessive use of the whip and throwing a barny at her pony.
Have to say, after that she kind of lost the 'hero' status we had placed on her.
I was told by an older and wiser SJ'er many moons ago that if punishment or enforcement is to be used via the whip it should be there and then and quick otherwise poor horse has already forgotten what its getting beaten for!
 
Farma said:
I distincly remember as a kid - me and a friend did junior bsja together all the time - one time her pony stopped and she whacked it 3 times - when she came out the ring her mum pulled her from the pony and smacked her 3 times across the legs with the whip she had used - we never dared use our whips other than to tap again after that.
Shame she wasnt there that day.
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A lesson that will have been of great use to her and any horse she came into contaact with in the future-but can you imagine the outcry if you did it today?

I find it impossable that anyone could defend him.A smack as a correction? Well,a lot of horses would be better for it.Use the whip to back up your leg(which unless I am missing something is how it SHOULD be used) fine,but there is no excuse under any circumstances to hit a horse again and again......lets hope the FEI do throw the book at him.
We might be able to see that very few riders think this is OK,but to the general public its yet another case of horse abuse :(
 
That man is whipping that horse with all his might! The sad thing is he thinks he can get away with it, hopfully not for long though.
 
Stupid man, hes obviously got a temper, imagine what he would do if he was at home, if he has the temper to do this in front of an audience. Would love to see him flogged then thrown in a river or similar to teach him a lesson!
 
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