Yet another delightful rider..... not..... when will this end?

Interesting report by Eventing Nation on how the FEI arrived at their decision:

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FEI Tribunal Decision Documents Detail Testimony, Defense, and Results of Andrew McConnon Horse Abuse Case - Eventing Nation - Three-Day Eventing News, Results, Videos, and Commentary

Earlier this week, the FEI released the full documentation outlining the decision of a three-member Tribunal Panel regarding Case 2025/HA01 involving 5* rider Andrew McConnon and allegations of horse abuse. The decision, which resulted in
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Basically the witnesses against, working pupils/grooms, had very little sway and those for him carried weight i.e. expensive and experienced in FEI process lawyers and another 5* eventer.
A number of people who submitted evidence weren't even contacted.
All sounds very corrupt.
 
ramsaybailey said:
Heading for the h&h article..

A five-star event rider showed “sincere remorse” for his actions that constituted horse abuse – and was not guilty of most of the allegations made against him – after a ‘pack of horse women’ used social media to target him. Read more below


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Wheres the flaming livid emjoi when you need it?
 
Watching the Geneva show jumping, so many horses with lots of metals in their mouth.

The French Julien Epillard has half the tackroom on.

Christian Kukuk, the German riding a lame horse in draw reins had 1 point for going to slow, it might be silly but
i am glad that he won't win the top ten.

Scott Brash's mare is amazing, I hope he wins, he seems a real horseman.
 
Janique said:
Watching the Geneva show jumping, so many horses with lots of metals in their mouth.

The French Julien Epillard has half the tackroom on.

Christian Kukuk, the German riding a lame horse in draw reins had 1 point for going to slow, it might be silly but
i am glad that he won't win the top ten.

Scott Brash's mare is amazing, I hope he wins, he seems a real horseman.
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Julien is riding in a nathe Pelham with roundings, a cavesson nose band and a running martingale, did you mean someone else?
 
Sorry, i meant someone else...

He just jumped a 4 fautes and as you said, he only has a pelham.

Did you see Ben Maher with Dallas, she stopped and came out lame, hope that she is ok.
 
I think you meant Richard Vogel but his reins were never tight on the grey horse and he had it on a forward loose rein with the nose out. I thought his jump off was pretty spectacular on an inexperienced horse. Barely touched its mouth and just guided it with an open hand.
 
tristars said:
Of course the public are used to seeing horses actually killed on the racecourse, in public and on the tele so the kids can see it, would it be so acceptable if it was a dogs or cats even, publicly killed, sacrificed in their prime years of life for sport and entertainment, err sorry should have said mainly for money a lot of the time

Not to mention the injuries sustained in falls, and during training for sport, a horse is a heavy thing, crashing on the floor is not good, oh its back on its feet , ah so it's all great then cos it not dead, but I am sure those animals suffer a lot very often probably it takes weeks to put right a heavy fall and the shock to the whole system and thats without any injury subsequently discovered


The depth of human denial and sheer arrogance where horses are concerned is staggering

Our local milk float pony many, many years ago, had a much better and happier life than many sport horses
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I still think racehorses have a much better life than a lot of other competition horses - no drawreins, no gadgets, no curbs, no gags, no crank nosebands, no flashes, no rollkur, no spurs, no drilling in circles, doing everything with your mates, light weight riders, long holidays out in the field with friends, if reincarnation were a thing, I'd choose being a racehorse over a dressage horse any day.
 
no gadgets. . .
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It was often standard practice in a racing yard I worked in (years ago, VERY briefly) to lead horses with a gum chain :( .

They used them with the unbroken youngsters too sometimes :( .
 
Tying the tongue is normal practice for racing....

They pretend that some horses might swallow their tongues so it's tied to help them apparently.

It's forbidden in racing in Switzerland but common practice in many countries....

Well, if it's for the horse confort, why not do it right ?? :(
 
photo_jo said:
Lip chains are a very American thing (that's an American/poss Dubai/Saudi photo), they use them on yearlings and upwards at the sales. I've never seen one used in racing or within thoroughbred breeding in the UK.
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They are very American - I'm always having a go on US racing posts about how they can't move a TB horse of any age anywhere without a lipchain. Occasionally seen in GB on very difficult 3 year old colts and the next time you see them they've been gelded. But yes, I'm not keen on US racing, but UK racing would be my preference if I were a horse.
 
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