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"Last week, the peak body for equestrian sport in Australia suspended a
prominent member after footage allegedly depicted Australian Olympic dressage
rider Heath Ryan whipping a horse more than 40 times.
Ryan confirmed he was the rider in the footage, which was reportedly taken
about two years ago.
He explained the horse, Nico, had belonged to a friend who had been
hospitalised for serious injuries inflicted by the animal.
Ryan wrote Nico had “always been a problem child” and was about to be sent to
slaughter.
However, Ryan, an experienced trainer and instructor, intervened to “salvage”
the horse.
But horses, just like humans, feel pain, which is why more needs to be done to
minimise the use of whips on horses."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
