FEI Update on Amy Tryon's Abuse Investigation at Rolex Kentucky
We have a new statement from the FEI this morning regarding their investigation into the way that the injury to Amy Tryon's horse Le Samurai was handled. The horse was euthanized a few days after the event. The FEI's public statement reads:
The FEI has now received the official reports and video footage regarding the case of alleged abuse involving rider Amy Tryon (USA) and horse Le Samurai which occurred on 28 April 2007 at CCI 4* Lexington. The FEI has notified Ms Tryon through the USEF of her right to be heard before a panel of the FEI Tribunal, which has been constituted to address the matter after it was referred to the Tribunal by the FEI Secretary General further to the applicable rules. Ms Tryon's response and that of the Tribunal panel will determine whether and when a hearing will be scheduled.
posted by Fran Jurga @ 5/14/2007
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4 Comments:
this is the best news i've heard abouth this case. i really wont to find out what was going on and why this happened in the first place! glade to hear they are doing something about it and not just letting it slide under the carpet.
looking forward to hearing Ms. Tryon's take of the accident. everything's been pretty mum... almost like the quiet will make it go away all by itself... unfortunately, there are too many out here that want to know.
After hearing so much about this incident I watched the video to judge for myself and I have to say it was the most sickening piece of footage I have ever seen apart from a documentary I watched years ago about the live export of horses for slaughter. It was not as if the horse took a couple of lame steps and recovered - he was quite obviously catastrophically lame well before the final fence. I think Amy Tryon should get a Life Ban from competition for her behavior - there is no possible way she would not have known he was lame and she made no attempt to pull him up. I feel so sorry for the suffering this horse experienced at her hands.
Of course she knew. My twelve year old could tell when her mare wasn't right, and she had far fewer problems than the loss of suspensory ligaments. It was inexcusable and clearly motivated by the business concerns of the syndicate that owns the horse.
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