Olympic rider suspended all over investigation over ‘nerve-racking’ video of coaching tactics, plus different issues the pony international is speaking about

1. Motion over “nerve-racking” coaching video

An FEI spokesman showed to H&H that former Olympic dressage rider Cesar Parra has been provisionally suspended whilst the governing frame investigates “nerve-racking and abhorrent pictures and movies relating to his coaching tactics that experience just lately emerged”. The pictures contains that appearing a horse being hit two times at the neck or head whilst in ridden coaching, and an extended whip getting used with some other horse on lengthy strains.

Extra about this FEI investigation

2. 4-star horse offered to younger rider

Tournament rider Holly Woodhead has misplaced the experience at the four-star mare Caunton Smartly Hooked up, who has been offered to an up-and-coming younger rider. Holly took at the experience on “Ping” in the summertime of 2022. The mare used to be produced by way of Charlotte Dennis and prior to Holly took at the experience had good fortune with Nicola Wilson. Holly and Ping have been 8th and double transparent at CCI3*-S Aston-le-Partitions, completed twelfth at Burgham and jumped transparent throughout nation of their first CCI4*-S in combination, at Little Downham.

What’s subsequent for Holly?

3. A fearless, tiny, gate-jumping rider

A tender rider whose pony had performed sufficient for the day however who sought after to leap a five-bar gate concept not anything of “pinching” her mom’s horse to have a cross whilst out with the Pembrokeshire on 27 January. Ella James Winn, who has been using since she used to be a child, and primary went searching elderly two-and-a-half, cleared the gate previous within the day on 12.2hh Sidney as neatly. In addition to Emma’s Connemara Ollie, Ella additionally covets Emma’s pal Lilian’s 17.3hh Parker (pictured underneath), and has had a few rides.

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Sarah has greater than twenty years revel in as an equestrian journalist and editor. She has reported from primary championships together with the Europeans and the International Equestrian Video games. She has co-written books on equestrianism together with The Whole Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. Sarah has ridden since formative years, owned horses and ponies for over 25 years, and labored for and skilled with Olympic gold medallist match rider Leslie Regulation previous to going to school.