Greater focus has been placed on horse safety by the Federation for Equestrian Sports after a recent video surfaced of Great Britain's Charlotte Dujardin, seen above riding Gio at the Tokyo Games, whipping a horse.
The organization that oversees equestrian competition at the Olympics spelled out a series of reforms for horse welfare on the eve of the Paris Games and in the wake of an abuse case involving one of the sport's best riders.Posted: Jul 25, 2024 2:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Executives from the Federation for Equestrian Sports, or FEI, held a roundtable discussion Thursday in which they outlined a comprehensive plan already in place to improve horse safety. It took on greater focus after three-time Olympic gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin withdrew this week after video emerged showing her repeatedly whipping a horse.
The federation launched its "Be a Guardian" initiative last week, calling on members of the equestrian riding and training community to embrace their roles caring for horses. It also came with the development of the Equine Welfare Strategy Action plan, highlighting six priority areas and 30 recommendations on improvements.
"One thing that's been much discussed in the last few days is training methods, obviously, and one of the action points we have is on ethical training methods, and we will be looking to how horses are trained, what form they are trained, what they are ridden in and what is ethical," De Vos said. "Where do we draw the lines with what we can do and cannot do with horses? That's one of the key items.
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