Endurance rider whipped horse ‘because it was lonely’

An endurance rider who abused his mount at an international ride in Bahrain said he whipped the horse “because it was lonely”.

The FEI Tribunal ruled that “promising young rider” Khaled Ebrahim Khalil Khairi’s behaviour was unacceptable, as he used an extra pair of reins to whip his tired horse, Happy Jack, in a competition on 14 January 2017.

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Article written by: Eleanor Jones