FORMER Olympian Heath Ryan has been suspended following the emergence of a distressing video in which he can be seen whipping a horse around 40 times. Their statement read: "Equestrian Australia is extremely alarmed and concerned by the treatment of the horse shown in this footage. The most awful video of me on a young horse has just surfaced. "(After the events of the video) I rode Nico for another couple of days and he responded very well. DUJARDIN CONTROVERSYLast summer, decorated British Olympian Charlotte Dujardin pulled out of the Paris Games just days before after video footage emerged of her whipping a horse.

Source: The Times June 13, 2025 17:47 UTC