Australian Olympian banned over horse whipping video
An international panel has banned Australian Olympian Heath Ryan after finding he struck a horse 41 times in abuse.
An international panel has banned Australian Olympian Heath Ryan following a video showing him whipping a horse. Ryan had claimed he was saving the horse from slaughter, but the panel determined the 41 strikes constituted animal abuse.
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Australian Olympian banned over horse whipping video
Heath Ryan claimed he saved horse from knackery, but international panel found 41 strikes were abuse.