Comments on: Alleged Abuse During Rolex

By: kymmi

kymmi — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:32:16 +0000

wow

By: Lori

Lori — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:44:00 +0000

Abuse is to strong a word to use about this tragedy. Amy would never have completed the course if she felt in any way La Samurai was injured. I think people are being extremely harsh on her. My sympathy goes out to La Samurai, Amy, and his owners. Bless them for standing by Amy side, it was a horrible accident but not her fault.

By: Gesa

Gesa — Sat, 05 May 2007 06:25:45 +0000

I’m sure there will be a thorough investigation. The USEF and FEI can absolutely not allow abuse to happen in an event of this stature. However, we should all keep a cool head about this and leave it to the authorities to decide what really happened here — after all, nobody who has come this far in such a difficult equestrian sport, requiring true horsemanship all around — could possibly have based their success on abuse! Eventing takes way too much team work and trust between horse and rider, and ultimately, nobody can force a horse to do something it really doesn’t want to do. Before we scream abuse, we should accept that Amy Tryon is a consummate horsewoman to have come this far, and give her the benefit of the doubt.

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 03 May 2007 05:07:06 +0000

I think it is great that this group takes these things so serious. I know of several other associations who should follow in thier footsteps. Many horses would greatly benifit.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:01:28 +0000

Personally you can feel when a horse comes off fence inproperally. She should have NOT pushed her horse to the finish and pulled up right AFTER the fence.