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Competition ban for rider who repeatedly jabbed horse’s mouth

A RIDER who repeatedly jabbed his horse in the mouth with “no regard for welfare” has been suspended and advised to pass exams in horsemanship.

The FEI Tribunal found UAE endurance rider Rashed Hamoud Humaid Al Junaibi’s actions in a ride in Abu Dhabi last February were “out of line with all general principles of horsemanship”.

Pippa Cuckson, former news editor and campaigner against poor welfare in

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