Germany pentathlon coach: We don't beat up our horses
The German modern pentathlon coach disqualified from the Tokyo Olympic Games for punching a horse has expressed regret for the incident and insisted that animals in the sport are not badly treated. "I am a long way from torturing animals," Kim Raisner told dpa on Sunday. "I love animals, I love horses. We don't beat up our horses." German gold hopeful Annika Schleu saw her Olympic medal dreams end on Friday when horse Saint Boy refused to take the show-jumping course. Entering the middle event of the pentathlon with a substantial lead, Schleu's failure to score on the horse left her out of con......
Aug 08, 2021