The International Equestrian Federation court imposed the most severe punishment in its history on the Emirati knight Abdul Aziz bin Faisal Al Qasimi, where he decided to stop him for 20 years.
The court explained in the verdicts of its verdict that the rider sacrificed his horse "Castlebar Contraband", where he was injecting him with stimulants, exposing him to the danger he had already raided in 2016, when he suffered a fracture in a tournament in France.
The court also ruled that Al-Qasimi be fined about 44 thousand euros, including judicial costs.
The International Equestrian Federation’s court announced today, Tuesday, the suspension of Emirati jockey Abdul Aziz bin Faisal Al Qasimi for 20 years, which is the longest punishment in the history of equestrian sport.
And the court’s decision came because Abdulaziz gave the stimulants to his horse… So it was a false hero Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid .. a disgraceful history.
- Ezadin Hiba (@EzadinHiba) June 9, 2020
And the anatomy of the affected horse revealed that he had been injected with lylysine, an injection that is prohibited for use in tournaments because it is a stretcher and anesthetic to the muscles, which works to relieve the pain resulting from the muscular effort.
The court rejected the claim by Al Qasimi’s defense that the active substance in the injection was being used during the euthanasia of the horse, and took the statements of the International Federation veterinarian Goran Eckstrom, who confirmed that the material led to the catastrophic injury of the horse with an open fracture.