In the branch jumping in the modern pentathlon (fencing, swimming, riding, pistol shooting, 1000 meters), the competitors only have 20 minutes to get acquainted with the horse they are going to ride.
It is considered part of the sport to quickly get a leash for the horse.
Annika Schleu went out on the horse Saint Boy and it did not work at all.
The German was in the lead for this branch but did not get the horse in order who did not obey her commands.
A grieving and weeping Schleu desperately tried to get control of the horse by, among other things, whipping it repeatedly.
Something that met with criticism.
- We are critical of the equestrian part of the modern pentathlon.
In our world, riding is a partnership between horse and rider, then you do not look at the horse as equipment.
Both riders and horses must be protected by the regulations, the German equestrian federation writes according to Tagesspiegel.
Coaches are thrown out of the Olympics
Now Schleu's coach, Kim Raisner, has left the Olympics.
Raisner is seen on TV pictures hitting the horse when it is not obeying.
"UIPM has given a black card to German team coach Kim Raisner, which disqualifies her from the rest of the Olympics in Tokyo. Her actions are judged to violate UIPM competition rules, which apply in all recognized modern pentathlon competitions, including the Olympics ", writes the international federation for modern pentathlon in a decision.