So it was in May this year that a Swedish national team rider was registered.
First to the international equestrian federation FEI and the next day to the Swedish federation.
The international confederation announced its two-year ban earlier this week, while the Swedish confederation has an ongoing investigation.
A possible penalty is that the rider's license is revoked.
The Swedish Equestrian Federation called a press conference today to answer questions about the national team rider and their work with safety issues.
Then sports director Andrea Barth told why the rider has been able to compete for Sweden during the summer.
- We do not have it in our national team agreement today, that we suspend under investigation.
But we may change it, we may need it.
There is a front and a back of shutting down under investigation.
Barth went on to explain why it is not obvious to shut down during an investigation.
- It may happen that you suspend a person who should not have been suspended.
That's probably mainly it.
Then there are also more back pages.
It was on Tuesday that the news came that the FEI suspended a Swedish rider who allegedly violated the policy regarding sexual harassment and psychological abuse.
"I can confirm that I have been temporarily suspended by the FEI since September 5, 2022. However, I have not yet read the basis on which the decision was based," the rider wrote in a text message to SVT Sport.