A German coach rightfully is being blasted for her actions that got her kicked out from the Olympics after she was captured on video punching a horse that refused to perform during the modern pentathlon on Friday.
Kim Raisner was disqualified from the Games after she was seen striking Saint Boy, ridden by Germany’s Annika Schleu, with her fist during the Women’s Modern Pentathlon competition.
“Her actions were deemed to be in violation of the UIPM Competition Rules, which are applied to all recognized Modern Pentathlon competitions including the Olympic Games,” the executive board said.
According to the BBC, Raisner could be heard telling Schleu to “really hit” the horse, which she did.
As you can see in the video above, the horse backed up towards a fence where Raisner was standing behind, when she hit the horse with a fist. Raisner was “given a black card” by the governing body which disqualified her from the remainder of the Games.
Schleu became so frustrated that she started crying while mounted on the horse. Saint Boy cleared four fences before crashing into the next and then refusing to continue.
