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**Does any one agree Or Disagree Why so**2007-11-24 21:09:44

Does anyone agree with me that the attemps to charge Amy Tryon with horse abuse is ridiculous? They are taking this way too far-- as a personal friend of Amy Tryon's I know that she loved Le Samurai to death and that her intentions were always good with him... The fact that these people are makeing these accusations, after the loss of her best friend is insane! Ridiculous.

If you agree with the accusations, I don't mean to start an argument and I am in no way trying to offend anyone. Please feel free to state why you think that those accusations are true--No arguments please =) Thanks!

Answers:

To X: I couldn't agree with you more !! You gave a very thoughtful answer- and you are right about the FEI's having a duty to investigate all cases of alleged abuse involving horses at any of their sanctioned events. I do not believe that Ms Tryon was in any way abusive to her horse- the horse apparently had a problem that didn't show symptoms until right before his final breakdown on course. Ms. Tryon is hardly to be faulted for not having a crystal ball and being able to spot this ahead of time. There is no way she could possibly have known what was coming, if the horse tested sound prior to her starting her ride that day. Things happen on course- one of the major parts of eventing is that it is a grueling, high risk, dangerous sport- and I don't say that as a critic, but rather from the viewpoint of someone who understands the sport thoroughly. One of those things, in this case, appears to have been the injury to Le Samauri's hind legs. It's possible too, that perhaps she couldn't feel that the horse was "off" until it was too late to try to stop him- even expert riders occasionally have issues of this sort. For the FEI to make these kinds of accusations against Ms. Tryon tells me that something else must have happened that made them suspicious- but since I never actually got to see the broadcast of the event, I can't say what. I DO know, however, from reading the Chronicle's accounts of what happened that Ms. Tryon was devastated by the loss of her horse and that she considered the animal to be her best friend. For the FEI to accuse her of abusing an animal she loved must be even more devastating- not to mention hard on her financially, as she will have to pay all the costs of clearing her name herself. While I recognize that the FEI does have a duty to investigate this type of situation for the good of the sport, I also think that they may have crossed the line between their duty and harassment in this case. The horse is gone now- let him rest in peace, and let his owner heal up on her own. She deserves that much. That's just my thinking on this.

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what exactly are they acusing her of doing? i watched the rolex kentucky and it didn't look like she did anything wrong.