Swedish European medal-winning showjumper Douglas Lindelöw has denied allegations of mistreating horses, as he has been suspended from national team activities and international competition – and reported to the police.
On Monday (11 March) Swiss publication Aftonbladet reported that an elite showjumper “abuses and punishes horses after poor results”, and that five grooms had come forward with allegations of mistreatment.
At the time the rider had not been publicly named, and on Tuesday in a statement a spokesman for the Swedish equestrian federation stated that “a rider belonging to one of the jumping squads will take a break from all national team-related activities” – and that the federation were taking the information “extremely seriously”. The spokesman, who added that the rider “does not belong to the championship squad”, said the decision was “not currently a disciplinary measure, but a pause during further review”.
In a second statement made on Wednesday by the…
