Olympia - Isabell Werth to the Case Annika Schlu: "Five-sphincing has nothing to do with riding"

The seven-time Olympic champion isabell Werth sees itself confirmed after the scandalous incidents in the modern five-fight on Friday in their opinion.

"Five-fight has nothing, but nothing to do with riding," said Werth the side: "The horses are a means of transport, to which the athletes have no purchase. They can give just as well a bike or scooter."

In the cattle decision in Tokyo, Annika Schlu (Berlin) was launched as a leader in the third partial discipline riding. On which it has been admitted to Saint Boy had previously had a rider with three refusals. Even before Sportsoldatin could ride to the courses, the animal blocked.

The scandal started as a national coarin Kim Raisner from the side Reinriefe: "Hau on it, really turn it." Sluz put the rectors, rammed the horse the spores into the pages, but nothing moved the completely disturbed and by the inappropriate treatment in addition to panic-driven animal to move. In the end it was enough for Schlu only to place 31.

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For Isabell Werth, this incident was not a bit surprising. "The pentathlon horses are prefixed in front of the decision with a van in the stadium, no rider has seen them before," said the team Olympic champion of Tokyo: "It is not a growing relationship with these sensitive living things in this sport is. The horses are only a means for purpose here. "