US EVENT rider Andrew McConnon is under investigation for alleged horse abuse, the FEI confirmed this week. McConnon competed at the five-star Defender Burghley Horse Trials last weekend, finishing in 27th place with Wakita 54.
Videos released over the weekend show a rider, alleged to be McConnon, hitting a horse on the head during a training session.


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