Olympic rider Heath Ryan faces suspension after video of horse whipping emerges
Equestrian Australia Suspends Dressage Rider Over Controversial Video Equestrian Australia announced on Thursday the provisional suspension of a dressage rider due to complaints that surfaced after a video was shared online. The governing body’s statement indicated that this action was prompted by both formal and informal grievances regarding the footage. The statement expressed concern over […]
Pirates staff member suspended for whipping fan during altercation
A Pittsburgh Pirates usher has been suspended after a shocking incident took place during a boxing match at PNC Park on Sunday. A video captured the usher in a heated argument with fans, which escalated into him physically confronting them. In the footage, it appears the usher attempted to engage with a couple of fans […]
Kristi Noem has ‘personally apologized’ to horseback border agents after false accusations of whipping migrants: sources
Homeland Security Secretary Christy Noem “personally apologizes” to U.S. Border Patrol horse agents after falsely accusing the previous Biden administration of whipping immigrants. Images of horse-riding agents trying to control the surge in around 14,000 Haitian immigrants who arrived in a small border town in Del Rio, Texas, went viral in September 2021. Incorrectly, he […]
Olympic gold medalist dressage star gets one-year ban for ‘excessively’ whipping horse
Three-time Olympic gold medal-winning dressage star Charlotte Dujardin has been suspended for one year and fined for “excessively” whipping a horse. Days before the opening of the 2024 Paris Olympics, a video went viral showing Dujardin repeatedly wrapping a whip around a horse's leg. The British athlete withdrew from the competition because of the video […]
Olympic champ Charlotte Dujardin suspended for one year over disturbing horse whipping video
Three-time gold medalist Charlotte Dujardin has been suspended from equestrian sport for a year after a disturbing video of her whipping a horse was leaked online. Dujardin is accused of whipping the horse 20 times as it was roaming around a dirt training area. The disgraced champion has withdrawn from the 2024 Paris Olympics, citing […]
Democrats whipping against GOP’s short-term spending bill: ‘A waste of time’
House Democratic leaders have been aggressively opposing the Republican short-term spending bill, denouncing the plan as a threat to military readiness and warning that GOP leaders are on the cusp of a government shutdown. Leaving a closed-door meeting of Democratic caucus members in the basement of the Capitol, party leaders said the Republican six-month budget […]
Rate Cut Mania Now Crushing Stocks after Whipping Stocks into Frenzy or Whatever. Mag 7 Down $2.5 Trillion from Peak, Nasdaq Bloodied, Semis Crushed – WOLF STREET
A 4% drop puts the Nasdaq back to where it was in November 2021. Amazon, Tesla and Alphabet are already back to levels from 3-4 years ago. Nvidia is -24% from its peak. From WOLF STREET by Wolf Richter. The rate cut is coming, and will take effect on September 18. The stock market dream […]