FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Equestrian - Eventing - Jumping Individual - Qualification - Equestrian Park - Tokyo, Japan - August 2, 2021. Melody Johner of Switzerland on her horse Toubleu De Rueire competes. REUTERS/Molly Darlington/File photo
(Reuters) - PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday to eliminate equestrian events from future Olympics citing cruelty to horses during the recent Tokyo Summer Games.
In an incident that went viral on social media Germany's Annika Schleu was filmed whipping her horse Saint Boy after he refused to jump during the modern pentathlon competition.
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