FORMAL WARNING FOR LUKE HUMPHREY OF WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Friday 23 September 2016
LUKE HUMPHREY, from Wisbech, Cambridgeshire has been fined a sum of £500 and issued with a Formal Warning as to his future conduct and behaviour following an incident at a British Showjumping event at Houghton Hall Equestrian Centre, Cambridge on 30th April 2016.
Luke used his whip excessively on his horse ‘Back to Black II’ thereby contravening Rules 82.1, 82.3, 82.4, 82.5 and 82.11 of the British Showjumping Members Handbook.
Iain Graham, Chief Executive stated ‘As a national governing body for the sport we have a strict code of conduct that we expect our members to adhere to particularly in relation to the welfare of the horse which is paramount. Behaviour such as this will not be tolerated in any form and it would be totally unacceptable for any member to think otherwise. Ensuring equine welfare is paramount to us and we applaud those that bring instances such as this to our attention so that they can be dealt with formally’.
