Sam Jones, the CEO of Equestrian Australia, added: “It’s each applicable and welcome that FEI leads the investigation of this matter.
“Equestrian Australia stays extraordinarily involved concerning the incident and allegations, and we’ll help the FEI in any means we are able to.
“We all know our group is eager for solutions, however we might ask for persistence because the FEI rightly follows a radical and truthful course of, in step with their insurance policies and procedures.”
Ryan represented Australia in dressage on the Beijing Olympic Video games in 2008 and completed seventh.
He mentioned the horse, named Nico, got here to him after an accident which resulted in a feminine rider needing hospital remedy.
The Australian mentioned that Nico “had at all times been an issue little one and would simply not cease” and after the video he was capable of rehome the horse.
Ryan mentioned, exterior: “I’m so unhappy this was caught on video. If I had been considering of myself I might have instantly simply gotten off and despatched Nico to the knackery.
“That video was a life or demise second for Nico and I genuinely needed to strive my very hardest to see if Nico would contemplate different choices.
“All of this transpired sincerely with the horse’s greatest pursuits the only real consideration. Unbelievably it was so profitable for everybody besides me with the discharge of this video.”
Britain’s three-time Olympic champion Charlotte Dujardin missed the Paris Video games final yr after a video emerged of her repeatedly putting a horse round its legs with an extended whip.
She was subsequently banned for a yr by the FEI.
