Imagine the humiliation of a bronze medal winner from the 2008 Olympics in horse riding, Norwegian Tony Andre Hansen when his medal was revoked and he was suspended from the sport till early next year due to a detection of a banned substance on their animals. The substance was capsaicin, a derivative of the chili pepper plant that is used to relieve muscle pains for horses. This is also used by horse riders to train their horses to jump higher, placing it under their belly making it very uncomfortable for the horse thus reinforcing it to jump higher every time it misses a jump. The case was deemed as animal cruelty and thus resulted in his title getting stripped and a fine was issued to the said rider. He was one of four riders found to have the banned substance on their animals which the IOC tested for several banned substances, taking samples before the event. The sheer number of tests that were done, for both humans and animal participants and the ensuing investigation is why the verdict has only now been made known assuring the rights of animals and the equal protection they are getting from the Olympic governing body. Poor equines!
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悲しいことに12頭の馬が死亡しました。 カナダで馬を乗せたトラックが転倒した後でした。運転手はただちに運転不注意のかどで起訴されました。家畜のトラックは44頭の馬を乗せていました。このトラックがディアフット・トレイルに差し掛かったところで、中央分離帯に乗りあがり、転倒しました。何頭かは脱出することが出来ました。幸運なことに、通りがかりの車が何台か救助のため、車を止めました。可哀相な馬はお互いの上に重なったまま、身動きがとれない状態でした。消防士が何とかトラックから馬を解放しましたが、その場で8頭の馬が死亡し、残りは安楽死させられました。救助は3時間掛かり、トラックは３室に分けられたため、救助を困難にしました。馬はボニービルに戻される予定でした。