Those allegations are horrific. I can’t even imagine.
Yup.
And those are just the ones who get caught.
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I could have, but preferred to wait until a more substantiated report was available. As the OOP did not supply her name, neither did I.
Easy enough to work out.
Actually the State Dept. visits them the first couple of months they are in the states (if they can find them). They ask them questions about their employment and look at the living conditions. More often than not it not their countrymen pimping them Lewiston ME had a preacher bringing in people from his country and giving them false SS numbers. The asian women you see in the “massage parlors” are brought in by men from their own country and when the place is busted the court system usually does nothing and the group move elsewhere.
So before you blame it on the GOP take a look at the facts.
My BF worked for the state dept. and was frustrated by the system.
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I admit I’m a bit lost. Were the 18 months tacked on because of these additional abuses that these 30 grooms reported? Or is it a separate matter?
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In the middle = bad AI translation for " in the dressage/equestrian world" and that’s what makes me so angry, is that no one reported this terrible abuse before. Heck it should be reported the very first time it’s seen!
I am so mad that this sort of thing is still going on, and I am sure this Morgan Barbançon is one of many abusers, unfortunately.
If the allegations are true, she belongs in jail, and I hope her career is over and her horses all find caring, compassionate homes.
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Ah yes, the Queen of Rollkur. Sounds logical.
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We removed the general political commentary not directly related to the thread topic (and responses to it), as that’s more appropriate for Current Events.
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If the rider named on this thread is the correct target, yes - the original suspension was for failure to report whereabouts as a rider subject to out-of-competition drug testing.
But as we have seen on the other thread about Parra, has she actually BEEN reported?
And the next question is if she was reported, was anything done about it?
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Allegedly.
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A giant sense of entitlement by the sound of it, as well as being an appalling excuse for a human being.
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I just can’t understand how these types of people are allowed to continue on when people know about the abuse they inflict on the horses and people. Why is it so hard to stand up against these monsters?
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“ In the absence of CAS publishing its exact reasoning for the sanction, allegations were made online that the increased suspension was related to horse abuse – although this would have been outside the scope of this arbitration.”
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The FEI is aware of online allegations of horse abuse against the French Dressage athlete Morgan Barbançon, however we can confirm that we have not received any formal notification or evidence relating to these allegations against Ms Barbançon.
The FEI follows up on allegations of horse abuse and, where evidence of abuse is found, we will always take appropriate action. Where horse abuse is proved, sanctions can range up to a lifetime ban. The FEI is fully committed to upholding the highest standards of equine welfare and will sanction behaviour which deviates from these principles. The FEI urges anyone in possession of evidence showing horse abuse to contact us immediately.
We can clarify that Ms Barbançon’s 18 month-suspension is totally unrelated to the current allegations circulating online. Ms Barbançon had appealed to the independent Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against a three-month suspension for failing to comply with World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) human athlete anti-doping regulations. The Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (AFLD), the French national anti-doping agency and WADA also appealed to the CAS demanding an increase of her sentence for the violation of the human athlete anti-doping regulations. The CAS dismissed Ms Barbançon’s appeal and increased the period of suspension to 18 months, based solely on three violations of the WADA requirement on athlete whereabouts under the human anti-doping regulations.
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You’re not doubting the communications department of the FEI has time to waste on an American bulletin board (sort of) defending a French rider, are you?
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Lol. Ben Palmer, is that you?
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The FEI_Comminications account does have a legitimate email that traces back to the FEI website.
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