The permissible degree of whip, show jumping rider Paul Estermann has been exceeded in the eyes of the court. It condemned the Lucerne because of the repeated deliberate cruelty to animals, and increased the required degree of punishment. The defense has filed an appeal.

The 56-year-old ester Mann have the physical integrity and two horses Would ever hurt multiple times, it was said in a short justification of the judgment, which the district court Willisau published on Friday. The spring tab must be a conditional fine of 100 daily rates of 160 Swiss francs and a fine of 4000 Swiss francs to pay for two years of the sample period.

Thus, the single judge issued a slightly higher penalty than the one demanded by the Prosecutor. This applied to 90 daily rates and a fine of 3600 francs. He accused the show jumping, he had leads in the Training of the Mare Castel field Eclipse of 2016, two Times with the dressage whip is painful and partially bleeding injuries and the gelding “Lord Pepsi” between 2014 and 2017, at least three Times too hard with the whip, beaten.

in court, said the Prosecutor, Estermann beat the horses is not systematically, or maliciously. He described the accused as a quick-tempered and impulsive. This fits well to the Tatvorwürfen. Ester man ask of his horses a lot and treat you like elite athletes. It is a matter of fame and money.

Difficult investigations

The case is an employee of ester’s with a message and with pictures of injured animals had brought. It had been a difficult investigation, said the Prosecutor. Many tools have not kept covered, in order to put the rider scene in a bad light.

ester man denied the accusations and said that he had used for Castlefield Eclipse, no whip, because it had more forward thrust, as dear to him had been. A veterinarian noted during an inspection, the Mare’s injury, which came from spurs and whips. He did not know how the veterinary to get it, said Estermann. He had not ridden the Mare on that day. You could have hurt otherwise.

With Lord Pepsi uses acetate man claims to whip and spurs, but not to the penalties and Hurt, he said. Lord Pepsi was in character the opposite of Castlefield Eclipse. He beat but no horse, to achieve better training results.

acquittal required

There is no way, such as with forbidden whip no records, better training results are to be achieved, the lawyer said ester’s. His client could handle as the internationally successful show jumping with horses. Estermann had to acquit.

The defense considered the statements of the whistle-blower against his client as not credible. Also, the probative value of the photos in question. The single judge holds that the defendants ‘ facts by witness statements, to be a veterinarian proved the report and photos.

The judgment is not appealable. The defender filed for appeal. The district court of Willisau is to justify the verdict in writing. It is only when a final judgment is the sanction Commission of the Swiss Association for horse sports (SVPS) is active. You may decide, as the first Association instance about the possible consequences for the jumpers. (fal/sda)

Created: 22.11.2019, 10:28 PM