25/06/2007
- Report on the Hearing in the Case of Alledged Abuse at CCI 4* Lexington 
The hearing in the case of alleged abuse at CCI 4* Lexington involving
rider Amy Tryon (USA) and horse Le Samurai, which had occurred on 28 April 2007,
took place today 25 June 2007 at the FEI Headquarters in Lausanne.
Composition
of the hearing: Panel of the FEI Tribunal: Ken Lalo Patrick
Boelens Erik Elstad Present for the FEI: Alex McLin, FEI General
Counsel; Laetitia
Zumbrunnen, FEI Legal Counsel Present for the rider: Amy Tryon
(Amy is pictured at the right jumping into the water at Jersey Fresh on Poggio
II, earlier this month.) Kevin Baumgardner, Attorney Andrew Temkin,
Attorney The following individuals gave evidence at the oral hearing: Christian
Landolt Wayne Roycroft Catrin Norinder Frits Sluyter Rebecca Broussard Amy
Tryon Mark Phillips Karen OConnor The hearing began at 9h00
Lausanne time and finished at 16h30. The panel examined the evidence received,
which included numerous witness statements and video footage in addition to the
testimony of those listed above.
The panel accepted the evidence presented
and will issue its motivated decision within a short time and in any event no
later than 30 days of today.
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