Tasmanian harness racing trainer Ben Yole has been disqualified for three years after an independent stewards panel found him guilty of mistreating horses on his property. The panel described the offending as 'systemic razzing' of horses in a wash bay for a period of at least 12 to 18 months. Mr Yole was also fined $5,000 for administering an intra-articular injection to a horse within eight days of a race meet.
A final decision by an independent stewards panel has found Tasmanian harness racing trainer Ben Yole guilty of "mistreating" horses and has handed down a three-year disqualification.
The report describes the "razzing" as occurring on race days, and involving fitting horses with head gear, blinds and earplugs — but allowing them to see and hear — and tying them to a pole near a rear wall of the wash bay. Tim Yole would wave a driving whip with a plastic bag attached to "exacerbate the noise of the whip", and strike the wall while waving the whip in the vicinity of the horse's rear legs while making excessive noise.
The panel described the conduct as posing "a substantial risk of harm in attempting to evoke the horses' natural fear response".
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