FEI Tribunal issues a Final Decision in a Horse Abuse case involving Evi Strasser and Tanya Strasser-Shostak

The FEI Tribunal has issued its Final Decision in a Horse Abuse case involving Olympic Dressage athlete Evi Strasser (CAN) and her daughter, Tanya Strasser-Shostak (CAN).

The FEI Tribunal concluded that Evi Strasser committed acts of Horse Abuse against a horse on 12 June and 4 July 2018, in breach of Article 142 of the 2018 FEI General Regulations.

The Tribunal also found that the charges of bringing the FEI and equestrian sport into disrepute and breaching the FEI Code of Conduct for the Welfare of the Horse were established. As these violations were consequential to and subsumed within the findings under Article 142, no separate sanctions were imposed for them.

In its Final Decision, the FEI Tribunal suspends Evi Strasser for a period of four years. She will receive credit for the provisional suspension periods actually served, including from 18 February to 15 May 2024 and from 12 November 2024 until notification of the decision. Evi Strasser is also ordered to pay a fine of CHF 4,000 and a contribution of CHF 10,000 towards the FEI’s legal costs.

The Tribunal dismissed the Horse Abuse, disrepute and Code of Conduct charges against Tanya Strasser-Shostak. No suspension, fine or other sanction is imposed on her, and her provisional suspension is lifted with immediate effect.