The RSPCA are seriously looking into the possibility of prosecuting the jockey who violently punched his frightened horse before a race.
Apprentice jockey Dylan Caboche was caught on camera assaulting his mount She’s Reneldasgirl at a South Australian racetrack on Wednesday.
He was suspended for two weeks as a result of the hit, a decisions fans slammed as too lenient, labelling it ‘absolutely disgusting’ and ‘animal cruelty’.
Mr Caboche apologised for the shocking attack, describing his actions ‘probably weren’t the greatest’ and attributed them to a ‘brain fade’, but the animal care and protection association
‘There are grounds for us to investigate further, so we can make a decision as to whether we will be prosecuting,’ Paul Stevenson from the RSPCA said.
Apprentice jockey Dylan Caboche was caught on camera assaulting his mount She’s Reneldasgirl at a South Australian racetrack on Wednesday
Shocking footage (above) of the moment shows the horse clearly distressed and anxious before being led to the gates
The incident occurred moments before race two in Port Lincoln. Shocking footage of the moment shows the horse clearly distressed and anxious before being led to the gates.
Barrier attendants can then be seen trying to get the fractious filly into the gates, with 22-year-old Caboche aboard, before he dismounts and punches her rib cage.
The horse wilts in agony after he delivered the below.
‘I want to genuinely, sincerely and unreservedly apologise to everyone for my actions yesterday. I understand what I did was completely unacceptable,’ Mr Caboche said.
‘Striking a horse is obviously not the right way to go about things.’
The RSPCA however do not accept his apology as a closed case, and are looking into the issue to see if they can take matters further.
‘I want to genuinely, sincerely and unreservedly apologise to everyone for my actions yesterday. I understand what I did was completely unacceptable,’ Mr Caboche said
The South Australian apprentice jockey was suspended for two weeks after punching his mount She’s Reneldasgirl before a race in Port Lincoln
Thoroughbred Racing SA stewards announced the rider’s suspension in a tweet on Wednesday afternoon.
‘Dylan Caboche was suspended under rule AR175(q) (misconduct) for striking his mount prior to loading. Suspended from midnight 17/11/17 to 1/12/17,’ it reads.
She’s Reneldasgirl was the first of Caboche’s seven rides at Port Lincoln on Wednesday, with the apprentice winning the final race on Slide Of Hand.
People reacted with outrage to the footage, with some even saying Mr Caboche should be banned for life.
‘Absolutely disgusting! Jockey should be punished more than that! Poor innocent horses in this cruel industry!’ one person said.
‘That’s animal cruelty!!! Should be more then a 2 week ban,’ another replied.
‘You don’t deserve to be a jockey,’ one person tweeted directly to the under-fire rider.
‘Two weeks? yeah, that’s sending a strong message. Punch a horse and you can’t ride for two weeks. How about you fine him $10,000 as a deterrent, and donate the money to the RSPCA,’ another man suggested.
People reacted with outrage to the footage, with some even saying Mr Caboche should be banned for life