[1] Raisner was disqualified from the 2020 Summer Olympics after punching a horse which refused to jump for German rider Annika Schleu.
[5] The sport's governing body stated that it 'had reviewed video footage that showed Ms Raisner appearing to strike the horse Saint Boy.
[6] Raisner was later required to attend a coach education seminar that included a module on animal welfare and humane treatment.
[7] After the incident, Raisner indicated that her response was proportional and that the outrage was overblown[8] as whips and spurs were allowed saying, "Gerte und Sporen sind Hilfsmittel, die in der Reiterei erlaubt sind" ("Whip and spurs are aids that are permitted in horse riding").
[9] The reaction to Schleu and Raisner's conduct at the Tokyo Olympics later figured in the UIPM's decision to remove horse riding from the discipline of modern pentathlon.