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| Nationality | Danish | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1957-06-18) 18 June 1957 Silkeborg, Denmark | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Equestrian | |||||||||||||||||
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Jon Pedersen (born 18 June 1957) is a Danish equestrian. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.1
In a documentary from 1997 Jon Pedersen was caught abusing horses. For instance by hitting a horse in the eye with the hard end of a whip, then continuing to hit the horse with the hard end of the whip 5-6 more times, then whipping the horse for another 30 minutes. In a documentary from 2026, he was again caught on tape abusing horses while employed at Dalumgaard Rideklub (riding club)2.
References
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jon Pedersen Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- https://www.tv2fyn.dk/fyn/tidligere-ol-rytter-og-leder-af-stor-rideklub-mishandler-heste-pa-skjult-kamera-han-taesker-dem-ea1f9