I used to own a horse. I even have the tattoo of him on my arm. I never used a whip or crop.
The crop incident was on Friday and the punch was on Saturday.
I'm not sure why you are trying to justify the abuse.
The IOC does have the right to punish people. It's not just up to the governing body of that particular sport.
If you want, we can go your way and say that the UIPM is weak on animal abuse.
Ah, the "but the punch didn't cause injury" defense. Do you know how many shitty people use that defense in court?
To be clear, you supporting punching animals, as long as there are no visible injuries.