Overview
- The animal-rights group said it filed the case with Munich prosecutors on March 9 after clips showed the Austrian rider striking a horse during a 2025 event near the city.
- Other footage from the Sunshine Tour in Spain in January and February shows similar blows, according to PETA.
- German authorities can review only conduct in Germany, so any alleged acts in Spain would need action by Spanish officials.
- PETA also alerted the Unterallgäu veterinary office and asked it to seek a ban on Reich keeping or supervising animals.
- Germany’s equestrian federation (FN) and the global body FEI say they will examine the case, and no charges or sport sanctions have been announced.