Andrew Hoy

Andrew Hoy (born 8 February 1959 in Culcairn, New South Wales) is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Australia. The Athens 2004 Summer Olympics were his sixth games.

He lives in the United Kingdom, with his wife Bettina Hoy, who competes at the Olympic level for Germany. The Hoys are a rare married couple competing in the same Olympic discipline for different teams in the same year (see also Raphael Poiree and Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée).

Cruelty Charges of the International Equestrian Federation

In June 2008 Hoy was charged with animal cruelty offences relating to assistance offered by Hoy to one of his pupils, Dutch rider Madeleine Brugman. Stewards allege that Ms Brugman rode Sundancer 6 at Barroca d'Alva CCI*** in Portugal (8-12 March) in illegal spiked boots (news, 20 March). Ms Brugman and Mr Hoy were called to an FEI tribunal to investigate the alleged abuse of the horse.

FEI spokesman Malina Gueorguiev said: "Witnesses are saying they saw them both putting the boots on and taking them off the horse."

Hoy expressed surprise that he has been charged in an interview with an Australian newspaper. "Always the situation is that if a horse has any damage to it or any abuse to it, or there is anything in relation to a drug-related incident, the rider is always the one that is responsible," he said. In the same interview Hoy stated that he had made many enemies and that "I'm absolutely convinced someone is out to get me." When asked who these people might be he stated "I definitely can't say who I believe these people are." [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23823834-2862,00.html Herald Sun Newspaper]

Andrew Hoy and Madeleine Brugman were cleared of the charges [http://www.horseandhound.co.uk/competitionnews/article.php?aid=264169 Horse and Hound] .

Record

*1979 Burghley Horse Trials: 1st place
*1984 Olympics: Individual-15th; Team-5th
*1988 Olympics: Individual-8th; Team-5th
*1992 Olympics: Individual-5th; Team-1st
*1995 Open European Games: 12th place
*1996 Badminton Horse Trials: 10 place
*1996 Olympics: Individual-11th; Team-1st
*2000 Olympics: Individual-2nd; Team-1st
*2000 Badminton Horse Trials: 9th place
*2002 Burghley Horse Trials: 4th place
*2002 Luhmuhlen Horse Trials: 1st place
*2002 Badminton Horse Trials: 8th place
*2003 Burghley Horse Trials: 9th place
*2003 Badminton Horse Trials: 7th place
*2004 Olympics: 57th place
*2004 Badminton Horse Trials: 5th place
*2004 Burghley Horse Trials: 1st place
*2005 Badminton Horse Trials: 3rd place (Master Monarch) and 6th place (Mr Pracatan)
*2005 Rolex Kentucky Three Day: 8th Yeoman's Point
*2006 Rolex Kentucky Three Day: 1st place (Master Monarch)
*2006 Badminton Horse Trials: 1st place (Moonfleet) and another position.

References

* [http://abc.net.au/olympics/2004/profiles/andrew_hoy.htm Andrew Hoy: Saddling up for number six]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOYAND01 DatabaseOlympics profile]