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Much of the internal research like Pehr Iron He claimed that Svensk Travsport’s handling of the Propulsion case is about how the association acted when word reached them in the summer of 2019 that Propulsion would be nervous.
“I didn’t find any reason to go ahead”
The trainer and owner of the horse, Daniel Redén, said the following to Travronden, in June of this year:
– The first time I heard about this was last year. Then came Steen Morten Johansen (ST chief of security, editor’s note) and he told me that there are rumors that the horse has suffered a nervous breakdown during his stay in the United States. It was a shock. I told him that it seemed incredible that I, as a coach, would have blocked him in that case. And that all my vets must have missed it. They always pass my horses that come from the United States.
Svensk Travsport’s chief of security, Steen Morten Johansen, also confirmed directly to Norska Trav og Galopp-Nytt, who revealed the news of Propulsion’s nerve incision on June 2, 2020, that ST investigated Propulsion in the fall of 2019.
– I can confirm that we did an investigation but found no reason to proceed after that, he says.
“Many things that raise questions”
When the investigation launched by Svensk Travsport in June was released on Thursday, investigator Pehr Jern was very critical of how that investigation went and that nothing further was done to follow up on it.
– On June 22, 2019 in competitions at Rättvikstravet, Daniel Redén was contacted by the then head of investigation because the head of investigation had heard rumors that Propulsion was nervous. They agreed that the horse would be examined, which also happened a bit later at Stall Zet. Before the investigation, the head of the investigation decided to consult with the veterinarian of the Norwegian trotting association. It is not clear why.
– At the time of the investigation, the head of the investigation used a veterinarian attached to Stall Zet. According to the head of the investigation, the investigation showed that the propulsion showed a reaction to emotion. Thus, the head of the investigation considered that the matter was resolved and no further controls were carried out, said Pehr Jern at the press conference in Solvalla.
For Travronden, Pehr Jern develops the reasoning:
– There are many things that raise doubts. It can also be said that if it is a horse that is imported from the USA, where cutting of nerves is allowed, was there any way to check if there was information about it? The answer is yes, it was with the American Trotting Association. It would have been a fairly easy check to do. And then hiring Redén’s own vet may not have been entirely successful from an objectivity standpoint. I have no opinion on whether he was capable of carrying out the order, but it was less appropriate to hire Redén’s own vet.
• Did more people in ST know how the survey was conducted?
– After the investigation, the former head of the investigation emailed some people from the horse welfare department and then only told them that the investigation does not show that the horse is nervous and therefore does not cause any other action.
Göran Wahlman, Svensk Travsport’s federal attorney has this to say about the question of whether more people than Steen Morten Johansen took part in the survey and how it was conducted in 2019:
– He announced that he was recognized and that the horse is full of sensations, the case is closed, when he was there he announced the well-being of the horse. So no one followed him anymore. Because he thought now we’ve killed the rumors, Wahlman says.
Stopped this summer
Steen Morten Johansen left Svensk Travsport in July this year after what he then called a schism:
– We had a meeting last night. “I’ve felt that others have guided me, that my research has been guided by other people and then my credibility disappears,” Johansen told Travronden at the time.
• So is it a schism between you?
– Yes.
• Does this have something to do with the case of propulsion?
– Included. My experience is that ST wants to blame me, that’s how I feel.
Maria Croon, CEO of Svensk Travsport, told Travronden:
– We have different views on how the role and assignment are designed over time and what needs ST has in the future and in such an important role, full trust and a consistent vision is required, otherwise it is better to go by separate ways.
• Does Johansen mean that “you” want to blame him in the Propulsion case?
– I may represent it, but that’s not true.
“It could not be the ultimate responsible”
In connection with today’s press conference, Svensk Travsport CEO Maria Croon reiterated that this summer she did not consider Steen Morten Johansen suitable to lead the external investigation in the Propulsion case. When asked how he sees that it took five months to investigate the whole thing, he replies:
– It is clear that it would have been desirable if it had gone faster, but it has been the parallel investigation, the internal one that has handled the management of the union and the external one that we also needed to manage resources in another way because I thought that the then head of investigation it couldn’t be extreme. responsible for it. It took a little longer to find alternative researchers.
In the investigation presented Thursday, Svensk Travsport found that Propulsion had been stressful. Partly by a vet confirming that the horse has scars that can be attributed to the procedure.
• Pehr Jern, now a vet has determined that the horse has a severed nerve, which vet performed that exam?
– If you think about the confirmation of the scars that have probably arisen in relation to the incision of the nerve, it is the veterinarian of the trotting federation who has made this verification.
• Antti Rautalinko?
– Yes.
The jogging round has sought out Steen Morten Johansen, who currently does not want to comment on the Svensk Travsport investigation.
