Leandro Silva | |
Sport: | Equestrian |
Birth Date: | 8 April 1976 |
Birth Place: | Cáceres, Brazil |
Leandro Aparecido da Silva (born 8 April 1976) is a Brazilian equestrian. He competed in the individual dressage event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] In 2020, his license was suspended by Sociedad Hipica Paulista, and he was put under investigation by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, after a videos of Silva and his son mistreating ponies surfaced on the internet.[2]
The FEI banned da Silva for three years after the incident came to light, calling the abuse "reprehensible".[3]