Annika Schleu of Team Germany looks dejected following her run in the Riding Show Jumping of the Women's Modern Pentathlon.
Annika Schleu of Team Germany looks dejected following her run in the Riding Show Jumping of the Women's Modern Pentathlon.
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  • Kaley Cuoco said she'd like to purchase Saint Boy, a horse ridden by Olympian Annika Schleu.
  • The coach Kim Raisner was thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics for punching Saint Boy because the horse refused to jump.
  • Cuoco, who stars in "The Flight Attendant," took to her Instagram Stories to call the incident "pure classless behavior."
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Kaley Cuoco offered to buy the Olympic horse hit by a German equestrian coach after it refused to jump during the competition.

On Friday, "The Flight Attendant" actress shared two Instagram Stories posts criticizing German coach Kim Raisner, who was kicked out of the Tokyo Olympics for hitting Saint Boy during the modern pentathlon event on August 6.

"I feel it's my duty and heart to comment on this disgrace," Cuoco, 35, wrote on her Instagram account. "This is not Olympic showjumping. This is a disgusting, classless, abusive representation of our sport in so many ways. This team should be ashamed of themselves."

Annika Schleu of Germany in action in the modern pentathlon at the Tokyo Olympics
Annika Schleu was at the heart of the drama in Tokyo.
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Along with her message, Cuoco shared a photo of Saint Boy and his rider, Annika Schleu, sobbing as she tried to get the horse to jump.

Cuoco continued: "You and your team did not do your country proud or this sport. You make us look bad. Shame on you and godspeed to any animal that comes in contact with you."

In another post on Instagram, Cuoco called the incident "pure classless behavior" and "disgusting on all levels."

"This is not our sport. This does not represent our sport," Cuoco wrote, before adding "this 'rider' and her 'trainer' are a disgrace."

Cuoco, who's a passionate equestrian, said she's willing to purchase Saint Boy.

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"I'll buy that horse outright and show it the life it should have. Name your price," Cuoco wrote.

Schleu and Saint Boy were poised to win first place during the Olympic competition before the horse refused to jump, causing Schleu to score zero points in the event. She finished in 31st place out of 36 competitors.

Raisner is believed to have been seen hitting Saint Boy before Schleu entered the showjumping arena. In a statement, the executive board (EB) of the Union Internationale de Pentathlon Moderne (UIPM) said: "The EB reviewed video footage that showed Ms Raisner appearing to strike the horse Saint Boy, ridden by Annika Schleu, with her fist during the riding discipline of the women's modern pentathlon competition.

"Her actions were deemed to be in violation of the UIPM competition rules, which are applied to all recognized modern pentathlon competitions including the Olympic Games.

Kaley Cuoco and her husband, Karl Cook, on the red carpet together.
Kaley Cuoco is married to Karl Cook, an equestrian trainer.
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Cuoco, who's married to horse trainer Karl Cook, is an animal lover and often shares social media posts of her horseback riding. According to People, Cuoco met Cook at an equestrian event in 2016.

In February, Cuoco told Variety that she owns a farm in Coachella Valley that currently houses her animals, including 25 horses and a "large pack of dogs.

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