Call for Olympic equestrian ban after video shows Dujardin whipping horse

Call for Olympic equestrian ban after video shows Dujardin whipping horse

Footage reveals ‘an error of judgement’ by Team GB starPeta says Olympics must ‘move into the modern era’

A video has emerged of the Team GB equestrian star Charlotte Dujardin repeatedly striking a horse with a long whip during a training session. The incident has led the animal rights group Peta to call for all equestrian events to be banned from the Olympic Games.

The 39-year-old Dujardin, who won six dressage Olympic medals in London, Rio and Tokyo, was banned from the Paris 2024 Games and suspended on Tuesday. The incident occurred when she conducted a coaching session to a young rider at a private stables four years ago.

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