Charlotte Dujardin viral video: British medalist, retired from Paris 2024 after the complaint of animal abuse

Charlotte Dujardin, renowned British rider with six Olympic medals, she has been involved in an animal abuse scandal, she announced that she will not participate in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after a video emerged in which she is seen hitting her horse with a riding crop.

The British rider, of 39 years, has been sanctioned with a ban on competing for six months. This measure has been taken while an investigation related to the video in question is being carried out.

Six times olympic medalist horse riding was also provisionally suspended. The video, obtained by the BBC, it shows Dujardin repeatedly hitting his horse’s legs with a riding crop.

Charlotte Dujardin, he issued a statement announcing his retirement from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, following the dissemination of the video. In his statement, he acknowledged having committed “an error in judgment”.

¿How did Charlotte Dujardin’s video come to light?
What many don’t understand is why the video was released just before the Paris Olympics.

The video was posted for ‘protect dressage’, but he did it at a time when it could seriously harm our sport, according to information from the brand Portal.

Charlotte Dujardin, express: “If an elite sport needs to mistreat to succeed then we will have to put an end to that elite sport”

The real way to protect dressage is by demonstrating that animal welfare and our love for horses are priorities for everyone, thousands of people around the world have commented.

In accordance with the code of conduct of the British Equestrian, the use of aids, whether natural or artificial, must be appropriate and not excessive.

The regulations establish that “abuse of a horse will not be tolerated through the inappropriate use of aids such as riding crops, spurs, etc.”

In the video, Dujardin use a training riding crop, which is designed to motivate or correct the horse during training sessions.