Charlotte Dujardin, Another Caught Olympic Horse Abuser

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[jchur]

Horse abusers should be convicted with criminal charges.

[nicschu]

Absolutely agree. Imagine a friend walking along with you, carrying a stick, hitting you randomly and you never know why or when.
Along with the unnecessary pain-would anyone walk with trust and comfortably?
I just don`t get it, but people want circus.
A horse relaxed, in balance and in harmony whith his rider is just boring to them.
We must not stop calling out horse abuse, wherever we may encounter it. If only horses had a sound for pain...
Thank you for your statement!
Greetings from Germany

[Paul-kdat]

Thank you for sharing and being you. We are 100% behind this chat.

[dianapippin]

THAT woman should automatically be disqualified from competing in the equestrian events in the Olympics. And charged with animal abuse.

[sarahjones-jfpr]

How many of these sport horses suffered under her hands...wicked woman.

[pennywebb]

Thank you for continuing to keep these issues in the public eye. I can't watch videos of horses (or any animals for that matter) being treated harshly. It just makes me feel helpless and so very angry.
P.S. Mocha looks so grown up!! A beautiful mare.

[jennifermiller]

Graeme, you are my hero. Thank you for speaking out, calling out the abusers on their behavior, and for loving these sweet, vulnerable animals and serving as their voice in such an articulate manner and with great illustration. We appreciate you from around the world.

[EagleSoul]

Just to see you Graeme surrounded and even hugged by your old friend Luke and baby Mocha a BC Wildie you strongly made your point. Cheers from Silvana from South America Uruguay 🇺🇾

[katherinepoletto]

EXCEPT when they GET CAUGHT.
THANK YOU GRAHMAN.

[BarbaraBrown-uw]

Very well said, after our short conversation on here the other day about Charlotte Du Jardin I have made the decision not to watch any of the equestrian events at the Olympics. I'd rather watch you and your horses and watch someone being kind and respectful to their animals. I don't watch many equestrian events these days anyway as I don't like seeing any animals getting hurt. If the riders get hurt then it's their decision to be doing that and they know the risks, the horses don't have a choice or know the risks. Lovely seeing how well Mocha and Luke are doing together

[daddyrabbit]

As of now, she is out of the Olympics. Hopefully people will continue to get caught and this behavior will end.

[flacadiabla]

This message goes to ALL sports involving horses. Learn to love the animal for what it is and not for the ribbons or money you can get from them.
Love to all 4 legged creatures❤

[pundarbritta]

I can only agree with what you are saying. I mean, it's not HARD to not abuse animals. The punishment for doing so are ridiculous, needs a massive overhaul. Especially when it comes to sports.

[azureequus]

I’m going to be honest I’ve seen more abuse to horses at the Olympic level riding than beginner horse level riding, people who don’t know how to treat horses properly are kinder than some professionals. Charlotte was very calm in that video it was not out of anger, she’s done it before and I’m not sure why people are so shocked that this rider hurt horses as she’s had issue with spur marks and bloody mouths in the past it’s not new behaviour for her.
And what makes the beating even worse and this is why I’ll never accept the argument of “it doesn’t hurt me so it doesn’t hurt the horse” a horse has much thinner skin than a human does and they have way more nerve endings than humans do as well, so it’s much easier to bruise a horse and the pain they feel is greater than a humans, horses just don’t react cus there prey animals and they don’t feel safe expressing pain, or they do react to pain however most people are blind to horses pain expression unfortunately.

[philippacrowe]

Being good to the horse and caring for it's mental and physical health is what TRUE Dressage is about ie look up Nuno Oliveira, NOT this current circus of "Modern Dressage". Thankyou for your calm and concise observations and people a Horse's skin is actually more sensitive that ours as are the bottom of their hooves believe it or not!!

[salberg]

On the youtube channel Raleigh Link, she has a petition that can be signed against horse abuse

[ejtappan]

"It happens because everyone around it says yes, that's fine. Or they say nothing at all." --- EXACTLY. This kind of abuse has been hidden in plain sight for the entire history of equine sports, and it is sickening. My fear is that the spotlight will shine on a handful of riders, and not the industry as a whole. My fear is that it will once again just get swept under the rug.

[rachaelsimpson]

So disappointed. Utterly selfish behaviour.

[senka]

Dujardin is not the only dressage trainer doing this. It has become the norm and it is unacceptable. In the video you can hear the person taking it giggle as the horse is whipped. I am disgusted that young riders are taught abuse is ok. That they accept it.

[dee]

This behavior is absolutely heartbreaking and despicable! Of course, in her “apology” letter she failed to make any mention of how sorry she is for hurting horse. What made this even more disgusting was the snickering/laughing in the background as she’s whipping this beautiful and helpless creature. It’s very obvious to anyone with a brain that this was not an isolated incident – – it’s a pattern of behavior. She should not be allowed to have a horse anymore. She makes me sick!