Three-time gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin pulls out of Paris 2024 Olympics

Three-time Olympic dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin has pulled out of the Paris games over a video showing an "error of judgement" in a coaching session.

In a statement on her Instagram, she said: "A video has emerged from four years ago which shows me making an error of judgement during a coaching session".

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[SpannerB]

"In an error of judgement, I allowed myself to be filmed. I apologise that I got caught."

[d]

The fact that she calls animal abuse “an error of judgement” says it all. I don’t want to imagine how many innocent animals suffered because of her messed up morals.

[Enlightenment]

She repeatedly hit her horses legs during a coaching session during a slow trot…..animal cruelty, she should be stripped of all her medals.

[chelseadawestie]

How many times has she done the same & not been filmed?

[primrose]

She should resign permanently. There is so much cruelty in this world and only a handful is evidenced, reported and eventually punished... she owes all her career and money to the very animal she was beating up. The proportionate punishment would be stripping her off from the titles and all the money she earned with them. And give that money to animal shelters. As a bare minimum. But she is a mean person... she would never do that.

Wrath. Greed. Vanity...

[bvbv]

Abusing a horse is not an "Error of judgement" . Shame on this animal abuser.

[noneofyerbiznessfu]

She got caught
How many more times was this awful woman cruel

[julieowens]

Absolutely disgusting nothing but cruelty , ,how would she feel being repeatedly struck across the legs she should be banned , she should be ashamed of herself disgusting cruelty .

[gadagaz]

Its on YouTube, or was earlier a few hours ago. How has nobody seemingly seen it here? Saw a load of videos on it, watched two and both the same footage. She deserves to never compete again.

[lauramoulds]

Only sorry because she’s been caught. She’s clever at hiding her brutality.

[paulc]

Charlotte Dujardin is a disgrace. Animal abuse is unacceptable.

[SassCass]

So let me get this straight. Someone had this video for four years and thinks it’s abuse. They held onto it for four years but are now just concerned about it? They either didn’t care about potential animal abuse, were threatened themselves or are trying to get her out of competition or all three.

[rhi]

I KNEW she was no good to horses and everyone gave me SUCH horrible treatment because of it, defending her for no reason. I would bet all my money that ALL the professionals competing at this level do not treat horses respectfully

[tdk]

So someone has been holding onto this video clip for 4 years. Clearly not overly concerned by its content and has now released it right before the Olympic games or sold it to one of her rivals to release.

[MissNoopy]

According to The Telegraph the video shows her hitting a horse repeatedly on the legs. I already think equestrian sport, particularly dressage, is cruel and this is just the latest evidence to come to light.

[gorillafilmmakernow]

The way this story is being spun is incredible "what she calls" lets call it what it is, its animal abuse

[Falconive]

Her error of judgement is the fact she still didn't own her mistake.

[mikedarroch]

If this was bloke the media would happily share what he did. Instead no one is actually saying what has happened.

[MaggieJean]

She has been banned. I'm sick of people who get outed claiming this isn't who they are. It most definitely is. She should be banned from ever being near a horse again.

[sandradomizio]

100% animal abuse. This is clearly how she trains her horses and she is just ashamed she got caught. Should be banned for life and stripped of all medals.