Charlotte Dujardin suspended for a year for whipping horse

Charlotte Dujardin, the three-time Olympic gold medallist, has been given a one-year suspension from equestrian following the emergence of a video that showed her repeatedly whipping a horse.

The British rider, who missed the summer’s Olympic Games because of the scandal, said what happened was “completely out of character” and “does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils”.

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