Referring to a video of a coaching session, Ms Dujardin said what happened was 'completely out of character' and 'does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils'.
Britain's joint-most decorated female Olympian, Charlotte Dujardin, has pulled out of the Paris Games after a video emerged of her allegedly whipping a horse repeatedly. The dressage rider, who has won six Olympic medals, including two golds at London 2012 and a third at Rio 2016, had been set to compete in both the individual and team events in France in the coming days. But she has now withdrawn from this summer's games, saying the footage 'from four years ago...
Rider will 'co-operate fully' with investigations 'I will co-operate fully with the FEI, British Equestrian Federation and British Dressage during their investigations, and will not be commenting further until the process is complete,' she went on. British Equestrian chief executive Jim Eyre said: 'As the guardians of equestrian sport, we must uphold the highest standards of equine welfare - the horse's wellbeing is paramount.
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