{"id":2307102,"date":"2024-07-23T21:29:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T01:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gold-medalist-charlotte-dujardin-withdraws-from-olympics-after-horrifying-video-takes-internet-by-storm\/"},"modified":"2024-07-23T21:31:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T01:31:41","slug":"gold-medalist-charlotte-dujardin-withdraws-from-olympics-after-horrifying-video-takes-internet-by-storm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gold-medalist-charlotte-dujardin-withdraws-from-olympics-after-horrifying-video-takes-internet-by-storm\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Medalist Charlotte Dujardin Withdraws from Olympics After Horrifying Video Takes Internet by Storm"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgold-medalist-charlotte-dujardin-withdraws-from-olympics-after-horrifying-video-takes-internet-by-storm%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307102&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Legal proceedings,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-schumer-file-measure-that-sets-up-process-to-ram-through-biden-stimulus-without-gop-support\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Schumer File Measure That Sets Up Process To Ram Through Biden Stimulus Without GOP Support\">statement continued<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear at this time what actions, if any, will be taken against Dujardin following the investigation \u2062by the FEI.<\/p>\n<p>Animal \u2064welfare \u2064and cruelty in the equestrian world have been hot-button \u2062issues in \u200brecent years, with increased scrutiny and calls \u2062for better treatment \u2063of horses in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Many\u200c on\u200d social\u2063 media\u2063 have \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abc-political-director-rick-klein-calls-for-cleansing-pro-trump-movement\/\" title=\"ABC Political Director Rick Klein calls for \u2018cleansing\u2019 pro-Trump movement\">expressed outrage<\/a> and \u200bdisgust \u200bat\u2062 the video, calling for\u2062 Dujardin to face consequences for her actions.<\/p>\n<p>It remains to be seen how this will impact Dujardin&#8217;s career\u200b and reputation in the world of dressage and equestrian\u2064 sports.<\/p>\n<p>As more information becomes available, we will continue \u2064to update this \u200bstory.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>British Olympic dressage medalist Charlotte Dujardin has pulled out of the Paris Olympics after video emerged that reportedly shows her whipping a horse on its legs.<\/p>\n<p>Dujardin, who holds six <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michael-phelps-begs-congress-take-action-month-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Olympic medals<\/a> &mdash; three of them gold&ndash; in equestrian events, said she decided to withdraw due to the investigation surrounding the video, whose contents she did not describe, according to the U.K.&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13663881\/Team-GBs-three-time-Olympic-dressage-champion-Charlotte-Dujardin-WITHDRAWS-Paris-Games-video-showing-making-error-judgement-coaching-session.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A video has emerged from four years ago which shows me making an error of judgement during a coaching session,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Understandably, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) is investigating, and I have made the decision to withdraw from all competition &mdash; including the Paris Olympics &mdash; while this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-need-to-talk-about-what-didnt-happen-on-election-day\/\" title=\"We Need To Talk About What Didn\u2019t Happen On Election Day\">process takes place<\/a>,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am sincerely sorry for my actions and devastated that I have let everyone down, including Team GB, fans and sponsors,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Dutch lawyer Stephan Wensing, who represents a 19-year-old who filed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/stolen-florida-therapy-horse-found-slaughtered-meat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">complaint<\/a> described the video, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/article\/2024\/jul\/23\/deeply-ashamed-gb-dressage-star-charlotte-dujardin-pulls-out-of-olympics-over-coaching-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Charlotte Dujardin was in the middle of the arena,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;She said to the student: &lsquo;Your horse must lift up the legs more in the canter.&rsquo; She took the long whip, and she was beating the horse more than 24 times in one minute. It was like an elephant in the circus.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;At that time, my client was thinking, &lsquo;This must be normal. She is an Olympic winner. Who am I to doubt?&rsquo; My client asked around and was warned against speaking out in the U.K. But last year my client saw others suspended in the U.K. and elsewhere,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And this weekend, she eventually made a decision to let me admit the complaint to the FEI, and that happened yesterday. The FEI took this immediately very seriously,&rdquo; he said. FEI is the European acronym for the International Federation for Equestrian Sport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some detail about Dujardin&rsquo;s &lsquo;error of judgement&rsquo;. Turns out to be 24 errors of judgement 8n less than a minute. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gpyoJqMDSW\">https:\/\/t.co\/gpyoJqMDSW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rob &#127752; (@rotster) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rotster\/status\/1815885206022414361?\">July 23, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The FEI &nbsp;announced Dujardin&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/reporter-suspended-bizarre-interaction-wnba-star-caitlin-clark\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspension<\/a> in a statement on its <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.fei.org\/media-updates\/fei-announces-provisional-suspension-dressage-athlete-charlotte-dujardin-gbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension covers the Olympics and any other events regulated by the federation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On 22 July 2024, the FEI received a video depicting Ms. Dujardin engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of horse welfare. This video was submitted to the FEI by a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-lawyer-bruce-castor-impeachment-managers-presented-nothing-new\/\" title=\"Trump Lawyer Bruce Castor: Impeachment Managers Presented Nothing New\">lawyer representing<\/a> an undisclosed complainant. According to the information received, the footage was allegedly taken several years ago during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-settles-free-speech-lawsuit-with-student-for-80k\/\" title=\"University pays K to student in free speech lawsuit settlement.\">training session conducted<\/a> by Ms. Dujardin at a private stable,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said Dujardin &ldquo;confirmed that she is the individual depicted in the video and acknowledged that her conduct was inappropriate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;On 23 July 2024, Charlotte Dujardin requested to be provisionally suspended pending the outcome of the investigations and voluntarily withdrew from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and also confirmed that she will not participate in any competitions pending the outcome of the FEI&rsquo;s investigation,&rdquo; the statement continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The FEI condemns any conduct contrary to the welfare of horses and has robust rules in place to address such behavior. Our commitment to ensuring the highest standards of equine welfare and sportsmanship remains unwavering.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are deeply disappointed with this case, especially as we approach the Olympic Games in Paris 2024. However, it is our responsibility and crucial that we address any instances of abuse, as equine welfare cannot be compromised,&rdquo; FEI President Ingmar De Vos said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Charlotte has expressed genuine remorse for her actions, and we recognize and appreciate her willingness to take responsibility. 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It is unclear at this time what actions, if any, will be taken against Dujardin following the investigation \u2062by the FEI. Animal \u2064welfare \u2064and cruelty in the equestrian world have been hot-button \u2062issues in \u200brecent years, with increased scrutiny and calls \u2062for better treatment \u2063of horses in the sport. Many\u200c &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2307103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charlotte-Dujardin.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35950,35951,35952,4825,4440],"class_list":["post-2307102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-charlotte-dujardin","tag-gold-medalist","tag-internet-storm","tag-olympics","tag-video"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Charlotte-Dujardin.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2307102"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2307102\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2307103"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2307102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2307102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2307102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}