Charlotte Dujardin: Why did the whipping video come out now?
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Team GB's Charlotte Dujardin could have become the country's most-decorated female Olympian in Paris.
But she's withdrawn from the dressage after a video emerged of her whipping a horse 24 times in one minute - which she says is "out of character" and an "error of judgment".
Some have questioned why the video has emerged now - at least two years after it was filmed - with claims the timing is "suspicious" days before the Paris games.
On the Sky News Daily, Niall Paterson speaks to sports correspondent Rob Harris. He's also joined by dressage rider and trainer of Olympic and Paralympic medallists Pammy Hutton to discuss typical equestrian practices and techniques.
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Editors: Paul Stanworth
It doesn't matter WHY, she should be charged with cruelty to animals!
And the revocation of her honours
The horse was clearly stressed when it kicked it’s legs up, this is clear cruelty and this vile women needs a lifetime ban.
Poor thing was jumping in pain😢
It's breathing is very loud too. That's a sign of stress in a horse, I'd bet. The horse also moves close to the edge of the arena, ie moving away from her, trying to get away. She's an animal abuser
All “sporting “Animals suffer abuse eg Horse racing, Grayhound etc😔
Timing is not the issue, the whipping is the issue, it's disappointing that the timing is discussed, it is not changing the abuse an tehrefore irrelevant.
Charlotte rightly so should be banned from professional sport as the governing body needs to set an example that this kind of behaviour will not be tolerated.
But this person coming out now with a video they’ve had for at least two and a half years, the lawyer stated his client didn’t know it was wrong and continued to work with Charlotte after this event, I find it hard to believe that this person doesn’t know that whipping a horse continuously is not acceptable and the fact they have sat on this video for all this time which would allow more horses to potentially suffer and for this behaviour to continue but yet release the video two weeks before the biggest sporting event in the world which would have the biggest impact and most probably a bigger price tag for the video, this person has through their lawyer also stated that they witnessed further abuse but has only just said something, I find them complicit and disgusting to say they want to change dressage but have let this abuse go on for so long as this isn’t an isolated incident, I think the team around Charlotte who have turned a blind eye and to the sponsors who have continued to support her knowing what was going on.
This woman should not be endorsed, should have her medals revoked and previous prize money won donated. Shame on her, the FEI and the Olympics! Animals in sports always loose. Always!
And all Horses that she owns should be sold and the proceeds donated, she shouldn't be allowed to go anywhere near a Horse for the rest of her life!!!
@@MissJools11some jail time would hurt her either.
Dressage Horses at this level are notoriously over trained and endure endless hours of mindless repetitive training and often end up exploding in mental distress -- Also - Rolkur - is a massive issue in the dressage world - a very disturbing sight to see a Horse in that sort of distress in full sight of judges in at the highest levels - lets also talk about the massive jumps on the cross country course now, the degree of difficulty is over the top and commonly injury producing if not ending - combine that with the present day pressures to complete and place in an event - Over training is seen in all Horse sports and only getting worse placing animals at real risk .
Look what happened to Totalis….
Animal abuse is abhorrent and abusers deserve to be exposed.
And make no mistake, the whistle-blower in this case is no angel either. They sat on this evidence for years, then released it, just days before Dujardin and the rest of the British Team were due to compete. That timing is 100% malicious.
Worse than that, why did the whistle-blower release the video at all, for animal welfare? Surely anyone truly concerned about animal welfare would want abuse stopped as quickly as possible. The whistle-blower in this case decided against that and instead sat on their knowledge and the evidence, for years. How much abuse might have taken place during the wasted years, we will never know. But we can be certain that the whistle-blower was complicit in any abuse that took place throughout the time they failed to take action. No wonder they want to remain anonymous.
Shame on Dujardin, and shame on the whistle-blower too, for putting their malice ahead of halting abuse.
Maybe the whistle-blower wanted until the Olympics because there would be more publicity around the issue. Either way, it's abhorrent.
As a person who has loved horses all my life this is shocking 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
I have volunteered for SPCA in Canada for years. What I have learned and seen makes me sick and angry. This woman is a bully and will do anything to win.
This isn't an isolated incident. If it happened once, it shows the character and culture of this person. It is naive to think it was one time. But all of the horses she rides are dysfunctional and lame for the most part. Despicable.
Exactly !
Yeah she was very comfortable doing that
My daughter was a groom for a woman short listed for the Olympics in dressage. She told me today, that’s been common practice for years. She no longer rides because of it!
Ein Schadenfreude! Charlotte was wrong-no excuse. However, the person who turned in this 2-4 year old video is complicit.
Not if they were young at the time and scared of repercussions, I have a feeling there are some pretty awful people involved in this sport
They wanted the maximum effect to protect the horses in the future. Respect for the Dutch, shame on the Brits that covered everything up.
She's used that whip like that many times. Nobody is that good with a whip the first time!
Absolutely disgusting, she should be banned from competition, and keeping any animal for life. No excuse for behaviour like that, horrible person😢
She should be arrested for animal cruelty - absolutely disgusting!!
Because the lady with the video said she released the video because she couldn't stand the thought of Charlotte winning a medal. So she has clearly said out loud why the video came out now x.
It would be nice if the networks could interview people who can tell the difference between a trot and a canter. The horse is in a collected canter, fyi
How many other equestrian trainers are doing this type of thing?
They wanted to incur the most possible damage to her so that she suffered for her abusive actions!!! Simple as that.
I'm surprised Pammy didn't correct the person talking to her. The horse was NOT being taught piaffe, which is an on the spot trot movement. The horse was in canter.
Desjardin needs to be banned for life from any and all activities connected to horses and all animals. I love horses and used to be a dressage rider. Taught by an old Army Captain when I was 12 yrs old, and he was so kind. It was about legs and feet. No crop, whip or spurs, I have never heard of such a thing, and I am horrified this happened. Those poor horses. She was relentlessly whipping that horse. I am so devastated for any horse exposed to that woman or anyone like her! It's clear this is common for her... she called it a mistake! A MISTAKE?? It's animal abuse. A lifetime ban from access to horses, and all sentient beings. Charges, incarceration, jail term for minimum of 3 years. I am so utterly disgusted by this.
Put her in jail among animal lovers. They could teach her a lesson
The part that makes this even more jarring is that the horse wasn’t doing anything that could possibly be considered ‘wrong’. This isn’t an ‘error of judgement’, Charlotte, this is sadism.
I don't care why it's come out now all I care about is that poor horse and the disgusting bully being exposed for what she really is
I don't care if she was a teenager when this happened. It's unforgivable!
They're all at it, every nation. How do people actually think they get their horses to dance! Dancing bears were banned years ago in the West, and yet they allow this, it's absolutely disgusting!
Wrong! There are many who don't abuse our horses. I'm one of them. I've never whipped my horse!
No not all and these movements can and are taught without cruelty, with patience, kindness and communication but unfortunately this cruelty is throughout the equestrian world, a lot is right at the top and has been overlooked by the governing bodies and rewarded by judges, I would hope that would change now but I won't hold my breath whilst waiting.
Now, me wonders, is the person who reported this by any chance a member of the dutch dressage team?
No, they were not going to be a threat and win medals.
What Dujardin does to horses in common in equestrian sport. The whole lot needs to be addressed and overhauled. There is more to it than whipping.
The way people are going on about this I thought she was whipping the horse out of anger. A whip is an aid and the video I watched I didn't witness abuse.
@@sadiestoltzfus9798 a whip instils fear and pain and is cruel.
Kicking out with hind legs isnt abuse? Heavy breathing, trying like hell to get away from the whip isnt abuse? Bull shit!@sadiestoltzfus9798
@@karenhilker8074 It wasn't abusive physically but mentally for the horse yes.
There's been plenty talk in the dressage World of this so called horse lover , her horses often had 'blue tongue' and frothing mouths when she competed as they could barely breathe due to reigns being so tights.
Really 😮?
Omg
The masterclass where she’s riding an astoundingly ‘established’ four year old rang alarm bells, too. No chance can that be achieved at such a young age without significant abusive practices.
She has famously said “short reins win gold metals”
Everyone is sorry they got caught.
I never ride when I’m angry about something. And one needs to realize horses have bad days just like people. Do something easy & end on a good note. I always end on good jump even if it’s only a tiny cross rail.
An issue with this atrocity is that it tars all who would train to highest levels with the same brush. My concern is that the entire equestrian world will now be under the threat of those who would see it all banned. She must be tried for cruelty in training. But the education of all who work or enjoy horses must be increased. I feel timing is due to impact for removing equine sport from Olympic competition.
My first thought was who had this footage and sat on it for years? They apparently had no problem with it before until now. Why? Personally i don't consider it a sport and the horse should get the medal not the monkey riding it.
Better late than not at all !!
What does the timing of the release matter? What do the Olympics matter? What matters is the video content. The horse is writhing in a vain attempt to avoid the whip and the pain, and judging by its body movements, is utterly terrified. How often does Dujardin torture horses in this way and for how long at a time? She is a sadistic monster and deserves to lose everything and to be prosecuted. It DOESN’T MATTER about the timing!
allowing her to continue to abuse horses for two more years does matter
The timing is inconsequential, the cruelty is the importance of this video from a gold medalist.
She should be banned , for a life time being around any animals . Shame on her .🤬
No one has asked why the horses’ owner who is recording the video is laughing and than commenting at the end why this training is being used? The timing is very suspicious . Unfortunately the equestrian world is full of nefarious behaviour of trainers trying to unseat their rivals. At no point did the horse’s owner stop the training or give negative feedback. We all know who this trainer/horse owner is. although at some point the whip may have been used more forcefully we have not seen the entire training that day which would likely have been at least 45min. There is so much more to this story and I feel like we’ve all been hoodwinked into this narrative which is likely a result of a dispute that had nothing to do with that training but turned highly vindictive.
I agree, this is just a small clip. Who knows what naughty pony antics led to this. This is not just trying to lift his legs.
Horse world is rife with backstabbers.
She did very wrong but the video was put out to stop her from being in the Olympics this happened 4 years ago some one had it in for her
Backstabbers are rife in the horse world.
I may not know anything about horse👀🙃but I sure as hell wouldn't use a whip on one!!!!! 💥🇬🇧🫖💥✌️
A DISGRACE 😫😫😫💔💔💔😤😤😤🐎🐎 0:39
Her career is now in tatters, no one will trust her with their horses again.
And rightly so…
I think her sponsors will drop her too.
@@mariamatheson5300 It has started…👍🏽👍🏽
It's almost as if there's an important global sporting event around the corner, or something...
Ma non fatemi ridere!!! Ma come credete che siano addestrati i cavalli da dressage?? Come credete che imparino piaffe e passage? Pensate che sia l' unica?? Tutti i cavalli da Gran Prix hanno avuto questo addestramento! Allora non guardate più una gara...
E chissà come mai questo video è uscito adesso.
Ma preoccupatevi dei bambini che ogni giorno muoiono in Palestina! Ipocriti!
Animal sport for Human Viewing IS platform for abuse..
This lady is just a tiny part of the sport for human viewing...AND human standards the horses could care less about
lol bunch of hypocrites.
I bet this is a regular practice in their operation.
It seems regular in the world of dressage. There is a video on YT of a trainer, Cesar Parra doing exactly the same thing, also a channel Dressage Hub which exposes a lot of this sort of thing.
@@thesedreamsarefree
thanks for the references.
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Competitive dressage queens are mean! Took lessons and they are hard core and just as nasty to the riders.
none of dressage focuses on natural movement of the horse. It's all manufactured by any difficult repetition and now the spanish horses are the darlings of this theatrical sport.
She is very, very sorry …. that she got busted. The horse was whipped across his legs 50 plus times in one session, leaving it with welts.
Poor animal! I am so sad
Be a bit hard to achieve that when the horse had 4 protection bandages on. So now its 50 times !!!!!
The Olympic Flag was flying upside down, reminding us the Olympics are in distress. The opening ceremony was another unpalatable for many, concerning circus! There's clearly skulduggery.
Well done whoever exposed this. Appalled
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? 10 years ago, 4 years ago, 2 and a half years ago, AN ABUSE IS AN ABUISE, it doesn.t go into statute of limitation. She was adult and aware. Moreover she seems to be very comfortable in handling the wheep, it’s clearly her usual way to coach. In addition to never allowing her to compete again, they should also take away her horses: she is an unworthy person and I do hope her career is over for good
What a cruel person 😡.
Poor horse 😢.
Blame the sport! For creating people to do this
All movements at GP are seen naturally by horses in the field as Pammy said! Even foals after birth perform passage when running back to their mothers!
There is a big difference between horses choosing to move like that naturally when at liberty, and horses being forced into those movements over and over again by a human - and whipped if they don't perform well enough.
maybe the person with the video told Dujardin if she didn't stop doing this to her horses then they would release the video footage . Dujardin thought as an Olympian the person would not do it and carried on, resulting in the footage being released. or alternatively. The person with the footage has complained to the authorities before and nothing has been done. So what better timing to get the situation addressed than doing it right before the Olympics. Whatever the reason This so called Olympian should be stripped of all medals and banned for life. There is no excuse for cruelty to animals in any shape or form.
I cannot believe that they are trying to justify her behavior and also to insinuate a kind of "conspiration" to take her out of the Olympic Games! this is insane... I am PRETTY SURE that, if this had happened to a great competitor of her from other country, this man and this woman that try to justify would be blaming and asking to eliminate such competitor!!!! They are hypocrites!
Ban animal cruelty.
Yes , the worst kind of all is the cruelty to animals that people pay for and then eat them.
Show the video so people can judge for themselves. I watched the video and I didn't find it abusive. A whip is a training aid. The way people are carrying on about this I thought she was repeatedly striking the horse in anger. Overblown.
Because it's wrong!!! It seems like the question about "why this video came out now" is a way to
distract from the truth.
Welcome to the world of people who can do what they want when they what because they are entitled and have know idea how to be respectful to animals...even us poor people know that horses muscles have to be relaxed to engage to produce higher level movements.....not wiped like a race horse finishing at the post!! 🤬🇦🇺
Not hard to find out who's dressage yard this was filmed at. Maybe ask them what the score is and why it took so long for the video to be released.
And we believe that Hester did not know anything about this behavior? After training her for how many years?
Someone didn't want her to win the gold medal. Whoever took that video should be named, did they sell the video for money? A stitch up.
Eww, happy squirrels clearly loves abusing horses too
Lets not fool ourselves here.
This kind of thing, and many other abusive practices are carried out routinely and pervasively in the training of the highest level of the sport. This is NOT an isolated behaviour at all. Im sure the severity and frequency differs from trainer to trainer but it happens across the board. Anyone that states that these horses are not subjected to extreme pressure and stress on a regular basis are either ignorant, oblivious or straight out deceitful.
The FEI has been fully aware of the situation with the most elite competitors actions for years and has only now decided to start pulling up riders and trainers. This is only a result of people making too much noise about it and it being impossible to outwardly ignore it now without being called out publicly. It’s about DAMB TIME FEI!!!!
That's not training that's toucher for the poor.horse
Her name is not Dujardan, it is Dujardin.
Nobody wants to know how the sausage is made 😂😂😂
They ought to take away her CBE too.
First time caught or First time Incident!urhmm
Gagging order just expired
Sicessfull? Really! I don't think so. The Horses are the successful ones. Animals should not be allowed in the Olympics games.
Bull whip. Get feedback, listen and respond. This discipline will not survive without better behavior.
Wake up....!
All equestrian competition should be stopped. So much severe abuse is accepted in all areas. When competition exists abuse will exist
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Poor horse's no choice abusive trainer's government should ban this.
Do not tar every equestrian with the same brush.
Who cares when it came out- who cares what shes done for the sport when shes obviously cruel in her intentions!!!
Poor horse 😢
Who is this laughing videographer? They both should be arrested!
Jealousy? Sabotage?
Animal Cruelty?
Dressage must be banned, so cruel and unnatural!
No -- this sort of behavior should be banned, not dressage itself, which, if practiced in line with its very own philosophy is about being in tune/balanced with your horse with no force or pain.
What that bit so horribly harsh in poor horse mouth a lot others no better
WHY DOSENT MATTER JAIL TIME NO ANIMALS FOR EVER AND JAIL FOR LIFE SHE IS OUTRAGEOUS
It's called "piaffé" and i know dressage trainers who use a flower !
Wicked and her evil ways have caught up with her. I hope she eventually realizes what kind of person she is and is able to look back with remorse and try and make amends. No one will ever look at her in any other way now. Now that we know the truth. I almost almost feel sorry for her.
I feel sorry for the horses in her programme ..did this happen to Valegro..
Yes this video is shocking and any Person should not be working with Horses this Way !!! My question would be Why publish this video from 2 Years ago now, and Why stop her from the Olympics? .
Stitched up.
Looks like there is a conspiracy to stop her from winning the title.
She was dead wrong. Don't make excuses for her. She's an Olympian and she knows better.
I agree . But a genuine welfare case should have been dealt with on the spot and at the time ! Dutch Lawyer ? Suspicious.
lawyer is for the protection of the whistelblower
she is obviously going against someone with considerable public influence.
Yes…it’s called animal ABUSE…
Thanks that she finally was stopped. Im sure this not her bullshit " out of caracter " garbage. This is EXACTLY her caracter
I disagree,, this is normal training. I’ve done it, and many others. It is important to encourage good behaviour. She just got found out by people who know nothing about horses.
It's not normal. It's shortcuts or lack of knowledge
I've never done it! And, I've been a trainer for 50 years.
This behaviour is very badly hurting your sport. I'm no anti very far from it. Listening, learning, avoiding reactions. Evolve or don't as the universe might comment.
If this is normal, dressage must be banned
There is NO excuse for abuse…😡
Horseship
A big fuss about nothing
I agree I watched the video and I thought she was whipping the horse out of anger.
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