Olympian Charlotte Dujardin and the truth about equestrian sports | SpectatorTV

He behaviour was obviously not an isolated event…she was very efficient at abusing that poor horse, and was just sorry she got caught …horrible stuff…👎🏽

Sorry but I’ve owned a horse for many years, this lady is lying, whipping horses is normal in this community, I have been criticised for years for not hitting my horse x

I've been involved with horses all my life and have kept them for 20 years. I have nothing to do with the horsey set because it's full of abusive people. I've seen it again and again and again. It's a cultural norm in the equestrian world.

The relationship with horses is always one sided. Millions of horses died in both World wars, none returned home, they were slaughtered to feed to POWs. Racing is an appalling industry. If you truly cared about horses you would never compete in any of the disciplines at top level. Just look at three day eventing. No one sees the 99% who don’t make the grade in racing and frequently end up in the slaughterhouse.

The woman clearly did not understand what the interview was about. She seemed to deny that there were bad, abusive people in the sport and everyone shared her love of animals. The fact is racing and show animals are widely abuse and trainers and owners will do anything to win. Ever heard of "soaring". Stop denying it and also look at drug use among trainers!

All pro riders abuse horses, don't be fooled, they've been abusing horses for decades. Horses need to be removed from the Olympics. Period.

Mark Todd was similarly exposed and so I don’t believe that this is as rare as portrayed here.

Um, this expert ex-jockey lady is, imho, completely making excuses. This is NOT rare on a professional level (I'm not talking about most people's backyard ponies, who are loved like pets). When money and pressure to perform and people's livelihoods are at stake, common sense can go out the window. The FEI has turned a blind eye to rollkur for years - there are laws on the books but they aren't enforced. I do feel sorry for Charlotte but from the casualness with which she did this on the video it was not a one-time incident. Karma's a b*tch...

Surely, the danger of her actions is giving the same idea to younger trainers that this is acceptable, and this is what you do to get results is absolutely appalling.

Please, please don’t pretend you didn’t know this occurs in the competitive horse sports. This is an open secret.

Alice Plunkett is not being totally honest. The blood rule that Charlotte was eliminated for was definitely not in the mouth it was from her spurs and the horse Freestyle who is going to the olympics this year with a different rider. She also defends racing, the horses live in a completely manufactured environment, they suffer with ulcers because they have to be fit and therefore are not turned out to graze but fed a controlled diet. I love dressage but the abuse has got out of hand and the public do not know the half of it. The showing world is barbaric, as is showjumping evening etc. This man is spot on in everything he says. At the end of the day we are very lucky to be able to ride horses and we should treat them with humanity and respect.

'we have always had a partnership with horses...in war', I am not sure if anyone asked the horses how they felt about their role.

The Treatment Of Greyhounds, Has Long Been Known About, But There Are STILL Cases Of Evil Treatment…

Darker than we will ever know. The sound of that whip and the laugh is so evil.

Charlotte needs to be charged with ANIMAL ABUSE.

My message seems to have been deleted. I tried to make the point that Dujardin’s use of the whip was not “inappropriate”; it was vicious , relentless and sadistic. It appears to me from the horse’s body movements that it was terrified.

Alice Plunkett: you are not saying the truth. And you know that....

That is really upsetting horse was clearly in pain and it was as if she was pleasure from it

Dujardin's barbaric behaviour does not reflect the standards or values of the people of the U.K.. Therefore she should no longer be permitted to represent the United Kingdom in any way.

Wake up! This is total normal in the most dressage stables! When the doors are closed. Come on: stop lying about this! Everyone who works in this industry knows that.....