EXCLUSIVE Rider slams Charlotte Dujardin as she releases new video of Team GB star calling horse

[@LindaG858]

Her only regret is that her method of “training” was recorded & released to the public….disgusting.

[@viv8117]

It is not acceptable to “whip a circus elephant” or to have an elephant in a circus.

[@rachelking1046]

The rider and owner allows a person to beat her horse. Wtf. I would never have stood for that.

[@tracihuff9780]

She is also a liar…this is not I repeat NOT an isolated incident.

[@yvonneweijts6497]

Exactly, she and all the others i believe they do this all the time.

[@peteregan7864]

​@@yvonneweijts6497Rather unfair to damn 'all the others' on the evidence of 1 person's mistreatment.

[@fionaweiher3808]

@@tracihuff9780 You know this because you have seen this your selves???

[@silky2204]

She was too comfortable doing what she did. This is a reason why horses become dangerous.

[@silky2204]

​@@peteregan7864One for all, all for one.

[@donnasmith7421]

You can't tell me more people didn't know. They are as much at fault, for not saying anything, as she is for whipping the poor horse. I think that this method is more widespread than is publicly known

[@SandraOrtmann1976]

What truly and deeply disturbs me about Mrs. Dujardin's statement is, that she does not say anything that she regrets how she treated that horse. That is the real breaking point for me.

[@WoundedWarrior2012]

I've been a trainer for 35 years without using whips. She should be permanently banned!

[@jonjonwp]

Well i hope you don't pay for animal abuse and eat them. That abuse is the most horrific animal abuse on the planet.

[@PowerOfOne-u4h]

I bet most of them do it. Ban horse cruelty. Ban horse events in the olympics. And don't get me started on rodeos and racing.

[@007KayElleKay]

@@PowerOfOne-u4h we won’t then but I think not all horse sports are as cruel as the state of the Tennessee Walking Horses who are crippled lame deliberately . That truly makes me want to vomit , it’s probably the single worst abuse going on in equestrianism in the world because it’s deliberate .

[@tracihuff9780]

There is enough hate in the world to take care of charlotte. She makes me sick. She is not the only one who uses rollkur

[@007KayElleKay]

@@tracihuff9780 - I’ve never seen Charlotte use hyperflexion - the Danish are of course another matter completely .

[@heidecarroll5836]

The timing of the release has no bearing on the fact that she beats horses.

[@007KayElleKay]

@@heidecarroll5836 it has a bearing on the person behind the video because that person saw cruelty and did nothing about it …..for 4 years . In law the person who did this is an accessory and culpable .

[@heidecarroll5836]

@@007KayElleKay I totally agree. I felt they were using the timing to change the narrative from the abuse to whatever motive there might be from the person that reported it. I was referring to the timing having no bearing on the abuse.

[@007KayElleKay]

@@heidecarroll5836 - it has no bearing on the abuse because there is no room for abuse where animals are concerned but my point was if this was filmed in the UK , the person filming it is , under UK law ( Animals Act 2008) is guilty of aiding and abetting the cruelty by not reporting it *at the time* . The person reporting is doing so with malicious intent to cause maximum damage to the reputation of CDJ - she didn’t do it for the welfare of the horse or any horses that might have been equally abused after that date . I think everyone is culpable and so does the law .

[@barbrice721]

Don't kill the messenger. She was a young girl. Question the countless others that knew and have still said nothing. And believe me hundreds knew. From students to trainers to other competitors.

[@alexlinnenkohl1289]

What an awful excuse is that. This “young girl” rides a horse, competes horses and probably owns a horse, so she has to know how to treat them. If she doesn’t know that, she shouldn’t be around horses. She knew exactly what was happening and was OK with it.

[@barbrice721]

@@alexlinnenkohl1289 At least she brought it to the fire. No one else did. How many times have you seen something and didn't speak up when you were a child. Especially against an adult.

[@alexlinnenkohl1289]

@@barbrice721 With 16 years or so is she hardly a child. She‘ s a young adult and she only brought it to the publicity exactly before the Olympic Games. I think there was a lot of money in there for here. She‘ s hardly a hero or a victim.

[@barbrice721]

How many adults didn't turn her in. Like I said at least she brought it to the fore. Being young and seeing someone she looked up to doing it. Just as this woman probably saw it being done. This type of behavior just like stacked shoes and sorting og Tennessee Walkers is generational abuse and needs stopped. And I'm sure her conscience couldn't let this woman continue to be praised and looked up to by millions of people around the world again. So like I said. Don't kill the messenger. At least she brought it out in the open . I don't care what her reason was. It's not like she is in the Olympics.

[@gloriaelle6945]

@@alexlinnenkohl1289 I would have NEVER allowed an animal to be mistreated in front of me, NEVER. In any case. Whether it was mine or not

[@wernerheuser634]

the problem is not ,who released the videos,the problem is,what they show

[@silky2204]

Any other showtime would be ignored. Ms. Charlotte had to whip the horse for Charlotte's glory. Sh#* on the horse. Stop the abuse.

[@007KayElleKay]

@@wernerheuser634 of course it is but the person who filmed the video is also under British law , complicit in animal cruelty . No one should come out of this unpunished except the horse !! 🤷‍♀️Jesus !!!

[@007KayElleKay]

@@wernerheuser634 it’s actually both because in law , both are guilty of abuse . One commits the abuse , the other films it and aids and abets further abuse by not reporting it . If the rider was genuinely only 15 , then I think we can discount her testimony from the equation.

[@sarastilson8669]

Suspicious timing or not, this is never acceptable. Shame on her. This is the very reason I do not show, interact or support any of this now. She is not the only one

[@jonjonwp]

You don't eat abused animals do you? Would be very hypocritical if you do.

[@alicesavell9098]

I do not agree with the number of times the horse was whipped, but if you think this is bad, you should see what goes on behind closed doors in all equine disciplines.

[@gdiup9241]

💯. Anyone making $$ off of horses = high chance of animal cruelty occurring

[@sarastilson8669]

Ive been a horse owner, rider and fan for 60 years.l stopped showing dressage years ago because of things i saw. Now, Im totaly disqusted by the whole mess. Never sgain

[@anjaherrmann9457]

She should suspend forever.

[@feelingbetternaturally1099]

Unlistenable AI voice

[@007KayElleKay]

@@feelingbetternaturally1099 I think you’d have difficulty proving that statement vis a vis AI voices ?

[@karenlavigne1108]

Animal Abuse

[@007KayElleKay]

@@karenlavigne1108 - horses wouldn’t cooperate if they didn’t enjoy doing it . People like you would ban animal ownership en masse just because *you* hold a misconception. Is sending your child to school child abuse ?

[@jonjonwp]

Yes and some people support and pay for the worst animal abuse on the planet and then eat them.

[@Jean-kp6cu]

What a coincidence, filmed +/or released by a dutch attorney right before the olympics after previous years she has beat the dutch team.

[@belamoure]

The High ups In Britain doing deflection work for one of them golden crowd. She is toast and it was time that truth be known.

[@007KayElleKay]

@@belamoure high ups ? I think you’ve got a bit of a skewed view of how the horse world in the U.K. actually works ? High Ups ? Who are these people who are High Up and deflecting ? You can’t escape the video evidence , it’s there and it’s real !

[@stephanieplatt6138]

Regardless of yhe time of releasr the woman is abusing the animals she should ne arrested and the horses confiscated

[@007KayElleKay]

@@stephanieplatt6138 - there may well be a prosecution but you can’t seize her horses ( if she owns any , she usually has sponsors ) because there is no evidence saying they’re being abused or have been abused. The horses should stay where they feel at home not in some tax payer funded remedial horse detention centre , what have they done to deserve being ripped from everything that’s home and security to them ?

[@jonjonwp]

@@007KayElleKay Of course she owns horses. Some she part owns. with Peter Belshaw.

[@007KayElleKay]

@@jonjonwp - part owns , not the same thing at all .

[@jonjonwp]

@@007KayElleKay What are you talking about. She still owns some and owned most of them before she sold a part share. She retains the larger share.

[@jonjonwp]

@@stephanieplatt6138 Do you yourself pay for animal abuse and eat them ?

[@ionabryant4346]

To much of this goes on behind the scenes in the horse world. This was more than probably not the first or the last time this happened.

[@ceredwynnortje7358]

A good 25 years ago I worked as a groom for a British Gran Prix showjumper. I saw her on more than one occasion beat the daylights out of some horses if they didn't behave. When they say 'the wellbeing of the horses always comes first', it doesn't for all riders. I do find the timing of this video release suspect though. Why wasn't this released four years ago when it happened?

[@Nini4180]

Stopp that woman abusing horses!

[@silky2204]

Hey! No horse should be referred to as a b*&#^ because it cannot understand or act like a human overlord.

[@007KayElleKay]

@@silky2204 I’ve never called a horse a bastard . I’ve called one a silly bugger for putting its foot on mine when I’ve been grooming in the stable . I’ve called my own a daft sod as she reversed into me in the stable breaking my sternum , I’ve never called one an illegitimate .

[@007KayElleKay]

@@silky2204 and bastard is only a word , it’s the way it’s spoken to a horse that can cause distress . You can call a horse a “ good boy “ in such a manner that it becomes threatening to the horse . Horses don’t know what a bastard is .

[@robinfarmer4787]

And how is she being punished for what she did why do they even let that disgusting excuse of a person even have a horse doesn’t seem to me they are not going to do anything about it

[@007KayElleKay]

Honestly? If swearing at your horse is now considered abuse , then string me up too .

[@Palominohusky]

@007kayElieKay I don’t want to be rude, but I associate swearing with loss of control. No, I don’t want to string you up! PAX.

[@007KayElleKay]

@@Palominohusky - I only swore when she reversed into me in the stable and broke my sternum , you’d do the same in similar circumstances . They’re only words you know and “ get off my foot you silly bugger “ does not amount to abuse or loss of control . I think you need to get perspective and context maybe !!!

[@007KayElleKay]

@@Palominohusky - define what “swearing “ actually is then for me will you ? As I have a PHd , I’d like to understand why I’m somehow not as good as you because I occasionally say the word “bugger” ! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@fionaweiher3808]

The timing of this is suspicious and why wait so long to bring to the attention of the world Charlotte seemed to have lost her temper makes me wonder what happened before also the person filming laughing however at the first sound of the whip l would have been off my horse and the lesson? Would have been over as a horse owner she also had some questionable complicity the whole thing is hard to watch

[@WoundedWarrior2012]

She's lying. That's her training method!

[@WoundedWarrior2012]

Because the girl and her family were being threatened!

[@AmyWebster-u6l]

Hey Charlotte...Karma here. Got something for you!!

[@sparkle.-buggg3610]

I totally agree

[@tanjawachsmuth5631]

​@@WoundedWarrior2012Doesn't surprise me.Dressage Riders and Judges are ruthless in that regard even on a regional level.She could have been afraid that something was going to happen to her Horse at that time.

[@bertdebets478]

LS THE TIMING to publishing is very strange !!! A few days before the Olympic Games !!!!!!!!!!????????? Her behavior is very bad!!

[@NanetteWhite]

There’s so much misunderstanding about this whole situation, so many seeing and commenting just don’t know about horses. I’m not condoning charlottes actions, she was overusing the whip, but most of the noises were whip cracks, not the whip hitting the horse. Horses are herd animals, in a herd there is a lead mare, a stallion and a pecking order. Horses generally ‘know their place’ in a herd, and when one steps out of line one above it will let it know, in no uncertain terms. Horses are not meek mild animals, they’re built to survive, theyl defend themselves, violently if necessary, they rear, plunge, bite, kick, chase with their ears back and teeth bared. In a domestic setting, horses naturally see humans as the leader. They are for the most part, obedient and complying, and do their best to please their masters. If you ask a bit more, theyl do a bit more, in my experience, the most common reason a horse refuses to do something is out of fear. Train the horse to overcome his fear, and hel continue to comply. In that short clip, there are so many things we don’t know, what was the briefing before the lesson? Was the use of the whip discussed? The rider and owner, they didn’t seem to object! In fact the person videoing was laughing!!! Theres a whole lot more to this than meets the eye, and people should reserve judgment and let the FEI do its job. If lessons are learned and welfare for horses improves, then good, at least something positive has come out of it. But that horse was not suffering, it was not being abused, it will not be traumatised, it will not be in pain for days after… the whip was to that horse, nothing more than a minor annoyance, as shown by the flick of the heels a couple of times. It was moving forward (cantering not piaffe, where did that come from?) it was trumpeting in a relaxed manner, no one was shouting or losing their temper, in fact the hand holding the whip was relaxed, casually flicking it, not using force. If this were a case of abuse, the rider would have been on the floor, and the horse running for the door, and Charlotte might’ve got double barrelled with both hind legs while it was passing! A fearful horse, being abused would be frozen to the spot, its head up, ears back, eyes rolling, shaking, ready to fight or run. This whole thing has been blown up out of all proportion, that horse is fine! And the horses competing at these levels have the best care money could buy. There are far more, and I mean FAR MORE areas of animal welfare that need addressing, I’d say the rollkur issue is more pressing than this. I wouldn’t object if whips and spurs were banned in all disciplines, they should not be needed. But there are so many cases of abuse and neglect for people to campaign and fight against if they want, you just don’t see them on t.v…

[@MsWilson]

She was not training Piaffe - the horse was cantering.

[@YateshWalia]

That how all the horses are treated they got caught its is shamefull act

[@debbiehattan890]

I wonder just how many hypocrites have voiced their disgust at this. Yes. Of course whipping is absolutely not the way to train a horse and Charlotte is so sorry and admits her lack of judgment. But look at all the incredible successes she’s had with her horses for her country. She doesn’t use force to train them. You can see how happy and well balanced her horses are. It’s a disgrace that some aggressive vindictive low life posted this days before she was due to leave for the Olympics. This happened 4,years ago! She will never recover from this. I feel so sorry for her.

[@tangogem3522]

A really stupid statement. She doesn't use force to train them?! So what exactly is she doing in this video that you don't appear to be able to see?!

[@orianablack6809]

No wonder it took a a while for the video come out listening to how the people are rallying around her people like that are like I said look how they're defending her

[@Натальяразмышления]

Большая выездка это всегда насилие.

[@Orolucy]

In galera l’!!

[@robertomugabe11]

feminism in a nutshell

[@ryanfoxley6756]

Horses and animals don’t mind been whipped and if you do your research these sport animals and circus animals get treated a life of luxury!

[@denisecarruthers1520]

Sicko

[@scunningham6109]

Pathetic!!

[@katherinevanrooyen7006]

You are clearly insane.

[@AmyWebster-u6l]

@@ryanfoxley6756 what???

[@ryanfoxley6756]

Your all sick they get a life of luxury!

[@Ph93-b9k]

There's alot that goes on in the horse industry like electric shock treatment to make horses pick their feet up. Hitting horse's legs as they go over jumps make them tuck their legs up etc etc.