THE whistleblower who leaked the video of Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse days before the Olympics says Team GB don't need the dressage star.

Dujardin has pulled out of the Paris Olympics after a clip showed her beating the horse 25 times in one minute with a long whip.

Britain’s greatest horsewoman said she was "deeply ashamed" about her "error of judgement" in a coaching session "four years ago".

An onlooker filmed the clip during a lesson with a 19-year-old female student at her private stable.

The whistleblower who sent the video to the FEI governing body was a sponsor of the girl seen riding the horse.

Their lawyer Stefan Wensing hit back at claims the leak was intended to sabotage Team GB's bid for an Olympics dressage medal.

Wensing slammed what he called "ridiculous victim-blaming" - and said Team GB don't need Dujardin anyway.

He told The Sun: "All this talk about the timing is victim-blaming. It's ridiculous.

"The timing is not relevant, it's just victim-blaming. Victims do not choose the timing in a criminal case.

"It's no different with this case. My client actually feels very sorry for Charlotte Dujardin - but she did not pick the timing.

"If she had wanted to inflict the worst damage on Charlotte Dujardin, she'd have done it during or after the Olympics.

"And she was not trying to damage the British team's chances. They have a good team even without Charlotte Dujardin."

Wensing added: "The abuse caught in the video happened two and a half years ago.

"My...

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