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The whistleblower who filed the complaint about the Team GB Olympian whipping a horse 'more than 24 times in one minute' has explained why they did it.

Charlotte Dujardin whips horse's legs

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Footage of six-time Olympic medallist Charlotte Dujardin hitting a horse with a whip has been released amid her ban from the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.

The video, from four years ago, was played on Good Morning Britain this morning (24 July) and showed the horse being ridden by someone else, while Dujardin struck the animal.

Her suspension now bars Dujardin from any competitions or events under the International Federation for Equestrian Sports' jurisdiction and those run by a national federation.

The FEI said: “On 22 July, 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 lawyer representing an undisclosed complainant.”

The FEI has provisionally suspended the rider for six months with immediate effect.

In a statement, Dujardinm 39, said that 'what happened was completely out of character and does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils'.

"I am deeply ashamed and should have set a better example in that moment," she added.

Meanwhile, Stephan Wensing, the lawyer for the whistleblower, was the one who filed the complaint leading to her ban.

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