Charlotte Dujardin has been handed a one-year suspension from dressage events following the horse-whipping scandal that saw her withdraw from the 2024 Olympics.
The 39-year-old had been provisionally suspended in July by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) after “engaging in conduct contrary to the principles of animal welfare”.
It came after video footage was leaked online purportedly showing Dujardin whipping the horse 24 times in the space of a minute.
The dressage Olympian withdrew from the Paris Games just days before the equestrian event was due to begin, admitting that she had made an “error of judgement” during a coaching session four years ago.
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