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DOUBLE Olympic dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin has been handed a one-year suspension after a shocking video emerged showing her using a whip on a horse.
The fallout from this event has led to her decision to withdraw from the Paris Games, with the International Federation for Equestrian Sports officially confirming her ban.
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Britain’s leading equestrian star withdrew from the Paris Olympics in disgrace this summer after a video surfaced showing her striking a horse 25 times on its legs with a whip.
The three-time Olympic gold medallist stated that she was “deeply ashamed” of her “error in judgement” during a coaching session at a private facility, which led to her provisional six-month ban from the sport.
Had she earned any Olympic medal, her total would have reached seven from four Games, surpassing Laura Kenny’s cycling record of six.
The North London-born athlete was widely anticipated to receive a Damehood in the King’s New Year’s Honours List.
