The Charlotte Dujardin horse-whipping scandal puts dressage’s Olympic future at risk
The Charlotte Dujardin horse-whipping scandal puts dressage’s Olympic future at risk
The video of six-time Olympic medallist Dujardin whipping a horse at least 24 times in a minute is not only a stain on her reputation but puts the future of equestrian sports at the Olympics under the spotlight
The core issue with dressage is that they are putting the medal on the wrong neck. The horse is doing all of the work, they deserve all of the credit. Yes, being a dressage rider is (probably) hard work, but so is being a jokey or a wrestling coach. Also, all animal training facilities should automatically be on animal cruelty watch lists and subject to random inspections.
That crap shouldn’t be in the Olympics. Do the horses get the metal? Cause they’re the ones doing the impressive stuff.
Horses are such amazing creatures. Whipping them is equivalent to whipping children. This lady needs a good paddling.
Unless she likes it, then she shouldn’t get one
What does the article say? I’m on mobile and even with DNS Adblock all I get is a super loud Ford commercial that links me away from the article if I try to stop it.
i had to look up "dressage." that it's dumb and pointless doesn't matter, but apparently it's not possible without animal abuse? people are so fucking stupid
Arguably all Olympic sports are dumb and pointless and don’t matter.
I will accept my internet chastisement now.
Animals shouldn't be part of any sport. Sports are for spoiled fucks anyway
God I hate people
Eh, I don't agree. Sports are a good way for people to get exercise and recreation time in, which are vital for mental and physical health. There are definitely ways to incorporate animals into sports that the animals enjoy and is also good for their mental and physical well-being. We just need to collectively stop being shitty stewards of our animal companions.
Sports for fun cool
Sports for money awful
Art, sports, leisure, entertainment all need to be banned. They distract the worker from his task of serving the people.
Good thing we have a ready replacement in the wings
Wtf
The scary part is that it’s totally real
That's lucky. https://youtu.be/o-50GjySwew?feature=shared
If only I had the moves
Oh no not dressage
I can see why.
I thought they removed the part with the horses since the pentathlon incident during the last olympics
I'm not sure it's possible to remove the horses from the competitive horse dancing event.
I think synchronised horse swimming has been nixed already.
Just looking at her puts a stain on her reputation, and the Olympics.