Charlotte Dujardin not competing in dressage after whipping video emerges

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I've just looked at PETA's website about the Olympics which goes wider and further, mainly about the use of animal skins in sponsors products.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I've just looked at PETA's website about the Olympics which goes wider and further, mainly about the use of animal skins in sponsors products.

PETA are full of shit, though. Not averse to making stuff up. They do their cause more harm than good imo.

 

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PETA are full of shit, though. Not averse to making stuff up. They do their cause more harm than good imo.

I didn't post links for a reason

 

[Sasaferrato]

At risk of unleashing the wrath of the Urban horde, on watching the video, the whip was being flicked rather than 'swung'. I doubt if it injured the horse in any way.

I do agree with the premise that you should not hit animals though, and would like to see whips removed from horse racing, where the horse is struck much harder than Dujardin did.

 

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The treatment/abuse of horses for competition is clearly much bigger than the Dujardin thing though.

 

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Perhaps people should stick to riding bikes not horses, at least for competitive purposes.
Another alternative would be piggy back racing where use of whips or crops is to be encouraged.

 

[Sasaferrato]

Perhaps people should stick to riding bikes not horses, at least for competitive purposes.
Another alternative would be piggy back racing where use of whips or crops is to be encouraged.

Horse racing per se, I'm much more conflicted about. Over the sticks you often see horses which have unseated their rider racing along with the others.

No whips though.

 

[T & P]

One year ban. Good. Or at least, better than nothing or a written reprimand, as I was fearing it'd turn out to be.

Charlotte Dujardin: Three-time Olympic champion handed one-year ban

Three-time Olympic dressage gold medallist Charlotte Dujardin banned for one-year and fined £8,886 for "excessively" whipping a horse.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[SpookyFrank]

The ban is 'a good mesage for the whole dressage world' apparently.

Although a better message would be, 'what the fuck are you doing you absolute weirdos?'