Charlotte Dujardin has admitted feeling “very emotional” at the warm reception received from supporters in the former Olympic dressage champion’s first major event after serving a one-year ban from the sport following a horse-whipping controversy.
The 40-year-old is competing at the two-day FEI Dressage World Cup in London, her biggest event since she was banned just before the start of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Last July a video came to light in which the Olympian was shown whipping a horse more than 20 times in a minute while coaching a young rider, resulting in condemnation from within and outside the sport.
