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Charlotte Dujardin was all smiles as she was seen for the primary time since being banned from the Paris 2024 Olympics for distressing footage that emerged of her repeatedly whipping a horse.
The disgraced Group GB dressage rider, 39, was seen visiting a buddy at Gloucester airport along with her fiance Dean Wyatt-Golding in her first public outing for the reason that vile video despatched shockwaves by the equestrian world on July 24.
Dujardin was sensationally banned from the game simply days earlier than the Paris Olympics after being accused of whipping a horse on its legs greater than 24 occasions.
The six-time Olympic medalist was outed after the Worldwide Federation for Equestrian Sports activities (FEI) was despatched video footage allegedly displaying Dujardin mistreating the horse at a UK coaching venue.
Based on Dutch lawyer Stephan Wensing, who raised the grievance on behalf of his consumer, the animal in query was whipped ‘like an elephant in a circus’, hitting the horse two dozen occasions in ‘one minute and actually arduous, actually harsh, actually powerful’.
Charlotte Dujardin was seen for the primary time since withdrawing from the Olympics at Gloucestershire airport along with her fiance Dean Wyatt-Golding yesterday
The couple had been joined by race horse proprietor Peter Belshaw for the journey on Wednesday night
Dujardin was all smiles yesterday weeks after she withdrew from competitors on the eve of the Olympics
The Group GB dressage rider seemed to be in good spirits as Mr Belshaw confirmed off his non-public jet to her household
The Olympian would have been one of many favourites for gold within the particular person dressage earlier than her dramatic withdrawal from the video games
Durjardin might be seen holding a pink and white lunch bag as she walked again to her automotive subsequent to the airport
The mother-of-one beforehand mentioned she felt ‘deeply ashamed’ after video emerged of her whipping a horse repeatedly throughout a lesson with a scholar
The three-time gold medal successful athlete shared a hug with Mr Belshaw as her household departed the airport
Mr Wensing then revealed his consumer was a sponsor of a younger rider, a 19-year-old woman, who had attended a lesson with Dujardin two and a half years in the past.
The alleged whistleblower had filmed the lesson however was warned towards making an official criticism as a consequence of Dujardin’s beforehand glowing popularity.
In an announcement of apology, Dujardin claimed she was ‘deeply ashamed’ and ‘devastated’ at her actions, calling what occurred within the video ‘an error of judgement’.
However new pictures present the disgraced star trying elated as she beamed alongside her associate, and who seems to be their youngster, whereas the couple met up with a buddy.
Across the time of the stunning video’s emergence, Dujardin mentioned in an announcement: ‘A video has emerged from 4 years in the past which reveals me making an error of judgement throughout a training session.
‘Understandably, the Worldwide Federation for Equestrian Sports activities (FEI) is investigating and I’ve made the choice to withdraw from all competitors – together with the Paris Olympics – whereas this course of takes place.
‘What occurred was utterly out of character and doesn’t replicate how I prepare my horses or coach my pupils, nevertheless there is no such thing as a excuse. I’m deeply ashamed and will have set a greater instance in that second.
‘I’m sincerely sorry for my actions and devastated that I’ve let everybody down, together with Group GB, followers and sponsors.
‘I’ll cooperate absolutely with the FEI, British Equestrian Federation and British Dressage throughout their investigations, and won’t be commenting additional till the method is full.’
Dujardin’s fiance Dean beforehand mentioned exterior the couple’s countryside dwelling that the allegation had ‘all come out of the blue’.
Group GB ‘s Olympic dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin has withdrawn from the Paris Video games over a video displaying her making an ‘error of judgement’
Charlotte Dujardin along with her Tokyo 2020 Olympic successful horse Gio (left) and former Olympic gold medal winner Valegro (proper) in 2021
Dujardin along with her fiance Dean Wyatt-Golding after successful the gold outdated medal on the Dressage within the 2016 Rio Olympics
Dujardin (pictured on the Olympic Video games in 2012) hoped to change into Britain’s most embellished Olympian however was pressured to tug out of the video games final month
‘I am unable to say something past Charlotte’s assertion. All we will do is wait and see what occurs,’ he mentioned.
Requested if he knew who the video had been launched by and the way it had been shared, Mr Golding mentioned: ‘No, we don’t know.
‘Charlotte is clearly cooperating with the equestrian authorities for now.’
The couple have a one-year-old daughter, Isabella, who was due in Paris to observe her mom compete, with Dujardin telling the Mail: ‘Folks say it is the top of your profession to have youngsters however we’re displaying it is not’.
She was again on horseback inside six weeks of getting Isabella, and mentioned it will be ‘very particular driving in entrance of her in Paris’.
The FEI has provisionally suspended the athlete for six months whereas it investigates the footage of Dujardin allegedly mistreating a horse at an academic day in a UK coaching venue.
The sporting physique mentioned it was despatched simply three days earlier than Friday’s Opening Ceremony the place Dujardin was tipped to be among the many contenders to be the flag bearer for Group GB.
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