Charlotte Dujardin made dressage comeback at Gloucestershire event
Olympic champion returns to dressage after whipping ban
- Olympic dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin has returned to competition at the Hunters Equestrian event in Gloucestershire.
- The weekend competition marked her first appearance since serving a one-year suspension imposed by the FEI.
- The ban stemmed from a horse whipping controversy that emerged last summer. After video emerged of her striking her horse repeatedly, Dujardin accepted she had made an "error of judgement".
- Dujardin, who was provisionally suspended from 23 July 2024, won two categories at the event on her new horse, Special Effect.
- She is now permitted to compete in domestic events without seeking permission from the British Equestrian Federation, but would require it for international competitions.