Equestrian at the Summer Olympic Games Paris 2024

[Orangehair43 251]

10 hours ago, RussB said:

Funny that this long agonising decision was only reached one week before the games. If in the mind of the witness the video was clear proof of animal abuse, and well being standards not being observed, there is a moral obligation to report this to authorities with no delay. Let alone waiting multiple years. It is not within the remit of the witness to try and determine how best to maximise the punishment on any alleged impropriety.

 

Unfortunately nobody comes out of this positively, mainly Charlotte of course and wider the team GB dressage community, but I suspect there could well be severe damage to the sport as a whole if the video eventually leaks +/or is supplemented by other evidence involving other nations and riders being released. Dressage training is by its nature less visible than other forms of equestrian; pulling back the curtain may have a significant impact a la modern pentathlon in Tokyo.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jul/24/call-for-olympic-equestrian-ban-after-video-shows-dujardin-whipping-horse

[Orangehair43 251]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/29440333/charlotte-dujardin-funding-video-olympic-horse/

[Monzanator 4,510]

Nothing like The Sun throwing their three cents

 

I wonder if Dujardin will be silently advised not to push for 2028 OG in hope of moving ahead of Laura Kenny's medal tally

[Agger 1,663]

18 hours ago, RussB said:

Funny that this long agonising decision was only reached one week before the games. If in the mind of the witness the video was clear proof of animal abuse, and well being standards not being observed, there is a moral obligation to report this to authorities with no delay. Let alone waiting multiple years. It is not within the remit of the witness to try and determine how best to maximise the punishment on any alleged impropriety.

 

Unfortunately nobody comes out of this positively, mainly Charlotte of course and wider the team GB dressage community, but I suspect there could well be severe damage to the sport as a whole if the video eventually leaks +/or is supplemented by other evidence involving other nations and riders being released. Dressage training is by its nature less visible than other forms of equestrian; pulling back the curtain may have a significant impact a la modern pentathlon in Tokyo.

 

Carina Cassøe Kruth withdrew from consideration (she was gonna be the reserve) due to a video as well and Denmark has a big case with Helgstrand dressage as well.

[RussB 189]

4 hours ago, Agger said:

 

Carina Cassøe Kruth withdrew from consideration (she was gonna be the reserve) due to a video as well and Denmark has a big case with Helgstrand dressage as well.

Yep. Could well become a tipping point if others start being reported

[NearPup 3,056]

Ya this looks worse than the horse punching.

 

There is definitively something rotten with dressage that needs to be addressed somehow.

[Faramir 366]

I'm no expert but how else were horses supposed to learn to do do all those innatural moves? It's not jumping. I don't think they can decide on their own to train to perfection   , they are likely subject to much worse abuse daily.

[Monzanator 4,510]

2 hours ago, Faramir said:

I'm no expert but how else were horses supposed to learn to do do all those innatural moves? It's not jumping. I don't think they can decide on their own to train to perfection   , they are likely subject to much worse abuse daily.

 

That's the whole thing. Dressage is simply unnatural for the horses. Running & jumping which is present in the eventing or cross country is natural. Quite frankly dressage should be the first sport to be kicked out of Olympics IF animal welfare really means something and isn't used as one of these hollow progressive slogans?

[Gianlu33 4,591]

Eventing Nation will coverage the inspection on theatres with some updates: https://www.threads.net/@goeventing

 

[Gianlu33 4,591]

Problems for Switzerland. Melody Johner and Toubleu du Rueire are sent to the holding box.