KC31
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She may well be, it wouldn't surprise me if she went abroad. They are far more excepting of certain ways of training and will probably see no bad in any of it. What else does she know? She had such a huge fan base.
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Hallo2012
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Ceifer
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I agree she will be back in time. Her PR team will be working on overdrive but time out of the spotlight will work in her favour.
There will always be whispers and a loss of respect but she’ll return.
I know we shouldn’t compare things but Anky carried on, Edward Gal, the list goes on.
Hallo2012
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not sure that will matter, as soon as she starts banging out 80% scores again sponsors will return, owners will return and the opinion of *ordinary riders* doesn't even register.
shortstuff99
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Look at the comments on the British Equestrian post about it, lots of support!
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YourValentine
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The comments on that thread are utterly depressing (in general).Look at the comments on the British Equestrian post about it, lots of support!
British Equestrian
STATEMENT: Sanctioning of Charlotte Dujardin British Equestrian and British Dressage fully endorse today’s statement by the international regulator Fédération Equestre Internationale regarding their...
God I hate 'people'
KC31
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I didn't say she wasn't and as i clearly stated i was never a fan of her riding anyway. But what she has done is enabled others to carry on and do as they like whilst everyone was so wrapped up in what CDJ has done, or even try and clean up their own very murky images. So in that respect she has been a scapegoat. I bet they were all giving great sighs of relief that the FEI had got a scalp and it wasn't there's!!
eahotson
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Don't forget we need "Educating".
Ceriann
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I’m not so sure. Ordinary people are a must for the big sponsors who ultimately supported because of her brand. Her brand wasn’t just as a winner but as the face of good sportsmanship in dressage. That brand is tarnished.
shortstuff99
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Snowfilly
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What I don’t get is why she’s allowed to come back.
Someone found guilty of child abuse doesn’t go back to working in education, someone found guilty of elder abuse doesn’t go back to a care home. (Ideally, I know people slip through the cracks.)
But she abused an animal and it should be the same level of punishment. Lifetime exclusion from the sport. Off to Tescos for a job.
Someone found guilty of child abuse doesn’t go back to working in education, someone found guilty of elder abuse doesn’t go back to a care home. (Ideally, I know people slip through the cracks.)
But she abused an animal and it should be the same level of punishment. Lifetime exclusion from the sport. Off to Tescos for a job.
shortstuff99
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I guess the difference is she hasn't been found guilty of animal abuse in a court of law, just in violation of fei rules.
eahotson
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The RSPCA have far bigger fish to fry .
exracehorse
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I’m sure she will go to America
teddy_
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I really cannot stand this whole narrative of “my actions in the video do not reflect who I am” - well who do they bleedin’ reflect then?!
Crazy_cat_lady
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Which just shows they're all mostly as bad as each other
KC31
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They are generally mostly disappointing. I never forget reading about a top eventer who lost their stallion to colic. Even though the poor horse must have been in agony they got out the AI guys to take semen from him before they put him to sleep. That truly appalled me. I get that they are a valuable "asset" but would that be your first thought at that point in time and would you prolong the inevitable for that reason? Put me right off them.
Nevergrewup
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What's most suprising to me in that statement is that she's still with her fiance. The stories I've heard about him (I'm not a pro but know a few) do not make him sound like a good partner, or even a decent human being.
PurpleSpots
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Surely the procedure was done afterwards? Please. In hope?
Maddie Moo
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I remember the article and I didn’t think it read like it was afterwards.
Tiddlypom
Carries on creakily
I know of similar done to a dying stallion in vet hospital
. The owner was very well known in the equestrian world.KC31
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Not the way i read it. Obviously not being there it is open to interpretation, but just filled me with horror and really upset me to think that was the thought that was at the forefront of their mind.
PurpleSpots
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One can only hope they were heavily sedated with a ton of pain relief or under GA.
Being rational it's at least not the sort of procedure one could carry out safely when the horse was so distressed he was thrashing around, so there is at least that I suppose.
Being rational it's at least not the sort of procedure one could carry out safely when the horse was so distressed he was thrashing around, so there is at least that I suppose.
misst
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It's all so sad. I used to think about the wonderful bond these people "obviously" has with their horses. Now I think "I wonder how they managed to achieve that?"
Upthecreek
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It just makes the apology sound so hollow doesn’t it? I’m pretty sure everything we do and say reflects who we are as people! Her reputation will be forever tarnished and her achievements overshadowed. It will be interesting to see what she does in the future.
ElleSkywalkingintheair
As excited as Kitty about to be a bridesmaid
We don't need to know how hard it's been for poor ickle Charlotte or about her baby (after sympathy?) Just a statement of 'I accept decision and would again like to say how sorry I am' then crawl back under her rock indefinitely would have been better.
Miss_Millie
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And she never once apologised or even acknowledged the horse she abused in her 'statement', which speaks volumes. She's just as bad as the rest of them.
Miss_Millie
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I loathe how much her being a mother has been mentioned to try and garner sympathy, as if that makes her a good/better person than if she was child-free.
equinerebel
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THIS.
Her statement has actually made me lose any respect for her that I had left.
Foxford
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It's management speak isn't it. Just mealy mouthed and not engaging with the problem. It was an apology from the wallet, not the heart.