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Call for Olympic equestrian ban as Dujardin video surfaces

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Call for Olympic equestrian ban as Dujardin video surfaces

Call for Olympic equestrian ban as Dujardin video surfaces

Animal rights charities, including Peta and Animal Rising, have called on the Olympics to ban sports which involve the use of horses after a video surfaced of British dressage star Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse.

Orla Coghlan from Animal Rising described the video as “completely horrific”.

Report by Ajagbef.

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