post Share on social media Olympic equestrian Charlotte Dujardin is said to be caught on video punching a horse.
Charlotte Dujardin: I don't know if this is the video that caused her to withdraw from the Olympics, but it's bad enough. Even if it wasn't, it must be really bad! pic.twitter.com/COgBaNZx8D
— Tyrel Wallace (@TyrelWallace) July 23, 2024
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Dujardin allegedly punched the horse repeatedly, according to a post shared on Twitter (formerly X). The video shows the horse walking around the trailer, the rider grabs the horse's reins and begins kicking and punching the horse.
The caption reads: “Charlotte Dujardin: Not sure if this video is what caused her to withdraw from the Olympics but it's bad enough. If it wasn't, it would be really bad!”
This claim is inaccurate. The video was filmed in 2021. Sarah Moles According to the video, BBCShe was acquitted at trial of two charges related to the incident, according to reports at the time.
Dujardin repeats Whip the horse, The New York Times Dujardin, a three-time gold medal winner, reportedly said he was “embarrassed” after the video of him hitting the horse was made public. (RELATED: Did the men's swim team refuse to let transgender swimmer Leah Thomas compete?)
This isn't the first time misinformation has been shared online: Check Your Fact recently denied claims that a CrowdStrike outage caused a blue screen of death on the Las Vegas sphere.
