July 24th 2024.
Recently, there has been a lot of uproar over a video that was shown on ITV's Good Morning Britain. The video featured equestrian Charlotte Dujardin, who has now been forced to withdraw from Team GB for the upcoming Olympics. In the video, which was revealed for the first time on GMB, Dujardin can be seen repeatedly whipping a horse's legs during training. As a result, she has been banned for six months by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports and will not be participating in the Paris games.
Dujardin, who is Britain's joint-most decorated female Olympian, released a statement about the controversy, admitting that she made an error in judgement and is deeply ashamed of her actions. During a discussion about the video on GMB, commentator Alice Plunkett was asked by Richard Madeley if Dujardin's career was now over. Plunkett responded by saying, "I think, one thing I want to – she will be hung drawn and quartered on social media. This will be her defining legacy and I just want people to remember in the middle of this there is a human being."
Plunkett's comments caused a lot of anger amongst viewers, who felt that she was defending Dujardin's actions. Many took to social media to express their outrage. User @queenofwands89 wrote, "#Dujardin why is everybody defending her? Saying that she doesn’t treat her horses like that at home and saying she’s an animal lover! Clearly NOT! #gmb while she obviously does she just hasn’t been caught yet!!!! Strip the medals! #AnimalAbuse."
Another user, @tighabhinn, posted, "'She regularly thrashes her horses but she’s a very nice lady really' says the posh equestrian. #GMB #GMB." It was clear that many viewers were not happy with Plunkett's comments, with @JamesDawson911 writing, "#gmb stop fkn defending her Jesus christ, there’s no excuse for whipping a horse in this manner PERIOD? For all we know, this is how she trains/abuses horses all the time?"
Others, like @surayyamakda, were concerned about the welfare of the horses involved, writing, "#gmb Alice, yes there’s a human involved in this but what about these poor horses that are involved, do they not matter?" It seemed that Plunkett's remarks had struck a nerve with many viewers. @robjonesphotography quoted Plunkett, writing, "'Let's not forget there's a human being in the middle of this'. Shame she didn't think the same way about the horse!!!!
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