1y ago

The Charlotte Dujardin horse-whipping scandal puts dressage’s Olympic future at risk

www.independent.co.uk

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Animals shouldn't be part of any sport. Sports are for spoiled fucks anyway
God I hate people
- Animals shouldn't be part of any sport.
  cool
  Sports are for spoiled fucks anyway
  unhinged
  
  I don't agree that sports are for spoiled fucks, but dressage definitely is. The barrier to entry makes golf look egalitarian.
- Art, sports, leisure, entertainment all need to be banned. They distract the worker from his task of serving the people.
  
  It's amazing that people seem to be taking this comment literally
  
  vwls r dcdnt!
  
  Art, sports, leisure, entertainment all need to be banned. They distract the worker from his task of serving the ~~people~~ CEO.
- Eh, I don't agree. Sports are a good way for people to get exercise and recreation time in, which are vital for mental and physical health. There are definitely ways to incorporate animals into sports that the animals enjoy and is also good for their mental and physical well-being. We just need to collectively stop being shitty stewards of our animal companions.
  
  Sports for fun cool
  Sports for money awful
Can we also disqualify the person who made that website have a hovering video that can't be removed on mobile?
- That’s where the real whipping belongs 🤭
- No such issue using Firefox + U-block Origin.
  
  I am using Firefox mobile with U-block Origin.
- Arguably all Olympic sports are dumb and pointless and don’t matter.
  I will accept my internet chastisement now.
Oh no not dressage
That crap shouldn’t be in the Olympics. Do the horses get the metal? Cause they’re the ones doing the impressive stuff.
The core issue with dressage is that they are putting the medal on the wrong neck. The horse is doing all of the work, they deserve all of the credit. Yes, being a dressage rider is (probably) hard work, but so is being a jokey or a wrestling coach. Also, all animal training facilities should automatically be on animal cruelty watch lists and subject to random inspections.
Good thing we have a ready replacement in the wings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcTYV7GxDfg
- That's lucky. https://youtu.be/o-50GjySwew?feature=shared
  
  If only I had the moves
Horses are such amazing creatures. Whipping them is equivalent to whipping children. This lady needs a good paddling.
- Unless she likes it, then she shouldn’t get one
What does the article say? I’m on mobile and even with DNS Adblock all I get is a super loud Ford commercial that links me away from the article if I try to stop it.
Just looking at her puts a stain on her reputation, and the Olympics.

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