VERSAILLES, France: Britain's veteran dressage rider Carl Hester on Tuesday (Jul 30) said the last few days at the Olympics had been difficult for the sport and himself after a video of British rider Charlotte Dujardin involved in horse abuse shocked a global audience.
FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Equestrian - Dressage - Individual - Grand Prix Freestyle - Equestrian Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 28, 2021. Carl Hester of Britain on his horse En Vouge react. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
"Difficult, that's all I am going to say. It's difficult," Hester told reporters after his ride in the Paris Games' first dressage exercise. Dujardin has said the footage shows her making an error of judgement that was out of character and did not reflect how she trained her horses or coached her pupils. Hester on Tuesday made clear he was unaware of the footage before it surfaced.
"We are all in shock and we all are making an effort now to show how much we love our horses," Hester said.
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