DISGRACED Olympian Charlotte Dujardin is preparing her return to equestrian after serving a one-year ban.
The three-time Olympic gold medallist withdrew from the Paris Games last year after a video emerged of her whipping a horse 24 times.
Charlotte Dujardin is preparing for her equestrian comeback[/caption]
She was banned for a year for whipping a horse 24 times[/caption]
Dujardin, 40, admitted wrongdoing and expressed her shame, as well as her apologies.
She was subsequently hit with a one-year ban, which expires on July 23, and her prize money from competing was reduced to zero.
That ban was confirmed in December and backdated to July, with Dujarden also hit with an £1,881 fine.
Her comeback is now on the cards although she has not been selected by the British federation for the European Dressage Championships, which is the first major competition after her return.
Dujardin’s first appearance since her ban is still yet to be decided, but chiefs within the sport reportedly hope it will be abroad to reduce attention.
The Times report Dujarden intends to pick up her career where she left off, with a smaller event likely first up.
And those close to her claim that over the past 12 months she has been “fuelled by a fury” for the person who leaked the video.
There is also a chance she could team up with one of her backers, Ulrike Bachinger.
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The Austrian was interested in buying a stud farm in Gloucestershire, with the expectation that Dujardin would run it.
Bachinger also co-owns Aliver and Kicking, which is Dujardin’s best horse and her main hope of reaching the 2028 Olympics in LA.
