A dressage trainer has admitted to being one of three people to witness Charlotte Dujardin whipping her horse during a lesson.
Footage emerged earlier in the week showing Ms Dujardin repeatedly whipping the horse's legs during a slow-motion trot with a 19-year-old student.Alicia Dickinson, an Australian who lives in London, was identified as one of the people in the barn when the incident took place.She runs both online and in-person training sessions, with VIP packages costing up to £50,000 per person.Ms Dickinson is understood to have taken some of her clients to Ms Dujardin for training.
Read more: Olympic 'sabotage' claims as British Dressage chiefs question motives behind Charlotte Dujardin video leakRead more: Fresh equestrian scandal as Olympic rider accused of 'hitting horse with bar' Posting on social media, Ms Dickinson said: "This week's media revelations regarding Charlotte Dujardin have been difficult to process."I would like to make it clear: I am not the whistleblower, I did not film the footage, any online speculation is unfounded.
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