Should the Olympics drop dressage? One of Britain’s foremost sporting champions has been barred from competing in the upcoming Paris Olympics due to allegations of animal cruelty.
Banned for whipping horse 24 times
Shamed: Charlotte Dujardin (above), one of Team GB’s biggest stars, has been banned from the Paris Olympics over a video showing her treating a horse “like an elephant in a circus”. Glossary
Seine - France's third-longest river, extending 485 miles from Dijon to the English Channel. It is also a type of fishing net.
Equestrian - Related to horse riding. From the Latin "equus" or "horse".
Grisly - Gruesome or horrifying.
Renaissance - The "rebirth" of Western learning began in the late 15th century, as European scholars rediscovered ancient manuscripts and began to make developments in science and art.
Affluent - Wealthy.
Abolish - End or stop a practice.