Overview

• The British Equestrian Federation imposed a one-year ban from July 23, 2024, after a video showed Dujardin striking a horse more than 24 times during a training session.
• Her suspension officially lifts on July 23, 2025, but the federation says it has had no contact and cannot confirm whether she will return to competition.
• Dujardin will be ineligible for the European Championship at the end of August after losing qualifying scores and offloading her former mounts Imhotep and Kismet.
• She retains a 45% ownership stake in the mare Alive and Kicking and may choose that horse for a potential appearance at September’s British Championships.
• Trainer Carl Hester and rival Isabell Werth have urged that any comeback be judged impartially, calling for accountability alongside the possibility of rehabilitation.