One of Great Britain’s most successful Olympians has been banned for a year from her sport.

Charlotte Dujardin, a three-time equestrian gold medallist withdrew from the Paris 2024 Games in July after a video emerged of her hitting a horse with a long whip around its legs in a training session.

She has now been fined 10,000 Swiss Francs (£8,886) and is not allowed to take part in the sport until July 2025.

British Equestrian and British Dressage have agreed with the ban and have said they will also stop her competing or taking part in training events.

Dujardin said what happened “was completely out of character and does not reflect how I train my horses or coach my pupils, however there is no excuse.

“I am deeply ashamed and should have set a better example in that moment.”

Dujardin said the video was “filmed four years ago” and she was “devastated to have let everyone down”.