A biography for Charlotte Dujardinhasn’t been written yet.
“I started as a working pupil in a yard, mucking out and doing all the duties... and I just never gave up on my dream.”
“London 2012 was just fantastic.”
“I got asked to do loads of TV series, all sorts of things that weren't me.”
“I'm really, really excited heading towards Rio.”
“It's insane to have won all those things - not possible. But what I love is learning, which never stops and is nothing to do with the medals you've won.”
“I'm quite happy with the way my life is.”
“To be one of the first British females to get three gold medals, to join Laura Trott in doing that, is a huge privilege.”
“It isn't called dressage any more - it is called 'dancing horses.'”
“It's tough, but I have to remember that this is my passion and what I love, and that's how I keep the nerves from kicking in.”
“When I used to say I did dressage, I got blank looks. No one had a clue what I was on about.”
“People recognise me now. I've got so much fan mail.”
“We all get so excited about the big events, but when there's an animal involved, it's ten times harder.”
“My family didn't have lots of money or anything.”
“People tell me I'm their idol and a huge inspiration - that's really surreal.”
“My first ambition was to be a show jumper. I did a bit of dressage as part of it, and the dressage trainer saw me and said, 'Why are you wasting your time with the other stuff? You should be concentrating on this.'”
“It's going to be hard to ever have a horse to replace Valegro. He is a professor. I think he read the dressage book and learnt it all before he ever did it.”
“I can't help but smile when I ride Valegro; I think something, and he does it. I laugh, and I think, 'God, how does he know? I didn't even ask. I just thought it.'”
“I love having horses from a young age and seeing how far they can go.”
“I think it's really strange for somebody that's probably never been in the public eye. All of a sudden I was 'big time' - boom, it all just happened.”
“It is probably like an artist. They see in their head what they want to draw, and they draw it. It is like I have a feeling inside me that I want to create on a horse, and that is what I do.”