Charlotte Dujardin
On 13 July 1985, Charlotte Susan Jane Dujardin was born in the London Borough of Enfield, beginning a life that would take her into the professional world of equestrian sport.
Dujardin attended Vandyke Upper School before establishing herself as a dressage rider and equestrian. A citizen of the United Kingdom, she has worked across the disciplines of dressage riding and jockeying, two distinct but related threads within the broader fabric of competitive riding.
In recognition of her professional work, Dujardin received two honours from the British Crown: the Officer of the Order of the British Empire and the Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Both awards stand as formal acknowledgements of her career as a dressage rider and equestrian.
Quotes by Charlotte Dujardin
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.
At an event in Germany, I realised the organisers had 'The Great Escape' playing as background music to my test, and I just thought, 'It's really cool. I want that.' It is fantastic to ride to.
I love producing horses, and we have some great young horses at home. We'll look forward and train those and start again.
Moms being moms, they're very supportive, and they're always talking very highly of you.
I've had dreams - there were three things I wanted to do during my career. I did them during my first year of Grand Prix.
Valegro just loves his job. I don't have to force him to do anything, I just sit there and steer, and off I go. There's no sweating, no pushing, no pulling. He knows his job, and it's just fantastic.
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.
As much as you may be sitting in the top five or the top 10, sometimes you just don't get that chance to get to the top.
