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Born in 1986, Charlotte Dujardin first found success in the pony showing world, winning at both the Horse of the Year Show and the Royal International Horse Show, before spending four years working for dressage rider and judge, Judy Harvey.

When Charlotte’s mother, Jane, met Carl Hester in 2007, she persuaded him to give her daughter lessons.

Fortunately for Charlotte, after grooming for Carl for just 10 days, he gave her a permanent role on his Gloucestershire yard and she has been there ever since.

Charlotte has enjoyed much success on Carl and Roly Luard’s Valegro, and in 2010 they went on the Spanish Sunshine Tour, winning both the prix st georges and the intermediaire I in week one.

Charlotte and Valegro won their grand prix debut in January 2011 and came second in the grand prix before winning the grand prix special at Saumur CD13* in May 2011.

Charlotte previously owned Fernandez, who they bought as a three-year-old. He has now been sold to the Norwegian rider Cathrine Rasmussen.

Charlotte produced him herself with Carl’s help and both Charlotte and Carl competed him up to grand prix. Charlotte took Fernandez to Hagen CD13* in May 2011 where she finished 7th in both the grand prix and grand prix special.

Charlotte was part of the British gold medal-winning team at the 2011 European championships in Rotterdam with Valegro. She also won the Reem Acra FEI World Cup dressage qualifier at Olympia in 2011.

As well as helping with training at Carl’s yard, Charlotte has a growing list of elite clients of her own, including top event rider Mark Todd, who won Badminton in 2011.

Charlotte become individual Olympic champion at the London 2012 Games with Valegro, as well as winning team gold.

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