The most successful British dressage rider in the history of the sport and the winner of all major titles and world records in the sport, Dujardin has been described as the dominant dressage rider of her era. It makes you feel like you want to fight harder. But when I got that phone call to say I had made the team for London, I was so determined. Dressage Individual Grand Prix “Not many people are going to have the chance that I’ve had to get to the Olympics in a year and a bit of competing in Grand Prix. After teaming up in 2012, British dressage star Charlotte Dujardin and her mount Valegro enjoyed a near invincible partnership. The 34-year-old equestrian was born in London, England. On 27 March 2018 Charlotte released her book "The Girl on the Dancing Horse: Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro". CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN CBE. Born in Enfield, Charlotte was brought up in Hertfordshire and started riding as a two-year old. Republic of Ireland Britain’s double Olympic dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin says she is “truly devastated” after being eliminated from the European Championships. Disappointed to see Germany regain a crown they had held unbroken between Los Angeles 1984 and Beijing 2008, Dujardin selflessly took the blame for Team GB’s unsuccessful defence.“It was my fault really. And the 34-year-old has also referred to “those who have taken to social media in the cruellest of ways” in an emotional message she posted on Tuesday night. At the After encouragement from her trainer Debbie Thomas,In 2011, Dujardin was asked by Hester and co-owner Roly Luard to develop the novice In December 2012 Dujardin, again riding Valegro, won the Dujardin and Valegro were among the rider/horse pairs selected to represent Dujardin and Valegro also won double individual gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics, making her the first British woman to retain an individual Olympic title. Charlotte Susan Jane Dujardin, CBE (born 13 July 1985) is a British dressage rider, equestrian, and writer. If I don’t get that [individual] gold on Monday, I am going to slit my throat!
Dujardin will continue to compete at an elite level and is aiming for the She was voted Sportswoman of the Year after winning the FEI championship, the first dressage rider to win that title.Dujardin also has a modern strip of public housing named after her in Charlotte Dujardin signed with Trafalgar Square Books. The pair continued to impress at Rio 2016, though their scores of 85.071% in the Grand Prix and 82.983% in the Grand Prix Special were not enough for Great Britain to retain the team title they had won four years earlier in London. Home / Charity / Sponsors / Masterclass / Contact / BRITISH DRESSAGE RIDER AND OLYMPIAN . Set to patriotic British tunes, such as Land of Hope and Glory and I Vow to Thee, My Country, their neatly executed routine also included the chimes of Big Ben – adding a dash of humour and colour to one of the most technically demanding events in the Games. Hailing from a modest background, but competing in an expensive sport, she bought her first Grand Prix horse, Fernandez, in 2007, thanks to money left to her by her late grandmother. I am so overwhelmed.” Discussing the samba-inspired routine that took her to the top of the podium once again, she added: “It is a new freestyle. redirect I can’t believe it. Charlotte Dujardin Olympic Champion World Record holder Awarded CBE Dressage Management: @piaffesport The Girl on the Dancing Horse. Official Page of Elite British Dressage Rider Charlotte Dujardin CBE Exclusive Representatives / Management - Piaffe Limited It was at that stage that she took up dressage competitively, having earlier aspired to be a jockey.Dujardin sold the horse in 2011. I rode it only the second time.
A stand out name in FEI Dressage, Charlotte Dujardin is an equestrian ICON! With three gold medals and one silver medal, she is Great Britain's most successful Olympic equestrian. “Valegro definitely could not do any more. She has also won Olympic and European Team Dressage championships with Great Britain. It is absolutely incredible. No, not really,” she joked. The new Olympic Channel brings you news, highlights, exclusive behind the scenes, live events and original programming, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.Born on 13 July 1985 in Enfield, near London, but brought up in Hertfordshire, Dujardin took up riding aged two and was 13 when he first tried her hand at dressage, a discipline in which rider and horse must complete a series of complex moves, such as the tempi, zig-zag, piaffe and pirouettes. Photos by Meg McGuire. It’s kind of given me that wake-up call to get myself in gear and off I go again.” When Monday eventually came around, Dujardin and Valegro turned in another golden performance, going close to their Grand Prix Freestyle world record with a score of 93.857% to retain the individual title and win their fourth Olympic gold.“If I didn’t win, I knew I could not have done better,” said an elated Dujardin after her stunning victory.