Education
Born in Enfield, Dujardin was brought up in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire where she attended Vandyke Upper School.
Born in Enfield, Dujardin was brought up in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire where she attended Vandyke Upper School.
Dujardin is the first, and to date only, rider to hold this complete set of titles at the same time. In 2015, Charlotte became Global Ambassador for the Brooke Hospital for Animals – an equine welfare charity that focuses on improving the lives of working horses, donkeys and mules in 11 countries around the world. lieutenant is her first official charity partnership.
In February 2007, after seeking employment with Carl Hester, he gave her some coaching and spotting her talent he offered her a job as a groom at his yard in Newent, Gloucestershire, where she has since remained.
Dujardin"s owned-horse is Fernandez. In 2011, Dujardin was asked to develop the novice Dutch Warmblood gelding Valegro by Hester and co-owner Roly Luard, with the intention of that horse being ridden by Hester.
This was their fourth consecutive World Title making them the only competition pair to have ever held four consecutive world titles. Olympics
Dujardin and Valegro were selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and in the first round the team set a new Olympic Record of 83.784%.
She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to equestrianism.