I remember some people after the Olympics that had no idea about horses would ask, 'Do you do that with the horse, or does the horse do it by itself?' I think the fact that you can make it look like you are doing nothing is a real talent. And it is such a massive reward at the end of it.

Charlotte Dujardin

War You Would

All you can do is to do your best.

Charlotte Dujardin

Your You T

Getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is quite another. That's the difficult bit.

Charlotte Dujardin

Yin Top Tin

I'm quite happy with the way my life is.

Charlotte Dujardin

Life Wit Way

I think we're actually the only sport that has a mix of men and women competing together. The majority of other sports are separated by gender.

Charlotte Dujardin

Women Sports Pet

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.'

Charlotte Dujardin

Smile God Us

I've had so many letters from people saying I've inspired them to take up riding, and that's an amazing feeling.

Charlotte Dujardin

Amazing Yin Up

I got asked to do loads of TV series, all sorts of things that weren't me.

Charlotte Dujardin

Were TV Things

I turned the Gloucester Christmas lights on and our local Newent lights on, so everyone recognises me now. It is a completely different life for me.

Charlotte Dujardin

Life Christmas Very

We all get so excited about the big events, but when there's an animal involved, it's ten times harder.

Charlotte Dujardin

Time Vent Times

I was frightened. I hadn't really had any experience, and then all of a sudden I was thrown straight into doing interviews. Most people have build-up. I had none.

Charlotte Dujardin

Experience Views View

Every competition I do, I never know if it's the last one.

Charlotte Dujardin

Pet Very T

The fan mail I get every day is incredible. It piles through the door from not just Britain but everywhere. It is so great to have that support behind me - everyone says I am an inspiration. It is great.

Charlotte Dujardin

Great Where Very

It is very rare that he makes a mistake, and I feel just privileged to have done what I have with him. There will never be another Valegro.

Charlotte Dujardin

Wit Will Vile

So many horses get stage fright when they enter the arena, and that's it - the performance is over.

Charlotte Dujardin

Age Tag T

I literally did it through hard work and dedication. People out there who think you have to have loads of money to do this sport... it just shows you.

Charlotte Dujardin

Work Money You

People tell me I'm their idol and a huge inspiration - that's really surreal.

Charlotte Dujardin

Tell T Surreal

I get called 'the girl off the dancing horse.' I just laugh; I think it's really funny. It's true, isn't it? It's great we're getting that recognition.

Charlotte Dujardin

Great Funny Us

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.

Charlotte Dujardin

Age Think Thin

The sport is about finding the horses. But to find another Valegro is impossible.

Charlotte Dujardin

T Sport Possible

I love having horses from a young age and seeing how far they can go.

Charlotte Dujardin

Love Age Young

My mum used to ride, and when she was mucking out, I always wanted to sit on a horse. And if she took me off, I'd scream my head off.

Charlotte Dujardin

I remember some people after the Olympics that had no idea about horses would ask, 'Do you do that with the horse, or does the horse do it by itself?' I think the fact that you can make it look like you are doing nothing is a real talent. And it is such a massive reward at the end of it.

Charlotte Dujardin

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.

Charlotte Dujardin

It isn't called dressage any more - it is called 'dancing horses.'

Charlotte Dujardin

I don't ever want to be famous. I never want to live that life. I genuinely hate the fact that I would be stopped for a picture or an autograph all the time.

Charlotte Dujardin

You can't do the same thing every day with the horse. Because they then know the thing inside out, and they're leading you, not the other way round. You don't want them to take over. You have to be able to ride the movements and set the movements up; you don't want them starting before you are ready.

Charlotte Dujardin

People recognise me now. I've got so much fan mail.

Charlotte Dujardin

I literally worked from the bottom up to where I am now.

Charlotte Dujardin

I have come from a background where I haven't had lots of money to put me on the map. I've had to work very hard for what I've got.

Charlotte Dujardin

I literally got a private invite for lunch with the Queen. There was just 10 of us. And I was absolutely petrified because you can't take anyone with you, and no other sportspeople were there. There was the head of the military, and then the Queen sat next to me.

Charlotte Dujardin

I want to get up and ride my horses, do what I love doing. I don't want to be recognised.

Charlotte Dujardin

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.

Charlotte Dujardin

Every horse I get on I can adapt to. It's like a jigsaw puzzle.

Charlotte Dujardin

I have walked into several pubs, and guys in there have said to me, 'My God, you are the girl off the dancing horse.' They have got no idea about dressage, and they said, 'I can't work out whether you make the horse do that or the horse does it itself - we just couldn't tell - but it brought tears to our eyes.'

Charlotte Dujardin

When you're doing well and you're successful, part of being successful is that you get interviewed. But it ruins the moment.

Charlotte Dujardin

I think I thrive under pressure.

Charlotte Dujardin

It's going to be a rule, I think, for wearing a crash hat, and I actually fractured my skull through not wearing a hat. I was so lucky to escape from that, and now, it's something I always do.

Charlotte Dujardin

London was my first Olympics. It was my dream to get there, and I literally had the time of my life.

Charlotte Dujardin

This will be Valegro's retirement after Rio, so I want to go out there and want to enjoy every last minute.

Charlotte Dujardin

I'm really, really excited heading towards Rio.

Charlotte Dujardin

Riding Valegro always makes you smile, so I enjoy it.

Charlotte Dujardin

Winning HOYS set me up for the future and prepared me for riding in front of lots of people, but the real highlight was the London 2012 Olympics. Being able to go out in front of thousands of people, on your home ground, representing your country and winning gold medals is something I'll never be able to beat.

Charlotte Dujardin

For most athletes, there's a focus on your own fitness, but I have to rely on my horse, too. I've been very lucky so far, and it hasn't presented a problem, but you can never count on a competition going as planned until you're there and actually doing it.

Charlotte Dujardin

I've done more than I ever dreamed of.

Charlotte Dujardin

If I never competed again, it wouldn't bother me. I don't care.

Charlotte Dujardin

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.

Charlotte Dujardin

That's why success hasn't changed me: because I don't want to be famous or do TV or be a model or be recognised in a shop. I'm not interested. There's nothing worse.

Charlotte Dujardin

When I used to say I did dressage, I got blank looks. No one had a clue what I was on about.

Charlotte Dujardin

For me, I wouldn't mind if I never did another Olympics; nothing can beat London. The setting, the support, the military people. From start to finish, it was such fun. I had the most amazing time.

Charlotte Dujardin

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.'

Charlotte Dujardin