DUJARDIN Dujardin started out as a horse-crazy youngster, leaving school early to pursue her dreams of a life in the horse world and working her way through a series of jobs as groom and rider until, one day, Hester sat on a six-year-old horse she had produced. He had spotted it on a “talent day” when young horses were being viewed by prospective buyers, “and I asked if I could ride it” he explained today, “I could feel that it was very well trained considering its age and experience and I told her she had done a great job” he explained. The story goes that Dujardin went to work for Hester for 10 days and has been there ever since. “What she has that makes her a great rider is feel, and an amazing temperament” Hester said today. With gold hanging in the balance, Hester told her before she went into the arena, “some people wish it would happen, some people hope it will happen, you’re going to make it happen Charlotte!” And she did just that with a performance that earned the highest score of the day, 80.571. “Charlotte is unbelievable, and he’s the best horse in the world!” Hester
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