GIRL ON THE DANCING HORSE: CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN AND VALEGRO

Charlotte Dujardin and her charismatic horse Valegro burst onto the international sports scene with their record-breaking performance at the London, 2012 Olympics. The world was captivated by the young woman with the dazzling smile and her dancing horse. Dujardin began riding horses at the age of two, but dressage was firmly the domain of the wealthy, not the life of a girl from a middle-class family. Her parents sacrificed all and with an undeterred focus, Charlotte left school at 16 to follow her dream.