By: Ava
Charlotte Dujardin is an Olympic medalist in the sport of dressage. Dressage is a French term for training. Dressage is an art of riding in a highly skilled manner of obedience, flexibility and balance. Any horse can compete in the dressage riding arena, but a warmblood is the most popular choice in dressage. A warmblood is a crossbreeding between an Arabian and a Thoroughbred horse.
Charlotte Dujardin had a great life when she was young, and you are probably wondering why and what. I am going to tell you about her early life! Charlotte Dujardin is 34 years old and was born on July 13th, 1985. She was born in the United Kingdom. Charlotte started riding at two and was a very good rider, but because of age limits Charlotte could not enter horse shows until she was 3 years old. When Charlotte turned three, she entered her first Pony Club show jumping competition and won second place. When Charlotte was younger, she was diagnosed with dyslexia which means there is difficulty in learning and reading and interpreting words.
Now I am going to tell you a bit about Charlotte Dujardin's experience with competitions and what she has won in her life! Charlotte is a very successful dressage rider and trainer. Charlotte has placed 1st place 12 times in International Championships. International events are events that bring competitors together from all over the world. Olympic games, European Championship and World Cups are examples of International Championships where dressage riders compete. Charlotte Dujardin rides and trains on her trusty horse named Valegro. Sadly, Valegro retired on December 14, 2016.
Here we are towards the end of the fun, so I figured maybe save some of the fun for last! Let's jump right into some fun facts about Charlotte! Charlotte Dujardin is also a trainer and not just a rider who rides in the Olympics. One thing I like about Charlotte Dujardin is that she is not just a rider and trainer, but Charlotte is also a writer. Charlotte Dujardin wrote a book called “Girl on a Dancing Horse” and it is all about her when she was younger and about how she grew up to be who she is now. A funny thing about Charlotte Dujardin is that she was a little troublemaker when she was younger!
In conclusion Charlotte is the best female dressage rider in the world and has the highest score in freestyle dressage in the history of the dressage sport. She has been working on dressage since she was 13 years old. She has worked very hard to accomplish these goals and if you want to accomplish something so bad, you need to go for it.
Sources
A girl on a dancing horse book written by Charlotte Dujardin
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