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DUPLICATION PROHIBITEDby copyright holderContentsAcknowledgements andPhotographic Acknowledgementsix1. A Family Affair 12. Testing Times 193. Earning My Spurs 354. On the Right Pathway 525. Meant to Be 706. Love and Heartbreak 817. Fun and Games 998. Record Breakers 1159. The Girl on the Dancing Horse 13610. Rock Bottom 16011. On Top of the World 18112. The Horse of a Lifetime 20013. A Golden Goodbye 21714. Postscript 233Index241© Charlotte Dujardin and Trafalgar Square Bookswww.HorseandRiderBooks.com
DUPLICATION PROHIBITEDby copyright holder5Meant to BeMany people have asked why I think Carl gave methe opportunity he did. He was a world-class trainerand rider, the person everyone looked up to, and hewas literally inundated every day with people askinghim for a job.My natural balance and feel were, I think, somethinghe felt he could work with, and from the start Carlsaid that I had a gift for teaching horses the collectedmovements. Our mentalities were similar, too: I’m selfmotivatedand wanted to ride everything, which washow Carl had been when he was starting out in hiscareer. When I arrived, he was at a low point in hispersonal life and wondering about retiring, and I thinkmy being so enthusiastic and driven to learn meant heappreciated having me around. And just being in theright place at the right time was part of it, as well –which, looking back, seems to have happened a lot inmy life.As a kid it had been horrible having to leave the houseI’d loved and grown up in and move from place to placeall the time. We’d never know where we were goingnext, and Mum and I would always be worrying if wecould find good yards where we could afford to put theponies. I wouldn’t change it now, though, because if wehadn’t moved around so much I would never have metRory or Ian, and without Ian I wouldn’t have met Judyand gone to her.70© Charlotte Dujardin and Trafalgar Square Bookswww.HorseandRiderBooks.com
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