This aged well.

I cry every time I watch them at London 2012; I don’t think we will see the likes of them again. If we do it won’t be for a long time. I admire her so much for retiring Valegro.

2 were soulmates to each other.  2 personalities clicked for 10 years.

She's the queen of dressage.

She was right when she said during Valegro's retirement ride that he owes her nothing, going out on a high note.

i dont condone animal abuse in any shape or form, and i cant help feeling charlotte is being used as the industries scape goat. this goes deeper than just her.

This gave me actual goospimiples! I was lucky enough to win a competition to visit Carl's yard last year. I felt the same as Charlotte when I was there it was a dream come true and I also couldnt even string a proper sentance together. Charlotte describing how she felt brought it all back to me. It was one of the best days of my life, ever ever ever.

Even as a "poor person which most of us are" every one in clouding me were surprised when I got a blue ribbon in dressage...I got my first blue ribbon when I was 12 or 15 I carnt remember now because I'm 55 it was the driving force of why I love dressage!! I have had many blue ribbons since!!  I just started back 2023 and I got a blue ribbon for a walk trot test on a horse that's 15 as he was challenging and I had 8 years off bring up an autistic daughter. So yes hang on in there! Now heading for my second test officially soon only adult riders not as high as Charlotta but the a reminder that drive is important! Happy safe riding everyone 🇦🇺🤗🇦🇺💕

You dont break!!! Horses!!

being so competitive is good for athletics but horrible for equestrian sports where you need to be very patient, sensitive and empathetic.

And now we all  know how she got those medals and how she 'trained' her horses. 🤬

Had the tissues out for this..just a beautiful Horse and his clever, lucky and kind partner

The discussion about the stress of dealing with the public, esp the press, after achieving great heights in her sport reminded me of how hard a time Naomi Osaka had with the press.  It's prob worse for Naomi because tennis is a much more popular, better known sport than Grand Prix dressage, but it's too bad the public can't just back off.  And it's not always the reporters.  It's their editors, for whom "backing off" isn't an option.  If they could at least ask more empathetic questions!

I'm not sure, if Charlotte will ever read my comment, but within 2 years of ownership of my first horse, I could only rely on her, on the videos from her shows. I've started to ride my unbroken 5 year old half-blind stallion. Nobody could tell me how to ride, how to find that connection and flow with your horse, but every single day I've been rewatching her videos and eventually got to the First level with my horse and will move forward. Even after I've moved to Wellington and has found a Grand Prix trainer, I'm still looking at her and improve myself by repeating every single detail she demonstrates at her rides. And, yes, definitely she's a genius!

So many life lessons contained in this story. Inspiring

Forever Two
      LEGENDARY!!!

Thanks for uploading. I have been waiting for this.

This didn't age well...

I think I cried thru the whole thing

oh dear !!!!!

The recent video release of Charlotte whipping her student's horse was so hard to watch. She didn't just use the whip one or two light strokes. She kept at the horse for a period of time. While she has issued an apology and claimed that this was atypical behavior on her part, a person has to question if this behavior was routine and not just a one-off. It's sad, because the sport of dressage has become so popular and has really tried to clean itself up from abuse allegations. And now, this. Charlotte's career is likely over. As it should be, because animal cruelty is never, ever O.K. under any circumstances. This impacts not only her, but the thousands of dressage enthusiasts, inclusive of children, who looked up to her. She has let so many people down. How does a parent explain to their little girl or little boy that their idol was banned from the sport for animal cruelty. Very sad... I'm hoping that what comes out of this is better treatment for not just dressage horses, but a call to humane treatment of all animals.