Charlotte Dujardin

To be one of the first British females to get three gold medals, to join Laura Trott in doing that, is a huge privilege.

I think we're actually the only sport that has a mix of men and women competing together. The majority of other sports are separated by gender.

It's insane to have won all those things - not possible. But what I love is learning, which never stops and is nothing to do with the medals you've won.

I literally got a private invite for lunch with the Queen. There was just 10 of us. And I was absolutely petrified because you can't take anyone with you, and no other sportspeople were there. There was the head of the military, and then the Queen sat next to me.

For me, I wouldn't mind if I never did another Olympics; nothing can beat London. The setting, the support, the military people. From start to finish, it was such fun. I had the most amazing time.

Valegro just loves his job. I don't have to force him to do anything, I just sit there and steer, and off I go. There's no sweating, no pushing, no pulling. He knows his job, and it's just fantastic.

I never set goals.

Winning HOYS set me up for the future and prepared me for riding in front of lots of people, but the real highlight was the London 2012 Olympics. Being able to go out in front of thousands of people, on your home ground, representing your country and winning gold medals is something I'll never be able to beat.

I never think of who's in the competition. I never let myself get in that frame of mind, worrying about who I'm against.

Every competition I do, I never know if it's the last one.

So many horses get stage fright when they enter the arena, and that's it - the performance is over.

This will be Valegro's retirement after Rio, so I want to go out there and want to enjoy every last minute.