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<\/a><\/p>\nCharlotte Dujardin and Valegro take their first look at the 2012 Olympic arena in London<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThe biggest mistake is not riding in the warm up how you ride at home.” <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n “We try to have a warm up program that we take to the competitions. I don\u2019t believe that the people you see warming up at competitions do that, and I\u2019m probably not talking about the top level, more the lower levels. They don\u2019t work on the relaxation, and they don\u2019t think outside the box either.”<\/p>\n Carl and Wanadoo settling in before the CDI at Jerez<\/em><\/p>\n “If your horse has a different personality at the show, you have to think of ways of treating it. People aren\u2019t adaptable enough. The techniques you use for relaxation, stretching, walk breaks, things like that, a more competitive or nervous rider doesn\u2019t pay enough attention to that. \u2018I\u2019ve got a test to do so I won\u2019t keep stretching him until he\u2019s relaxed, I\u2019ll just get on with it.\u2019 That\u2019s pressure. If you are lucky enough to have a trainer, the trainer can\u2019t always get to the ring with all of the students to actually say, \u2018This isn\u2019t what we do at home. Let\u2019s go back and do what we do at home and build it up.\u2019 Riders need to have a warm up program.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n