(CNN) -- Sometimes the price of success is losing the thing you most cherish. For Charlotte Dujardin, every triumph in the sporting arena seemingly took her another step closer to an uncertain future. Billed as "The Girl with the Dancing Horse" after her heroics at the London 2012 Olympics, she feared that every time she competed would be the last waltz with her equine partner. The mere thought of losing her "best friend" reduced Dujardin to tears. Valegro, the horse on which she won double gold, on which she was crowned double European champion and on which she aims to repeat the feat at August's world championships, was attracting big offers.
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Charlotte Dujardin rode to double dressage gold at the London Olympics on Valegro
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But the fear was the partnership would be separated with Valegro up for sale
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The partnership is now safe and the pair have gone on to break world records
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Dujardin now has the world title in her sights, the one major success missing from her CV
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