She competed on the relatively inexperienced Gio, whom she calls Pumpkin, and who succeeded Valegro, the horse on which she celebrated some of her biggest wins. "He had no idea what he was doing ...

Dujardin, who won individual dressage gold in 2016, will defend that title on Wednesday on Gio, who has replaced her now-retired horse Valegro, with whom she celebrated some of her biggest wins.