I never set goals.
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 think it's really strange for somebody that's probably never been in the public eye. All of a sudden I was 'big time' - boom, it all just happened.
As much as you may be sitting in the top five or the top 10, sometimes you just don't get that chance to get to the top.
Every competition I do, I never know if it's the last one.
My first ambition was to be a show jumper. I did a bit of dressage as part of it, and the dressage trainer saw me and said, 'Why are you wasting your time with the other stuff? You should be concentrating on this.'
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.
When I used to say I did dressage, I got blank looks. No one had a clue what I was on about.
That's why success hasn't changed me: because I don't want to be famous or do TV or be a model or be recognised in a shop. I'm not interested. There's nothing worse.
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.
If I never competed again, it wouldn't bother me. I don't care.
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.
I've done more than I ever dreamed of.
We all get so excited about the big events, but when there's an animal involved, it's ten times harder.
For most athletes, there's a focus on your own fitness, but I have to rely on my horse, too. I've been very lucky so far, and it hasn't presented a problem, but you can never count on a competition going as planned until you're there and actually doing it.
Riding Valegro always makes you smile, so I enjoy it.
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'm really, really excited heading towards Rio.
This will be Valegro's retirement after Rio, so I want to go out there and want to enjoy every last minute.
London was my first Olympics. It was my dream to get there, and I literally had the time of my life.
