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A horse. I have two: Vesperal Dream and According To Sarah.
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My penny farthing. It was £1,200. I’ve ridden it to Buckingham Palace and back.
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My five-litre Ford Mustang.
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A snazzy coffee machine that grinds beans and steams milk.
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Cows in the field next door.
Lots of people, mainly for being so absent from their lives while I was concentrating on sport. I’d also like to say sorry to my dad’s mum, because, aged four, I told her she was the worst cook in the world.
Apart from two Olympic gold medals, I’m proud of finishing fifth in the Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in 2016, having never ridden a horse 12 months earlier.
I would love more horses.
Six weeks in my dad’s office doing admin was enough to persuade me to pursue a career in sport.
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