Carl Hester
Equestrian
British dressage rider who won the 2012 Olympic gold in the Team Dressage competition in London.
He started working at The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy at age 19 and won his first young rider championship soon after.
He won his first European Championship gold medal at the 2011 Team Grand Prix competition.
He had a longtime relationship with fellow dressage rider Spencer Wilton.
He won a team riding medal at the 2012 London Olympics, which is also true for equestrian Mary King .