Charlotte Dujardin’s hat-trick, a British-bred hot prospect and a horse who beat the odds: all you need to know from day two at the National Dressage Championships

The Lemieux National Dressage Championships have reached the half-way point, and day two has been just as exciting as day one, with lots of new national champions crowned. We round up the most important things you need to know from day two…

Charlotte Dujardin added the Saracen Horse Feeds inter I championship to her prix st georges (PSG) title from the day before, riding Imhotep.

• Read about Charlotte’s “rider error” and how Imhotep compares to his famous sire, the British team horse Everdale

No sooner had Charlotte added a second title to her tally, she and Imhotep were back in the ring, this time claiming the Fairfax Saddles PSG gold freestyle.

• Hear from Carl Hester on how he came to buy Imhotep and what he was like as a youngster – plus the animated film character he reminds Charlotte of

Jo Barry was crowned champion in the Fairfax Saddles PSG silver, riding a horse who has beaten the odds to even be here and certainly lives up to his name.

• Read about Goofy La Perle’s tough year and why the third placed rider also thought she might not make it to the National Dressage Championships

The British-bred winner of the hotly-contested BETTALIFE novice gold emerged as a horse who looks set to have a big future.

• Find out which combination took the top spot and why this horse is definitely one to watch

A young rider at her first National Dressage Championships scooped an impressive one-two in the Equitop elementary silver.

• Find out what enviable quality her winning ride boasts, and why she would have expected her horses to finish the other way round

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