British Olympic dressage team revealed
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has confirmed the four dressage athletes and their horses who will compete for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The selected riders will compete at Greenwich Park from 2-9 August.
The athletes selected to Team GB today to contest the team and individual competitions are:
- Laura Bechtolsheimer (27) from Ampney St Peter, Gloucestershire riding Mistral Hojris, owned by Dr Wilfried & Mrs Ursula Bechtolsheimer and rider
- Charlotte Dujardin (25) from Newent, Gloucestershire riding Valegro, owned by Mr Carl Hester & Mrs Roly Luard
- Carl Hester (44) from Newent, Gloucestershire riding Uthopia, owned by Mr Carl Hester and Mrs Sasha StewartThe athlete selected to Team GB to contest the individual competition is:
- Richard Davison (57) from Combridge, Staffordshire riding Artemis, owned by the Countess of Derby
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A self-confessed newshound, farmer’s daughter and journalist of many years' experience, Charlotte worked on regional papers before joining H&H in 2007. A regular rider, she visited Ireland in 2010 to investigate the fate of Irish horses through the recession, to much acclaim, and reported from the FEI General Assembly in Rio de Janeiro in 2011. She left Horse & Hound in March 2013.