1. Charlotte Dujardin getting bronze at the Euros with Gio
Yes, she’s done it again. Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin took individual bronze in the freestyle at the European Dressage Championships in Hagen, Germany on the weekend (11 September). Charlotte and her Olympic partner Gio scored 87.246% to win the bronze against an incredibly competitive field, pushing Germany’s most decorated dressage star Isabell Werth into fourth place.
3. The fact it really won’t be long before Lottie Fry gets a medal
Great Britain’s Lottie Fry, 25, scored her third personal best in three days in the freestyle at the European Dressage Championships in Hagen on 11 September. Last to go, she rode her own and the Van Olsts’ stallion Everdale to 84.72%, having already notched up personal bests in the grand prix and grand prix special earlier this week. It was good enough for fifth place, and very nearly good enough for fourth.
A young rider who was not expected to live, let alone walk or ride again, after a horrific fall has won at her first show since her accident, riding her 22-year-old pony who also defied the odds to jump again. Lucy Ward split her liver in half in September 2019, when she fell from a friend’s horse. She landed on her feet, but the reins became tangled round one hand and she was dragged behind the horse until the reins eventually broke. She is now back competing on her pony, Lucky, who lives up to his name having been kicked in the hock four years ago and given a very poor prognosis.
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Sarah has worked at an equestrian journalist and editor since 2004 and has held the position of Horse & Hound Editor-in-Chief since 2014. She has reported for Horse & Hound from major championships including Europeans and World Equestrian Games. She has co-written books on horses and horse sport including The Complete Illustrated Encyclopedia of Horses & Ponies. She has owned and ridden horses since 1993, and worked for and trained with Olympic gold medallist event rider Leslie Law prior to going to university. While studying for a BSc at London School of Economics Sarah also worked for top British dressage rider Louise Spate.
