‘So much fun to ride’: Lottie Fry’s ‘cheeky’ chestnut in tussle for Aachen CDI4* grand prix honours

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Lottie Fry and Lars van de Hoenderheide at Aachen CDIO
Lottie Fry leaves the Aachen arena after her test on Lars Van De Hoenderheide
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A relatively new ride for Lottie Fry, Lars Van De Hoenderheide, caught the eye at the business end of the CDI4* grand prix at Aachen CHIO.

The flashy gelding’s electric one-time changes had the crowd itching to clap mid-test. Last of 23 to go in front of an appreciative crowd in the Deutsche Bank Arena, the Brit scored 75.2%, and was just shaded into second by the early leader Frederic Wandres. The German rider delighted his home crowd with a smooth performance on 16-year-old Duke Of Britain FRH.

Martha Terry
Martha Terry
Features editor

Martha is an experienced journalist who is mad-keen on horses and dogs. Her reporting CV includes the Paris Olympics, European championships, Aachen World Equestrian Festival and World Cup finals. After growing up with assorted liver and white springer spaniels, she enjoyed 14 years with two rescue dogs. Now, her constant companion is Fidget, an extremely energetic and habitually muddy black and white springer. Martha has written on topics as diverse as a top horse’s clone to the best GPS trackers for dogs, as well as equestrian and rural matters for Country Life, The Field, The Times, The Spectator and The Telegraph alongside Horse & Hound.