It was once a British one, two, 3 within the London Global Horse Display dressage grand prix effects nowadays (13 December).
Charlotte Dujardin took first within the FEI International Cup qualifier, introduced by way of Bret Willson Dressage Global Ltd and supported by way of Horse & Hound, aboard Imhotep with a ranking of 81.76%. International champion Lottie Fry and Everdale have been 2nd on 77.43% and Becky Moody scored a private absolute best of 75.08% on her International Cup debut with Jagerbomb.
This was once Imhotep’s first efficiency since successful group gold and particular person bronze on the Eu Dressage Championships this summer season. The robust chestnut gelding has already established himself as top-of-the-line dressage horses on the planet, however Charlotte was once willing to worry that there’s nonetheless extra to come back.
“That is the primary large indoor display he’s ever completed, He’s nonetheless most effective 10 years outdated so it’s nonetheless all about giving him self assurance,” she stated. “He’s a worried horse however he’s additionally very forgiving, and he by no means offers up.
“I’m at all times slowing him down, making him wait, as a result of he’s so willing, he simply desires to move – which is a beautiful factor to have, he by no means runs out of power.”
Having neglected out on coming to London final 12 months whilst she was once pregnant together with her daughter Isabella – who was once playfully attaining for the reporters’ microphones as Charlotte talked to the clicking – Charlotte was once decided to make it again to London in 2023.
“My preparation for this display was once reasonably not up to I’d typically do as a result of he needed to have some downtime after the Europeans,” she stated. “Carl was once just a little bit not sure about whether or not we would have liked to try this display, however I neglected it such a lot final 12 months, I wasn’t going to omit it once more.”
Lottie Fry and the ever-impressive Everdale have been additionally returning to pageant after a destroy, with the 14-year-old stallion being ready for the Europeans as a backup for his stablemate Glamourdale.
“After the Europeans, we determined that as people we would have liked a small destroy from pageant as neatly, so we’ve most effective lately picked him again up however he’s been so able for this,” stated Lottie, who will likely be using a brand new freestyle check day after today (14 December).
“He gave me the sort of nice trip, he’s getting higher and higher with age and I nonetheless really feel like there’s an extended option to move and each time we move out, we get just a little higher.
“If we will raise on going the best way we’re going, I feel there’s many extra marks to come back – it’s a disgrace nowadays that the judges disagreed just a little bit.”
For Becky Moody, this has been a 12 months of firsts aboard Jagerbomb, with the pair ticking off extra milestones right here, making their London and International Cup debut, in addition to scoring a private absolute best in world pageant.
“That was once lovely cool,” stated a beaming Becky, contemporary from the prizegiving. “He’s such an ideal horse and simply takes the entirety in his stride. The piaffe was once nonetheless just a little susceptible – he simply wasn’t somewhat in entrance of me sufficient, however the different paintings is actually appearing how he’s getting more potent.”
Lewis Provider completed 9th with Diego V on 70.52% and a blank check. “I’ve watched London Global since I used to be a tender boy, so that you could trip right here was once a dream and an absolute privilege,” he stated.
It was once, sadly, no longer a commute to bear in mind for Emile Faurie, whose promising mare Bellevue was once eradicated after the pass judgement on at C noticed blood within the mouth.
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