London Worldwide freestyle dressage outcomes 2023: Charlotte Dujardin

Charlotte Dujardin took the highest spot for a second night time in a row within the London Worldwide Horse Present freestyle dressage outcomes this night (14 December).

Using Carl Hester and Coral Ingham’s thrilling 10-year-old Imhotep (Pete), Charlotte wowed the judges to attain 89.465% to a medley from the movie Madagascar.

“It’s Pete’s first indoor present and to carry out how he has finished, I couldn’t ask any extra,” stated Charlotte, who topped a British one-two-three within the London Worldwide freestyle dressage outcomes, with Lottie Fry (Everdale) and Becky Moody (Jagerbomb) in second and third respectively. “Go Nice Britain, I say! The prospect of the Paris Olympics subsequent 12 months couldn’t be extra thrilling. What an honour it’s to be British.

“I’ve an actual partnership with Pete that I completely love. To me, that’s what it’s all about – when you’ll be able to reassure them, maintain his hand and say it’s OK. He has a lot power and by no means stops – he simply retains going and going and I like that – it’s me throughout.”

Charlotte missed driving eventually 12 months’s London Worldwide Horse Present as she was pregnant.

“I used to be so unhappy to overlook final 12 months, however to be again driving right here this 12 months makes me so proud and driving in entrance of a house crowd is unbelievable – it’s a dream to experience right here,” defined Charlotte. “It makes me so emotional to assume what I’ve achieved this 12 months. I actually didn’t assume I’d be driving having had my daughter Isabella in March. It’s been improbable, the most effective 12 months ever – I can’t thank Carl [Hester] sufficient for what he’s finished for me and placing me the place I’m right now.” 

Charlotte’s technicality scores for her freestyle ranged between 79.25% and 87%, with choose at C, Andrew Ralph Gardner, awarding her 87%. Her creative scores scores ranged between 94% and 98.6%, with the latter coming from Jacques van Daele at M. 

Imhotep’s private greatest in grand prix freestyle rating got here on the European Championships in Riesenbeck in September, the place he scored 91.396%, however his London rating this night is an in depth second. 

Tonight’s London Worldwide freestyle dressage outcomes added to Charlotte’s victory within the FEI World Cup qualifier, introduced by Bret Willson Dressage Worldwide Ltd and supported by Horse & Hound, aboard Imhotep with a rating of 81.76%. FEI dressage World Cup freestyle yesterday.

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