“Lottie” Fry & Glamourdale Score 90% to Win World Dressage Grand Prix Freestyle Championship Gold

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Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale won the World Freestyle Championship with a score of 90.654% for the second world title having taken individual gold two days earlier. © 2022 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

By KENNETH J. BRADDICK

HERNING, Denmark, Aug. 10, 2022–Britain’s newest dressage superstar “Lottie” Fry on Glamourdale scored 90.654% Wednesday night to become the World Freestyle championship to add to the Individual title claimed two days earlier.

Hometown favorite Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Vamos Amigos was awarded 89.411% for silver while the Dutch partnership of Dinja van Liere and Hermes took bronze in the same order of finish as the Special.

Charlotte and “Glammy,” as she calls the 11-year-old stallion, are the ninth combination in history to became members of the 90% club. The others are Edward Gal and Totilas, Helen Langehanenberg and Damon Hill, Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro with the world record of 94.300%, Isabell Werth on both Bella Rose and Weihegold, Sonke Rothenberger and Cosmo, Dorothee Schneider and Showtime and Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and TSF Dalera BB.

The final result wrapping up the world championship: https://www.longinestiming.com/equestrian/2022/ecco-fei-world-championships-herning/resultlist_D03.html

Denmark won team gold, Britain took silver and Germany bronze.

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Vamos Amigos in the World Championships. The partnership led Denmark to team gold and won silver in both the individual and freestyle competitions. © 2022 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

Spectators packing the 10,000-seat stadium frequently clapped in unison, especially while riders and horses were on the final centerline.

The fans were more effusive in cheering the success of the British pair after the ride triggered audible sucking in of breaths for the spectacular movements.

Lottie said she never before had the feeling experienced with Glamourdale in the soccer stadium under lights late at night.

Entering the arena with “the crowd going crazy before you even start that already was exciting .”

“He knew he needed to show off. As soon as the music started it was the most insane feeling,” said the 26-year-old rider who is coached in Holland by Dutch multi Olympian Anne van Olst.

“He was dancing to his freestyle. I felt I could sit there, enjoy it. I was listening to the crowd singing along and getting excited about the extended canter.

“It was the best feeling in the world. I’ve never had a feeling like that, never ridden a test like that. This is easy exactly what mum and dad were paying for–arenas like this music like that and floor plans like this. It was all perfect tonight.”

Dinja van Liere and Hermes of the Netherlands earned both individual and freestyle bronze medals at the world championships. © 2022 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

Becoming a member of the 90% Club created by dressage-news.com to honor the achievement, she said, was still sinking in.

“I got very, very emotional in the beginning when we found out.  Now I’m just kind of in shock. It’s just incredible. It’s something you only think you can ever dream of. And now it’s reality.”