By KENNETH J. BRADDICK
AACHEN, Germany, Aug. 15, 2026–Newly crowned world champion Charlotte “Lottie” Fry and Glamourdale captured the World Championship Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday night before a stadium with a sold-out crowd of 40,000 spectators.
Lottie and the 15-year-old Dutch-bred stallion were awarded a personal best 91.907% for their musical performance before a crowd that was caught up in the emotional event as they did four years ago when the British rider first claimed the title.
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour of Denmark on Mount St. John Freestyle, the 17-year-old Hanoverian mare, took the silver on 91.236%.
Isabell Werth, the most decorated equestrian in history, and her Olympic gold medal mount Wendy de Fontaine claimed bronze on 88.650% to send the crowd into a frenzy of applause.
In one of the most competitive dressage world championships in the 60 years since its founding, the final 18 riders produced performances that brought clapping in unison for each rider’s final centerline.
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