Charlotte Dujardin and Gio at Hartpury’s Festival of Dressage © Kevin Sparrow Photography
By Equestrian Life
Britain has announced its star-studded Dressage Team for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic games.
Britain Dressage Team:
· Carl Hester and En Vogue
· Charlotte Dujardin and Gio
· Charlotte Fry and Everdale
The travelling reserve is Gareth Hughes and Sintano Van Hof Olympia.
Charlotte Fry riding Everdale at Olympia. © FEI/Jon Stroud.
It will be an entirely new world for Charlotte Fry and Gareth Hughes who will be making their Olympic debuts, while returning Olympians Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin will have their sights set on the podium.
Charlotte Dujardin will be aiming for her third consecutive Olympic Individual title after winning Individual Gold in Rio and London on the magnificent Valegro.
If this goal is achieved, Charlotte will be first British woman to ever do so.
The powerhouse combination also won Team Gold in London and Team Silver in Rio, placing Britain as one of the serious contenders at the upcoming Tokyo Games.
Now 6-time Olympian Carl Hester. © FEI/Liz Gregg.
For Carl Hester, Tokyo will mark his sixth Olympics representing Britain.
However, these Games will see four new horses entering the Olympic arena for the first time for Britain.
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