Carl Hester is a man who just doesn't know how to fail at the moment! With a team gold from London 2012 safely under his belt following some stunning performances on the extravagant Uthopia, he headed this weekend to the Espayo National Dressage Championships in Warwickshire, along with fellow Olympic medallist Laura Bechtolsheimer, to win the Grand Prix Freestyle Championship, beating her by more than 5%.
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Hester was aboard Uthopia (pictured left) once again, and according to
British Dressage, used Tom Hunt's music composition once again and scored 81.50%. Laura Bechtolsheimer had a change of horse and came second, scoring 76.58% aboard Andretti H, and fellow British rider Michael Eilberg came third on Half Moon Delphi with a score of 76.35%, which is promising news with Half Moon Delphi only being in her first Grand Prix season.
The potential sales of Olympic wonder horses Uthopia and Valegro have been well documented following the team's success in London, but dressage enthusiasts should take heart from Laura Bechtolsheimer's success aboard a young home-bred horse, Polar Bear, in the Suregrow Advanced Medium Open class. Michael Eilberg also won the Dressage Deluxe Medium Open National Championship class with Half Moon Dynasty, showing strength in depth for British dressage riders.
For full reports and results, visit www.britishdressage.co.uk
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