Charlotte Fry

Lottie was born into dressage – her late mother, Laura Fry, had competed at the 1992 Olympics and was a European team silver medallist before going on to run a successful dressage training yard at home in Yorkshire. Lottie was sat in the corner during lessons and training most days, and was riding a horse before she could walk. She had daily training from her mum throughout her childhood, on small hairy ponies up to Grand Prix horses, so she was very lucky!

From 2012, Lottie trained with Carl Hester, who helped her to secure a place at Van Olst Horses in Holland in 2014, working and training with five-time Danish Olympian Anne Van Olst. Lottie continues to be based there, but says she still can't get to grips with the Dutch language! She rides around 10–12 horses a day, from just-broken three-year-olds up to Grand Prix horses.