Nicknames |
Lottie (Facebook profile, 03 Aug 2022) |
Hobbies |
Socialising with family and friends. (britishequestrian.org.uk, 25 Aug 2019) |
Most influential person in career |
Her mother. (horseandhound.co.uk, 04 Jun 2021) |
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs |
When competing she wears a locket containing a photo of her late mother Laura. (telegraph.co.uk, 17 Dec 2021) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Life is one big half halt." (psdressage.com, 25 Feb 2020) |
Awards and honours |
In 2022 she was presented with the Best Athlete award at the International Equestrian Federation [FEI] Awards. (fei.org, 13 Nov 2022)
She received the U25 Star of the Future award at the 2017 Animal Health Trust [AHT] UK Equestrian Awards. (aht.org.uk, 01 Nov 2017) |
Famous relatives |
Her late mother Laura Fry represented Great Britain in dressage and competed at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. She also won team silver at the 1993 European Championships in Lipica, Slovenia. (SportsDeskOnline, 20 Jul 2021; horseandhound.co.uk, 08 Mar 2015; britishdressage.co.uk, 22 Sep 2012) |
Ambitions |
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (psdressage.com, 25 Feb 2020) |
Other information |
MOVE TO NETHERLANDS
In 2014 she moved from England to the Netherlands to train at the stables of Danish Olympian Anne van Olst on the advice of her then trainer Carl Hester. "It is such an amazing place with around 150 horses at Van Olst Horses and I love being in the Netherlands. A big reason I love it is for competing, as there are so many different venues so close by compared to England where a lot of travelling is necessary. I have found that the Dutch are actually really fun. They have so many different festivals and there's always something wacky going on in the city." (limerickleader.ie, 02 Aug 2022; psdressage.com, 25 Feb 2020; vanolsthorses.com, 02 Apr 2018; eurodressage.com, 06 Aug 2017) |
General highlights |
She won both individual gold medals at the 2022 FEI World Championship with Glamourdale.
She was selected for the Brirish team at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. |
Milestones |
At age 26 years and 180 days, she became the youngest dressage rider to win the freestyle title at the world championships when she was victorious at the 2022 edition of the tournament in Herning, Denmark. (fei.org, 12 Oct 2022; SportsDeskOnline, 23 Nov 2022) |