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Charlotte Fry

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Charlotte Fry
Charlotte Fry and Everdale (2021)
Personal information
Full nameCharlotte Fry
NicknameLottie
Born (1996-02-11) 11 February 1996 (age 28)
Otford, Kent, England
Sport
Country United Kingdom
SportEquestrian
Coached byAnne van Olst
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals2021 Tokyo Olympics
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team dressage
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team dressage
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Individual dressage
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Herning Individual special dressage
Gold medal – first place 2022 Herning Individual freestyle dressage
Silver medal – second place 2022 Herning Team dressage
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Riesenbeck Team dressage
Silver medal – second place 2021 Hagen Team dressage
Silver medal – second place 2023 Riesenbeck Individual dressage
World Championships for Young Dressage Horses
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ermelo Individual dressage
Gold medal – first place 2021 Verden Individual dressage
U25 European Dressage Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Exloo Individual dressage

Charlotte Fry (born 11 February 1996) is an Olympic, European Championships and World Championships medal-winning British dressage rider. Fry has a total of 82 victories and is currently third in the FEI World Dressage Ranking.[1]

A daughter of Laura Fry, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Charlotte Fry started riding at a young age. At age 14, she started training with Olympic Champion Carl Hester, having weekly lessons from the age of 16.[citation needed] Hester told former Danish Olympiad Anne van Olst about Fry, after which Fry moved to the Netherlands to train with van Olst. Since 2012 she has lived and worked alongside her boyfriend in the Netherlands.[2]

Career

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In 2018 Fry became World Champion during the World Championships for Young Horses in Ermelo, riding Glamourdale in the 7-years old division. She also won at the 2018 European Championships for Grand Prix riders under the age of 25 in Exloo, Netherlands, with her horse Dark Legend.[3][4]

Fry competed at the 2019 European Championships in Rotterdam where she placed 4th with the British dressage team.[citation needed] She continues to train in Den Hout, the Netherlands with former Danish Olympian Anne van Olst.[5]

She was selected to represent Great Britain during the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. She won the bronze team medal and ended 13th in the individual competition.[6] A month later she won gold at the World Championships for Young Horses in Verden with the Dutch-bred Kjento.[7]

In the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark, Charlotte competed Glamourdale to win Gold in both the Individual Grand Prix Special and the Individual Grand Prix Freestyle. On 16 December 2022, the pair won the 5th leg of the FEI Dressage World Cup, West Europe League, with a personal best of 90.995% in the Freestyle.[citation needed]

In recent years of Fry's career, she has been subject to controversy. In 2024, Fry was eliminated from the dressage World Cup Final[8] in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia after blood was found around her horses mouth.[9] Vets assessed it as a minor injury that would heal quickly.[10]

At the 2024 Amsterdam Grand Prix her horse Everdale was pictured with a blue tongue,[11] suggesting restriction and heavy handedness had cut off oxygen and blood supply to the tongue.[12] Fry and Everdale would go on to win the event.[13]

At the same event, her horse, was seen being behind the vertical and in hyperflexion.[citation needed] The rewarding for this display by FEI, rather than condemnation by the judges, has thrown the organization into criticism by equestrians both in and outside of the dressage community.[speculation?][14]

References

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  1. ^ "Charlotte Fry (10066419)". FEI.org. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Charlotte Fry – Van Olst Horses". www.vanolsthorses.com. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ Bryan, Polly (26 August 2018). "Meet Charlotte Fry, the British dressage rider everyone is talking about". Horse & Hound. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  4. ^ "A massive success year for young British Charlotte Fry". Horse2Rider. 4 January 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Charlotte Fry". FEI. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  6. ^ Buckmann, George (27 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 2020: Scarborough's Charlotte Fry and Team GB win team dressage bronze". The Scarborough. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  7. ^ "WK Jonge Dressuurpaarden l 5e plek voor Thalia Rockx en Koko Jr. de la Fadenza in finale 6-jarigen, winst naar Charlotte Fry". De Hoefslag (in Dutch). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Kittel and Touchdown are Champions". FEI.org. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  9. ^ "'Extremely unlucky' says vet after Lottie Fry eliminated at World Cup Finals". Horse & Hound. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Weltcup-Finale: Kein Start für Charlotte Fry/Everdale mit Blut am Maul". Reiterrevue (in German). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Patrik Kittel's horse lost oxygen: "The tongue is blue-purple"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 21 March 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Professor McGreevy: "The horse feels considerable pain"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 11 April 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Charlotte Fry and Everdale take victory in FEI Dressage World Cup Grand Prix of Amsterdam". Equnews International. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Recalibration". Eurodressage. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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