Lottie Fry and Glamourdale maintained their imperious run of form at the 2025 London International Horse Show when they won the FEI Dressage World Cup™ Freestyle to Music competition on a score of 89.17%.
Becky Moody and her Olympic bronze-medal winning partner Jagerbomb finished in second place on 86.41% while Norway’s Isabel Fresse and Total Hope OLD were third on 81.69%.
It was the second time in as many days that Lottie and the 14-year-old KWPN stallion stood atop the podium after they also triumphed in the Grand Prix yesterday (Thursday 18 December).
The pair wowed the judges – and the crowd – with their expressive display to a selection of songs which featured lyrics about flying.
Crowd approval
“He [Glamourdale] enjoyed it so much and the crowd obviously enjoyed it as well. It is an amazing feeling and especially to be in London with a home crowd and to feel that support is incredible,” said Lottie, who received a standing ovation from the crowd at the end of her test with Glamourdale.
“We came up with a super cool idea to have all flying songs, because he is Glamourdale Airlines — he flies in the arena so why not make the music to match him?
“This was one of the best tests he’s done and it was the most amazing feeling I’ve ever had. It was really fun to do it with that music in London so I can’t not be happy.”
Festive fun
Becky was thrilled with Jagerbomb’s performance which took place to a mix of Christmas tunes.
“I loved doing the (Christmas) music. I just wanted everyone to have fun in there and for it to be a little bit different. We did pick the music more to entertain the crowd than necessarily to get the best score in the world,” said Becky.
“Everyone wants to edge towards 90%, but we’ve got a bit of work to do. It’s what we want and absolutely what we need. It’s so exciting for the sport because we’ve got some phenomenal horses and riders, training and riding in a phenomenal way — and it’s so exciting to be part of that.”
Britain occupied five of the top six placings as there was a fourth-place finish for Susan Pape and Harmony’s Giulilanta, Charlotte Dujardin and Alive and Kicking, who were second in the Grand Prix yesterday, were fifth while Sadie Smith piloted Swanmore Dantina into sixth.
Full results can be found here.
Image © London International Horse Show.
