Stars are born

WITH a couple of weeks to catch our breath after a jaw-droppingly exciting Games, there is now a fresh set of newly minted Tokyo dressage Olympians, and some newcomers made quite the impression.

Lottie Fry, at her first Olympics, helped secure that precious team bronze alongside Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin.

“It’s still sinking in what happened out there,” says the 25-year-old, who recorded a 77% personal best in the grand prix on Everdale, following up with a 76.85% special.

“Riding down the centre line, I thought, ‘I’m at the Olympics; I can hardly believe it.’ I loved every second in the arena,” she enthused, pointing out that a medal of any colour was a brilliant result with so many quality teams in the hunt.

“It was so fun and the