TOKYO OLYMPICS.
BRONZE BRILLIANCE IT WAS A GAMES LIKE NO OTHER FOR SO MANY REASONS, BUT OUR RIDERS, HORSES, GROOMS, OWNERS AND SUPPORT TEAM OVERCAME THE CHALLENGES TO RETURN HOME FROM TOKYO WITH TWO BRONZE MEDALS TO THEIR CREDIT. THE TEAM BATTLED HARD WITH THE USA TO MISS SECOND PLACE BY LESS THAN ONE PERCENT WHILE THE RIDE OF A LIFETIME ON GIO GAVE CHARLOTTE DUJARDIN INDIVIDUAL BRONZE AND A PLACE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS.
LEFT: FEW OLYMPIC DEBUTANTES HAVE MADE SUCH AN IMPACT: LOTTIE FRY AND EVERDALE CAPTIVATE UNDER THE LIGHTS. RIGHT: A BRONZE MEDAL NEVER MEANT MORE - PROOF THAT THE THE DECISION TO TAKE A YOUNG HORSE WAS A GOOD ONE PLUS A PLACE IN THE HISTORY BOOKS AS BRITAIN’S MOST DECORATED FEMALE OLYMPIAN.
ABOVE: THE RIDERS ARE JOINED BY GROOMS STEPH SHARPLES, STEVEN CALEY, ALAN DAVIES AND LUCY SCUDAMORE WITH PERFORMANCE MANAGER CAROLINE GRIFFITH FRONT AND CENTRE.
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