To continue our series on horses we can’t wait to see after lockdown, Polly Bryan finds out more about the para dressage world champion, who isn’t an easy ride, but dazzles in the arena
C Fatal Attraction
Age: 13Breeding: Fidertanz x OliviOwner: Charlotte HoggRider: Sophie WellsBreeders: Astrid Bolton and Betty BrandonGreatest achievements: team gold and double individual silver at the 2015 Europeans in Deauville, France; national winter prix st georges freestyle champion 2017; team gold, individual gold and silver at the 2017 Europeans in Gothenburg, Sweden; team silver and double individual gold at the 2018 World Equestrian Games in Tryon, USA; triple silver at the 2019 Europeans in Rotterdam, Netherlands; inter I third at 2019 National Dressage Championships.
Rider Sophie Wells
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