‘I’m meant to be winding down not up!’ Carl Hester makes grand prix debut with thrilling new ride

Carl Hester’s new ride Monet X makes his grand prix debut at Wellington Festival of Dressage. Carl Hester sealed his preparation for this summer’s World Championships with impressive wins on British team stalwart Fame in both the grand prix and freestyle at Wellington CDI. But the mighty Fame wasn’t the only ace in Carl’s hand. His new ride Monet X made his grand prix debut at nine years old in…

‘Horses reach young people in a way nothing else does’: Carl Hester backs campaign for new equine therapy centre

Carl Hester and Fame pictured at the 2025 European Championships.Carl Hester is supporting a fundraising campaign with charity Strength and Learning Through Horses (SLTH) to build an equine-assisted therapy centre in London. SLTH supports more than 600 people annually and delivers evidence-based equine-assisted therapy and education programmes for young people aged six to 25, who are struggling…

‘It was like a championships’: Britain second in Nations Cup opener as Carl Hester returns to team duty

Carl HESTER (GBR) riding FAME Is part of the Great Britain team in second place in the FEI Nations Dressage Cup 2026 - Fontainebleau (FRA)While the Winter Dressage Championships were in full swing at home, a strong British team finished second in the opening European leg of the FEI Dressage Nations Cup at the inaugural Fontainebleau CDIO5* (16–19 April). The German squad won, in a competition…

‘Every show is a treasured memory now’: Carl Hester and Fame kick off their season with Doha double

Carl Hester and Fame in the CDI5* grand prix at the CHI Al Shaqab in Doha.Carl Hester and his three-time championship partner Fame opened their 2026 campaign in style with a dominant double at the CHI Al Shaqab in Doha. The British pair topped the CDI5* grand prix on 75.85%, finishing ahead of Sandra Sysojeva and Maxima Bella (74.28%), then raised the bar to 82.98% in the freestyle to take […]

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