Charlotte Fry and Ilegro to over 71%: ‘I think a very special horse for the future’

Charlotte Fry and Ilegro to over 71%: ‘I think a very special horse for the future’
Source: Horses
Charlotte Fry has taken over the reins of Pavo Cup finalist Ilegro (Inclusive out of Jalegrofleur ster pref PROK by Negro, breeder Van Olst Horses from Den Hout and Joop Hanse from Burgh-Haamstede) since the beginning of 2025 and has now formed a successful combination with the seven-year-old stallion. At the Subtop competition last Friday in Delft, the combination rode the Prix St. Georges for the third time and achieved the beautiful score of 71.765%. That was good for first place and a new personal record.
Ilegro was previously ridden by Van Olst rider Zandra Birkeland. She rode the NRPS-approved stallion to third place in the final of the Pavo Cup for six-year-olds last year. “I started riding Ilegro at the beginning of this year and we are still a fairly new combination. Ilegro is a very nice horse and I think very special for the future. He has a fantastic character and great movements”, says Lottie.
Lottie and Ilegro made their debut last April and immediately started in the Prix St. Georges. After the debut in Houten, Heeswijk-Dinther followed at the beginning of May. There, the duo came second with 71.397%. In Delft, they went one step further with 71.765%. “It went very well and this was absolutely our best test so far. Ilegro was very relaxed and gave a super good feeling. We had a small mistake in the series every three, but I don’t mind, he is only seven.”
Ilegro, bred by Van Olst Horses and Joop Hanse, is a son of Inclusive, who was ridden by Lottie up to and including the international Grand Prix, and comes from a full sister of Valegro (by Negro). “Ilegro certainly has similarities with Inclusive. He is just as supple and has the great movements of his father. But Ilegro also has a lot of the Negro side, such as the strong hind leg. This is a very good combination.”
WC selection
The third and final selection for the WC for Young Dressage Horses is now planned for Lottie and Ilegro. “I really hope that Ilegro can go to the WC. He is definitely ready for it and has the talent.

CDI Lier

The international dressage elite gathered in Lier last week for a unique edition of the FEI Dressage Nations Cup: this is the first time it is on Belgian soil! With superstars such as Isabell Werth and Charlotte Fry on the list of participants, it was a high-level sporting spectacle.

Reigning world champion and world cup winner Charlotte Fry had 3 stallions with her: Nalegro in the Prix Sint Georges and the Inter I, Nespresso in the Nations Cup and also brought Everdale for the CDI3*.

Nalegro (Painted Black out of Jalegrofleur ster pref, breeder: J.L. HANSE, BURGH-HAAMSTEDE & VAN OLST HORSES, DEN HOUT), bred from Valegro’s full sister, competed in his first international Small Tour in Lier on Thursday and came in fourth place with 70.637%. Charlotte Fry presented the stallion beautifully light. The necessary eights and even a nine were on the protocol for the trotting tour.

Everdale and Charlotte Fry return good for victory with 73.65%

After not having appeared in the ring for more than a year, the KWPN stallion Everdale (Lord Leatherdale x Negro, breeder: P. Kluytmans) made his comeback on Thursday in Lier with Charlotte Fry. In a group of no less than 34 starts, they came first with 73.65%. Everdale was light-footed and showed a lot of verve and imprint.

On Friday, Lottie and Everdale won the 3* Grand Prix Freestyle of CDIO Lier with a score of 79.325%.

“This is so unbelievable! It is always a party to ride Everdale and it was very special to be in the ring with him again”, Lottie said afterwards. With a score of almost 80% she shows that the 16-year-old stallion is in top form. “In the Grand Prix yesterday he was fantastic and super relaxed. Today in the freestyle he was a bit enthusiastic”, laughs Charlotte Fry. “But I enjoyed it, and so did Everdale. I am very happy to be back in Lier. We like going to the indoor edition and I am happy that there is now an outdoor competition as well.”

In the Grand Prix on Thursday, Marieke van der Putten came third with the Glamourdale son Kuvasz RS2 N.O.P. (Glamourdale x De Niro, breeder Dekstation de Havikerwaard). On Friday she managed to achieve a top score of 74.080% during the very first international Grand Prix freestyle by Kuvasz and that was rewarded with a second place.

Glamourdale first place in most recent monthly WBFSH ranking

The Dutch dressage horse breeders are once again among the best dressage horse breeders in the world. They are at the top of the latest monthly ranking of the WBFSH. In dressage, the KWPN has led the ranking for eight years in a row and the studbook is on its way to a ninth final victory. This interim ranking is part of the monthly publications that the WBFSH publishes in the run-up to the official ranking in October. Top scorer GLAMOURDALE (Lord Leatherdale out of Thuja stb pref prest by Negro. Breeder J.W. Rodenburg, Ouderkerk aan den IJssel) leads the list with 2419 points, a difference of no less than 170 points to number 2.

Glamourdale, KEUR, two-time world champion and Olympic bronze medal winner, ridden by Charlotte Fry (GBR), has climbed from 15th place in 2024 to first place in this month’s ranking.

Van Olst stallions on top

Horses can earn points at all international FEI competitions. They are ranked in order of success and the results of the best six horses are included in the WBFSH studbook ranking. The annual WBFSH ranking is calculated over the period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

There, Everdale son Imhotep (out of Della d’Ottie stb-ext prest by Vivaldi, breeder Tineke Huizing from Donderen) scores the most points for the KWPN. With his individual fourth place, he just stays ahead of his father: Everdale (Lord Leatherdale out of Aliska K elite EPTM-dres PROK by Negro, breeder Piet Kluytmans from Tilburg).

Everest wins PSG in Houten

Source: KWPN
During the subtop competition in Houten last saturday, Charlotte Fry won the Prix St. Georges with the KWPN-approved stallion Everest. Lottie rode the Especial son to a score of 69.78%.
During the international competition in Lier, Belgium, last month, the combination achieved second place twice in the Light Tour. Everest scored 70.52% in the Prix St. Georges and 68% in the Intermediaire I.
In January, Charlotte Fry rode Everest to victory in the Anemone Horse Trucks Stallion Competition in the Z class. In the intermediate standings, the grey stallion was already in the lead, during the finals at the KWPN Stallion Show, Everest completed this. A horse that walks well through its body and has a lot of technique, tritt and power in trot. The canter is very nicely closed with a fantastic hind leg.

Glamourdale available through fresh semen

Glamourdale winner of the 2025 World Cup final

Charlotte Fry and Glamourdale won the World Cup final in Basel on Saturday evening with a score of 88.159%. To the sounds of Best of Britain, the pair showed what they are made of. Number two followed at more than 3.5%.
After the victories in London, Amsterdam and Den Bosch, this is a fantastic end to the indoor season.
Glamourdale will now focus on the coming breeding season, and is available for breeding through fresh semen (EU).

Attention! Roadworks around Den Hout and Utrecht!

This coming weekend, the A27 between Utrecht and Gorinchem will be closed to all traffic in a southerly direction. As far as we know, the exit from the A27 to the A2 near Utrecht is still open. People from Utrecht can then take the A2 to Den Bosch and then the A59 towards Waalwijk/Breda.

The exit to Made on the A59 is closed. For all traffic to Den Hout, it is best to take exit 33 Oosterhout and then follow the diversion route B. When you do this, you will come to a roundabout with a toll, here you turn left towards Den Hout and then you can follow the normal route in Den Hout.

The Stallion Show is outside. Coffee and tea are free, we have heaters in the tent but make sure to wear a warm coat.
See you on Sunday!

Nespresso and Lottie 2 times a 2nd place at Indoor Brabant The Dutch Masters

After Lottie and Nespresso (by Negro) finished 2nd on Friday with 70.76% in the 3* Grand Prix at The Dutch Masters in Den Bosch, they also finished second in the freestyle on Saturday. With their rhythmic freestyle and a friendly appearance, they scored 78.155%. Nespresso has relatively little competition experience, Den Bosch was his sixth CDI. His score was a a big personal record.

Lottie and Glamourdale on fire at Indoor Brabant the Dutch Masters

On Saturday 15 March, the last World Cup dressage qualification competition was held in the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch. Lottie and Glamourdale were once again the very best. They had already won the World Cup in London and Amsterdam and did so again in Den Bosch. Lottie piloted the KWPN approved stallion Glamourdale (by Lord Leatherdale) to 89.705% and first place after a very good Freestyle.

It was a pleasure to watch a beautiful ride by a great combination. The audience started clapping enthusiastically as they rode up the last line. The stallion continued undisturbed towards the end and concluded with a piaffe pirouette. “He was great, what a feeling and what an audience!”

Afterwards, Fry said: “It is not often that I shed a tear after a test. Glamourdale was incredible. What a crowd, and what a show!”

For the chairman of the jury Francis Verbeek-Van Roy, this was Glamourdale’s very best test ever. “I have seen him many times, often not as a jury member, and I have never seen him as good as he was today. It was not just top sport, it was entertainment at the highest level!” She awarded the test with almost 90%, two other jury members (Christine Prip from Denmark and Isobel Wessels from Great Britain) went over it. The jury was unanimous in the placements of the entire podium. Fry’s impressive performance was almost 90% with 89.705% – just a little lower than the score of Jumping Amsterdam, but still one of the highest scores Glamourdale has run since the European Championships in Riesenbeck.

With sixty points (three times the total number of points, in London, Amsterdam and Den Bosch) Charlotte Fry will definitely reach the World Cup final.

Stallionshow 30 March Van Olst Horses