‘Why should I not retire after that?’: Carl Hester and Fame deliver spectacular Olympic dressage freestyle performance

Carl Hester and Fame were in top form in the Paris 2024 Olympic dressage freestyle producing a spectacular test to score 85.16% – a fraction below Carl’s all-time personal best – to go into the provisional lead with just six combinations left to go.

“That’s possibly the best freestyle I’ve ever done,” said a delighted Carl. “The horse was the best he’s been all week – I’m so proud of how he performed today.”

Fame looked spectacular, so well turned out by his groom Lucy Scudamore...