Ok, as a big fan of (good) dressage, I thought it was a good idea to show you the websites of the three dressage champions of Team GB from the Olmpics. I watched almost all of the Olympic dressage, and was even lucky enough to see the Paralympic Grade IIII in the flesh, as it were! I was especially pleased to see Charlotte Dujardin beat Adelinde Cornelissen in the freestyle (I disagree with Cornelissen's training methods). Below are the links to Charlotte Dujardin, Carl Hester and Laura Bechtolsheimer's websites. Enjoy!
Charlotte Dujardin's website has a lovely informal feel, whilst being informative and entertaining. She speaks very highly of her mentor, Carl Hester, and I think it gives an impression of Charlotte's views on dressage and certainly shows how much she loves her horses! Congratulations to Charlotte on her OBE as well, which you can read about on her news page.
I think that Carl Hester's website has a very professional feel to it, and as a great lover of both donkeys and the Channel Islands, I can really identify with his backstory! I really like the little factfiles about the horses that Carl trains, but my favourites are definitely Valegro (who Charlotte rides) and Chocolate Orange, who looks as sweet as his namesake!
(And that's a rather impressive results page, is it not?!)
Laura's website has a nice colour theme - very patriotic! It is very well designed and is very easy to navigate. I like the page about her horses - very stylish layout and a nice way to 'get to know' the equine side of the team. I think that the reportive style of the writing makes it seem extremely well-done.
And to finish, have a photo that I took at the Paralympic dressage, and another of the flame!
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