BRITAIN’s seven-time Olympian Carl Hester got his nation underway in the dressage competition at the Paris Olympic Games in Versailles when riding in Group A in Tuesday morning’s Grand Prix test, a qualifier for both today’s Grand Prix Special (team final) and tomorrow’s (Sunday) Freestyle to Music (individual final).

He is riding the beautiful 14-year-old stallion Fame (Bordeaux x Rhodium), owned by British rider, Fiona Bigwood. They finished with a score of 77.345%, which saw them sail through to the individual final on Sunday and also helped Britain move through to the team final, where they are expected to win a medal.