British dressage rider Charlotte Dujardin has sold her grand prix mare Alive And Kicking to Australian Olympian Kristy Oatley. The 12-year-old Westfalian mare was acquired by Oatley's company Bollmoor Partner GmbH along with her mother Rosalind Oatley. The transaction follows Dujardin's withdrawal from the 2026 World Cup Final in Fort Worth, Texas.
Charlotte Dujardin, a prominent figure in British dressage, has parted ways with Alive And Kicking, one of her leading grand prix horses. Eurodressage reported the sale to five-time Australian Olympian Kristy Oatley, whose company Bollmoor Partner GmbH purchased the mare alongside Rosalind Oatley. The move comes after Dujardin accepted but later withdrew from the World Cup Final in Fort Worth, Texas, where she had planned to compete with the horse. Alive And Kicking finished second in the grand prix at the London International Horse Show World Cup qualifier last December and was a strong contender for a team spot at the World Championships in Aachen this summer. Dujardin first spotted the mare as a four-year-old in Sweden in 2018. “She captured my heart the minute I saw her,” Dujardin told Horse & Hound at the time. “So I took the risk and got her.” The horse's early career in the UK included production by national champion Sadie Smith and later Charlotte McDowall, who competed her up to small tour level through 2022. Dujardin debuted her at grand prix in Hartpury in November 2023, scoring 79.13%, and won the grand prix and special at the CDI3* in Lier in February 2024. A co-ownership share was held by Austrian investor Ulrike Bachinger until March 2026, when Dujardin re-registered as sole owner. The Paris Olympic hopes ended with Dujardin's suspension in July 2024, and after selling Imhotep to Diana Porsche in November 2024, Alive And Kicking became her top mount. She won tests at Le Mans CDI3* in October 2025 and rode World Cup qualifiers in London and Amsterdam.
