‘A grand prix I’ll never forget’: medal-winning mare delivers new personal best

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour with Mount St John Freestyle at her home in Denmark.

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour and Mount St John Freestyle have got their 2026 campaign off to a smashing start by scoring a new grand prix personal best.

Cathrine rode 17-year-old “Freestyle” to a winning 84.17% at the Herning CDI5* on 6 March. Germany’s Isabell Werth and Wendy De Fontaine were runners-up on 81.91%.

Cathrine, who owns the Fidermark daughter with the Zinglersen family and Emma Blundell, said she was “speechless”.