Mount St. John Freestyle Shoots to Top Horse, Rider Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour of Denmark Climbs to World No. 2

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Mount S. John Freestyle ridden by Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour of Denmark at Paris Olympics. © 2024 Ken Braddick/DRESSAGE-NEWS.com

Nov. 4, 2024

Mount St. John Freestyle has shot up to the top horse in the world while rider Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour of Denmark has climbed to No. 2 in the world behind Germany’s Isabell Werth in rankings at the end of October.

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) rankings released Monday showed the 15-year-old Hanoverian mare jumped to No. 1 from 52nd in the past month boosted by a double victory at the World Cup event in Herning.

Freestyle’s total of 2032 points from results at the Paris Olympics and two events at Denmark’s Herning venue edged the horse past Wendy de Fontaine that was ridden by Isabell Werth and held the top spot in September. Cathrine has competed Freestyle at Big Tour less than a year.

Isabell, however, with 2062 points remained the highest ranked rider for the third straight month.

Cathrine moved up two spots to No. 2 rider on 2032 points.

Great Britain’s Charlotte Fry was the third ranked rider the same placing as her mount, Glamourdale, that was one slot lower for both from the previous month.

Top 20 Rider Rankings as of Oct. 31, 2024

RankPreviousAthleteNFPoints
11WERTH, Isabell
GER2062
24LAUDRUP-DUFOUR, Cathrine
DEN2032
32FRY, Charlotte
GBR1955
43VAN LIERE, Dinja
NED1897
55VON BREDOW-WERNDL, Jessica
GER1831
66HESTER, Carl
GBR1806
77SKODBORG MERRALD, Nanna
DEN1798
812BACHMANN ANDERSEN, Daniel
DEN1797
99WANDRES, Frederic
GER1775
1010DUJARDIN, Charlotte
GBR1764
118SCHOLTENS, Emmelie
NED1757
1211KITTEL, Patrik
SWE1740
1313BASQUIN, Pauline
FRA1714
1414MOODY, Becky
GBR1680
1515FREESE, Isabel
NOR1645
1616SYSOJEVA, Sandra
POL1614
1717KLIMKE, Ingrid
GER1586
1818KANERVA, Emma
FIN1527
1920POTTIER, Corentin
FRA1524
2021ROTHENBERGER, Sönke
GER1522

 

Top 20 Horse Rankings as of Oct. 31, 2024
RankPreviousHorsePoints
152MOUNT ST JOHN FREESTYLE2032
21WENDY DE FONTAINE1982
32GLAMOURDALE1941
43HERMES N.O.P.1816
54FAME1806
68VAYRON1797
76BLUETOOTH OLD1775
87IMHOTEP1764
95INDIAN ROCK1757
1010DSP QUANTAZ1734
119SERTORIUS DE RIMA Z IFCE1714
1212TOUCHDOWN1689
1311JAGERBOMB1680
1413TOTAL HOPE OLD1645
1514MAXIMA BELLA1614
1615FRANZISKUS FRH1581
1716BLUE HORS DON OLYMBRIO1574
1817JOVIAN1564
1920GOTILAS DU FEUILLARD1524
2021FLYNN FRH1520