Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Mount St John Freestyle Claims Herning World Cup Freestyle, Breaking 90% for 3rd Time in Past Year

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Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour and Mount St. John Freestyle at Herning World Cup. © 2025 Petra Kerschbaum/EQWO.net

ERNING, Denmark, Oct. 18, 2025–Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Mount St John Freestyle claimed the World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle Saturday, breaking 90% mark for the third time in the past year.

Cathrine and the 16-year-od Hanoverian mare scored 90.175% in the opening competition of the 10-event Western European league leading to the annual championship Final at Fort Worth, Texas next April. The score was nine percentage points greater than the runner-up.

The partnership of Cathrine, ranked No. 3 in the world, and Freestyle led Denmark to silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics and six weeks since taking individual silver at the European Championships.

Patrik Kittel of Sweden on his 2024 championship mount Touchdown, 13-year-old Swedish Warmblood gelding, placed second on 81.645%

Fellow Swede Maria von Essen on Invoice, 13-year-old Oldenburg gelding, was third on 81.040%.

The next qualifier to claim one of the nine places from Western Europe in the Final lineup of 18 riders and horses is scheduled for Lyon, France at the end of October

Results:

World Cup Grand Prix Freestyle

RankH.NoRider
Horse

E

Clive Halsall

H

Knut Danzberg

C

Kurt Christensen

M

Susanne Baarup

B

Mariette Sanders-Van Gansewinkel
Total
1 105Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour

Mount St John Freestyle

89.67588.42590.25092.25090.27583.3509 7.000

90.175

2 118Patrik Kittel

Touchdown

80.625380.550280.200383.125283.725274.850 88.440

81.6452

3 115Maria Von Essen

Invoice

81.125279.475581.225281.025482.350375.200 86.880

81.0403

4 100Carina Cassøe Krüth

Heiline’s Danciera

79.600480.150379.175482.925380.700474.500 86.520

80.5104

5 104Raphael Netz

Great Escape Camelot

79.075579.575477.875578.025580.675573.050 85.040

79.0455

6 108Nadja Aaboe Sloth

Favour Gersdorf

77.175677.925677.650676.200676.900871.900 82.440

77.1706

7 109Moritz Treffinger

Cadeau Noir

75.500776.250776.450775.950878.375670.850 82.160

76.5057

8 113Rowena Weggelaar

Don Quichot

75.175874.475975.0751074.775976.700970.800 79.680

75.2408

9 117Tinne Vilhelmson Silfvén

Hyatt

74.2001074.2501076.150875.975774.4501269.850 80.160

75.0059

10 110Geert Jan Raateland

Gladiator

74.1751173.9501275.550974.7501074.5251169.500 79.680

74.59010

11 101Sofie Lexner

Inoraline W

72.6501475.200872.9001373.4751275.2001069.250 78.520

73.88511

12 107Isabel Cool

Herr Charmeur Coolhorses

74.350972.6501473.4001274.4501174.0251368.350 79.200

73.77512

13 111Rikke Dupont

Grand Galiano

71.0501573.3251372.6501472.0001477.375769.600 76.960

73.28013

14 106Alexa Fairchild

Fairplay

73.2501374.2251173.4251172.6751372.0501568.450 77.800

73.12514

15 114Jonna Schelstraete

Ironman

73.7001271.5001571.3251571.0001573.5751467.800 76.640

72.22015