Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on Mount St. John Freestyle Wins Herning CDI5* Grand Prix with Personal Best

HERNING, Denmark, Mar. 6, 2026–Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour on her Olympic mare Mount St. John Freestyle win the CDI5* Grand Prix Friday on a personal best 84.174%.

The victory before a home crowd beat the previous best of 83.369% set a year ago by the Danish rider and the 17-year-old mare. It was also higher than the best Grand Prix result of Britain’s Charlotte Dujardin who rode Freestyle before Cathrine  began competing the horse internationally in late 2023.

Isabell Werth of Germany on her Olympic partner, the 12-year-old Danish-bred Wendy de Fontaine, placed second on 81.913%, also a personal best.

Norway’s Isabel Freese on Total Hope OLD placed third on 74.652%.

Cathrine and Freestyle received 12 marks of 10, the maximum, most for piaffe-passage.

Isabell on Wendy were awarded 14 10s.

Herning hosted the 2022 World Championships while Aachen, Germany will stage this year’s championships in August.

Isabell Werth made the international debut on the 10-year-old Viva Gold OLD in the CDI3* to win on a score of 77.500%.

The duo won the 2025 year-end Louisdor Prize, the German championship for developing Grand Prix horses.

CDI5* Grand Prix

Rank		H.No	Rider	Dressage
			Horse	E Isobel Wessels	H Kurt Christensen	C Ulrike Nivelle	M Maria Colliander	B Alice Schwab	Total
1	DEN	422	Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour Mount St John Freestyle	86.1961	83.0431	85.6521	82.8261	83.1521	84.174
2	GER	403	Isabell Werth Wendy de Fontaine	83.8042	80.4352	85.1092	78.6962	81.5222	81.913
3	NOR	410	Isabel Freese Total Hope Old	74.8913	72.8264	75.6523	73.8043	76.0873	74.652
4	DEN	411	Daniel Bachmann Andersen Flash Gordon 37	73.1524	73.0433	73.3705	72.8264	73.2614	73.130
5	DEN	419	Alexander Yde Helgstrand Inspiration PF	71.3045	71.9575	73.5874	71.9575	72.9355	72.348
6	DEN	402	Sara Aagaard Hyrm Atterupgaards Cooper	70.6527	70.0007	69.8917	68.9137	71.0877	70.109
7	GBR	409	Annabella Pidgley Vamos Amigos	68.4788	70.4356	71.1966	67.5008	72.6096	70.044
8	ESP	408	Borja Carrascosa Frizzantino Frh	70.7616	66.63010	69.0228	69.8916	66.9579	68.652
9	DEN	405	Karoline RohmannJakas Don Louvre	66.30410	68.0438	66.7399	67.5008	67.5008	67.217
10	LTU	437	Justina Vanagaite-Samuile Nabab	66.4139	67.5009	65.87010	66.84810	64.56511	66.239
11	DEN	400	Cecilie Dybro Jensen Zagori	63.19612	64.28311	65.69611	63.52212	63.52212	64.044
12	DEN	420	Anna Zibrandtsen Uno Don Olympic	65.21711	63.80412	60.97812	65.43511	64.67410	64.022
13	GER	435	Antonia Von Dungern DSP Queen Rubin						EL

CDI3* Grand Prix
1) Isabell Werth, GER – Viva Gold Old 77.500
2) Leonie Richter, GER – Lord Europe 70.109
3) Annabella Pidgley, GBR – Gio 69.978
4) Camilla Lunderskov, DEN – Donnerhall’s Son II 69.130
5) Carolina Cordoba Wolf, MEX – Isabella 66.239
6) Cecilia Bergåkra, SWE – My Friend 65.891
7) Sarah Nuyts, BEL – Idefix Van Bria 65.283
8) Ida Kirstine Bjørn, DEN – Hotson 65.217
9) Anne Sofie Aaen, DEN – Fuersten-Flame 64.935
10) Susanne Krohn, POL – Titolas 62.652