Awesome new international combination for the Danish team
Danish Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour made her national debut in the beginning of November together with 14 year old top mare MSJ Freestyle scoring 76,767% and today they made history entering the international Grand Prix scene bringing themselves directly into the exclusive +80% Grand Prix list scoring impressive 81,196% with an AWESOME performance.
Last time MSJ Freestyle entered the international scene was back in May 2021 together with Charlotte Dujardin.
As the video of the full test is still not available online you here have the performance from H2R eyes:
Good halt, power balanced diagonal, good flow and crossing for both half passes nice uphill, superb halt with rein back, balanced power diagonal, smooth into passage, super passage, easy transitions, piaffe at the SPOT, trending 80,6%! good extended walk, super collected walk, bit late into passage, super passage, WAUW piaffe AT THE SPOT, smooth transitions, super passage, nice into canter, super 2 times, good extended canter, WOW zigzag, good 1 times, tiny 1st pirouette, WAUW 2nd, super into trot, power diagonal uphill expressive, TOP FINAL CENTERLINE.
Even with today´s impressive 81% score there is still room for improvements - of course in the tiny details. Today´s judging team did fully agree with at +80% test for Freestyle and Cathrine.
Cathrine is able to show our sport in the absolute best way - lightness, power, accuracy, balance, suppleness and not least happiness for both rider and horse in the arena performing as a true combination.
Cathrine also took the victory in the international 6 yr old preliminary test with Swedish bred mare Zimillione.
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