ALOT has changed since Horse & Hound last interviewed Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour in 2018. Back then, she was a rising star fresh from winning two bronze medals at the 2017 European Championships aboard Atterupgaards Cassidy – a remarkable horse who took Cathrine from juniors to the biggest stages of all. Today, Cathrine, 32, is an established icon in the sport, with multiple championship medals and an ever-growing legion of supporters.
Then of course there's the name – I'm speaking to her only a couple of days after her wedding to Rasmine Laudrup, the international showjumper and daughter of European Championship-winning footballer Brian Laudrup.
Apologetic, and not wanting to intrude on a honeymoon, I ask Cathrine if she's sure she doesn't want to rearrange.
“We were already back in the stables on Monday,” she laughs. “It's been a full-on week so far and we're a bit tired, but we couldn't be happier.”
You get the sense when speaking to Cathrine that she is perpetually in
