A new World Champs record, four British medals and an emotional retirement – 6 key stories from the final day in Herning

Denmark's Tobias Thorning Joergensen scores 86.5% to earn a World Para Dressage and grade III freestyle record in the World Para Dressage Championships results
Denmark's Tobias Thorning Joergensen scores 86.5% to earn a World Para Dressage and grade III freestyle record
(Image credit: Peter Nixon)

What an exciting final day of action for equestrian fans at the Orifarm Healthcare FEI World Para Dressage Championships in Herning. The competition for the freestyle medals was as hot as the weather has been at times this week. Each of the eight riders who qualified to come forward in the five grades to this final day of competition arrived ready to impress the judges one more time, but with only three places on the podium, only the best would be crowned.

Find out how the battle for the freestyle medals played out…

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