Britain’s dazzling team silver, chaos and brilliance, and a home World Dressage Championship win: eight unmissable stories from Herning

Denmark delivered their first World Dressage Championship team gold medal in front of a home crowd, with less than a penalty separating the top two teams in the final results. Find out how the action played out in Herning today…

Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour spearheaded the Danish charge to the country’s first ever world team gold medal

• Find out what Cathrine had to say about dealing with pressure – and another very special horse in her career

Britain landed team silver by the narrowest of margins

• Read how the full team results played out at the Blue Hors FEI World Dressage Championships

Lottie Fry and Glamourdale scored a new personal best with a dazzling performance

• Find out what Lottie had to say after her test

Isabell Werth has another superstar on her hands with DSP Quantaz…

• Discover more about this exciting stallion

…as does Charlotte Dujardin, in the shape of senior championship debutant Imhotep

• Read what Charlotte had to say about “Pete”

Herning was a milestone moment for Ireland’s Abi Lyle

• Discover more about the Irish rider

While H&H also caught up with the youngest competitor in dressage competition

• Learn more about Portugal’s Martim Meneres

H&H’s Herning horse of the day is the former eventer and para horse Eros, ridden by Australia’s Lyndal Oatley

• Find out more about this grey “unicorn”

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