‘We’re so excited’ Olympic rider and spouse anticipating their first baby

Olympic medal-winning dressage rider Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour and her spouse Rasmine expect their first baby.

The couple introduced as we speak (13 November) that showjumper Rasmine is pregnant, sharing photos of their ultrasound scan.

“A mini Laudrup-Dufour is cooking in Rasmine’s stomach and we’re all SOOOO excited,” they stated.

Rasmine Laudrup, daughter of former worldwide and Rangers footballer Brian Laudrup, married Cathrine Dufour in 2021; Rasmine proposed straight after Cathrine gained on the Danish Grand Prix Championships in 2020. They run a coaching and gross sales yard collectively in Fredensborg, Denmark.

For the reason that wedding ceremony, Cathrine has gained a bunch of medals; she and the Pidgleys’ Vamos Amigos led Denmark to staff gold on the house World Championships in 2022, then took double particular person silver.

She took the reins of Charlotte Dujardin’s former prime journey Mount St John Freestyle final 12 months with the 2024 Olympics in thoughts and the pair have been on the Danish staff that gained silver in Paris, simply 0.12% behind champions Germany. The mare, owned by Mount St John Equestrian and Laudrup-Dufour and Zinglersen, jumped from 52nd to primary within the FEI world dressage horse rankings following two victories within the Herning World Cup leg final month.

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Eleanor is an skilled journalist who spent over eight years working for native and nationwide newspapers earlier than becoming a member of H&H as information editor in March 2016. Keen about equine welfare and exposing the reality, Eleanor has reported on all features of the business, from Brexit to anti-bullying campaigns, and from dressage guidelines to mules. Her sport of alternative is showjumping, during which she competes her personal horses, and she or he additionally enjoys reporting at native leaping exhibits via to worldwide championships.