Danish rider Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour retired the 19-year-old dressage star after 12 successful years together.
Cathrine Laudrup-Dufour
They were chased all the way to the finish by Great Britain who were just over one percentage point behind in silver medal position.
The FEI Dressage World Championship gets underway August 6th and the Danish team are riding on a wave of success over the past year.