European Eventing Championships at Blenheim
European Eventing Championships at Blenheim
The 2025 Agria FEI European Eventing Championships held at Blenheim Palace (18-21 September) saw Laura Collett follow in the footsteps of Zara Tindall (née Phillips), who won the individual title on Toytown when these championships were previously held at the same venue in 2005. Michael Jung took silver and Tom McEwen bronze.
The British team were unable to replicate their gold medal-winning performance on home turf. Germany took the title by a significant margin, ahead of a historic place on the podium for Ireland, with France in bronze.
The event ran its regular CCI4*-S for eight- and nine-year-old horses, sponsored by GFS Saddles, alongside the Europeans. This class was won by New Zealand’s Samantha Lissington with Quantas R.
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2025 European Eventing Championships medals
Team medals
Gold: Germany
Silver: Ireland
Bronze: France
Individual medals
Gold: Laura Collett on London 52 (GBR)
Silver: Michael Jung on FischerChipmunk FRH (GER)
Bronze: Tom McEwen on JL Dublin (GBR)
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Meet the grooms
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‘I didn’t realise the cross-country jumps were so big!’ – meet Bubby Upton’s groom Kirsty Campbell, who’s switched sports from showjumping to eventing
What date was the European Eventing Championships?
The 2025 Agria FEI European Eventing Championships were held on 18-21 September at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England.
Who was the Blenheim Europeans course-designer?
Capt Mark Phillips was the course-designer for the 2025 Agria European Eventing Championships. The assistant course-designers were Blenheim’s long-standing designer David Evans, as well as Helen West and Canada’s Jay Hambly.
The event was organised by the Stable Events team, which has been running Blenheim Horse Trials since 2023.
Who were the judges at Blenheim?
The president of the ground jury was Britain’s Sandy Phillips. She was accompanied on the ground jury by Katrin Eichinger-Kniely from Austria and Valerie Pride of the USA.
Who won medals at the 2023 eventing Europeans?
The FEI European Eventing Championships are held every other year, in the off years between the World Championships and the Olympics. The 2023 Europeans were held at Haras du Pin in France.
Team medals
Gold: Great Britain
Silver: Germany
Bronze: France
Individual medals
Gold: Ros Canter on Lordships Graffalo (GBR)
Silver: Kitty King on Vendredi Biats (GBR)
Bronze: Sandra Auffarth on Viamant Du Matz (GER)
History of Blenheim Horse Trials
Blenheim Palace has held international eventing on site since 1990, when Lucinda Fredericks (née Murray) on Just Jeremy won the inaurgural CCI4*-L (then a CCI3*).
The young horse CCI4*-S (formerly CIC3*) was added in 2009, with Piggy French’s ride Flying Machine taking the title in that first year. This class has become a strong pointer to stars of the future, with former victors including Mark Todd’s ride NZB Land Vision, who went on to win Badminton, and London 52, who won Pau two years after his Blenheim triumph with Laura Collett as well as winning Badminton and Luhmühlen and achieving multi-Olympic medal glory.
Blenheim hosted the young rider European Championships in 1994 and the senior Europeans in 2005, when Britain took the team title and Zara Tindall (née Phillips) was the individual gold medallist on Toytown.
About Blenheim Palace
Blenheim Palace is the seat of the Duke of Marlborough. It is the birthplace of one of Britain’s most famous leaders, Sir Winston Churchill, and remains in the Churchill family’s ownership. Built in 1705 and designed by Vanbrugh in the Baroque style, the Oxfordshire estate received UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 1987. The Palace is set in 2,100 acres (850 hectares) of Capability Brown-landscaped parkland. It is open to the public and hosts numerous events throughout the year.
