Personal bests, Britain in gold and a first championship appearance at the age of 59: today’s key stories from the European Dressage Championships

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Lucy Jane Amy riding Rudy during the Inter II - U25 Team Competition of the Dressage European Championship held at Hagen A.T.W near Osnabrück in Germany between the 7-12th September 2021
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The first day of competition is complete at the European Dressage Championships at Hagen, in Germany, and it proved to be a very exciting day of competition. Great Britain is holding gold at this halfway stage in the team competition, and there were plenty of heart-warming stories elsewhere too.

European Dressage Championships: day one news and results

Gemma Redrup
Gemma Redrup
Former web features editor, point-to-point editor and digital racing editor

Gemma is an experienced journalist, who was a member of H&H staff from 2014 to September 2025. She is passionate about all equestrian sports, including racing and point-to-pointing. She has enjoyed riding out for top trainers Nicky Henderson and Charlie Appleby and took part in a charity Flat race at Epsom in August 2018. Gemma’s has reported from numerous five-star events around Britain and Europe, as well as European championships.