The 2025 European Para Dressage Championships are being held at the Dutch National Equestrian Centre in Ermelo, the Netherlands, with the continent’s top combinations going head-to-head for team and individual honours — and here’s everything you need to know to watch the European Para Dressage Championships live.
It promises to be a compelling week. The Netherlands look near-untouchable for team gold on home soil, while Italy and Denmark shape up as the main challengers. Britain arrive in transition with fresh faces and lowered pressure, and Ireland’s teenagers headline a bright new era.
Whether you’re travelling to Ermelo, tuning in via livestream, or just keeping tabs on results, Horse & Hound will be your go-to source. From breaking news and in-depth reports to expert analysis, interviews and photography, we’ll be covering it all as it happens.
How to watch the European Para Dressage Championships on TV
If you’re wondering how to watch the European Para Dressage Championships on TV, each day will be livestreamed on FEI.TV via ClipMyHorse.TV Subscriptions to this livestream service start from £17.33 per month when paying for an annual subscription (£207.99). All tests will also be available to watch back on demand, with rider clips available for purchase.
Free audio coverage will be available via Gazeti, on Thursday afternoon, Friday afternoon, Saturday and Sunday, as part of an initiative to make the sport more accessible for visually impaired fans.
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Online coverage
Alongside our full magazine report, the Horse & Hound will report direct from Ermelo every day, bringing you:
Breaking news and multiple reports across the team and individual competitions
Daily round-ups with results, facts and key talking points in one place
Exclusive interviews with leading contenders, rising stars, British riders, and returning favourites
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11 September issue: don’t miss our in-depth 14-page special report from Ermelo, packed with exclusive interviews, analysis and standout photography.
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European Para Dressage Championships 2025 timetable
All times shown in BST (local time in Ermelo is BST +1).
Wednesday 3 September
8.30am – Individual grand prix A: Grade II
10.00am – Individual grand prix A: Grade I
1.30pm – Individual grand prix A: Grade III
Thursday 4 September
8.00am – Individual grand prix A: Grade IV
11.30am – Individual grand prix A: Grade V
Friday 5 September
8.00am – Team grand prix B: Grade III
11.00am – Team grand prix B: Grade II
12.45pm – Team grand prix B: Grade I
Saturday 6 September
7:45am – Team grand prix B: Grade V
12.00pm – Team grand prix B: Grade IV
Sunday 7 September
7.30am – Freestyle to music: Grade III
9.00am – Freestyle to music: Grade II
10.00am – Freestyle to music: Grade I
12.30pm – Freestyle to music: Grade V
2pm – Freestyle to music: Grade IV
Freestyle qualification: Top eight athletes per grade (including ties for 8th) based on combined grand prix A + B results; riders must average ≥60% across both tests.
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Oscar joined Horse & Hound in October 2023 and is the magazine’s dressage editor and sports manager, overseeing coverage of equestrian sport. After studying equine science at Myerscough College, he spent four years working for leading dressage rider Emile Faurie, competing at the 2015 National Dressage Championships and travelling with the yard to CDIs including Aachen and Saumur. He holds a master’s degree in Literature from York St John University (2021).
