European Dressage Championships
The 2019 FEI European Championships for dressage, para dressage and jumping will be hosted in the Netherlands from 19 – 25 August. The Kralingse Bos and Kralingse Plas in Rotterdam will be the venue.
The dressage competition takes places across grand prix, grand prix special and grand prix freestyle to music. Both European teams and individual riders will compete for medals, with three sets of medals available. The team medals will be awarded after the grand prix, with the first set of individual medals after the grand prix special, and a second set of medals after the grand prix freestyle.
European dressage championship timetable
Monday, 19 August
- 9am: grand prix day one
Tuesday, 20 August
- 8am: grand prix day two
- 3.10pm: team medal ceremony
Thursday, 22 August
- 4pm: grand prix special
- 10pm: grand prix special individual medal ceremony
Saturday, 24 August
- 3pm: grand prix freestyle
- 6pm: grand prix freestyle medal ceremony
2017 European dressage medals
Team competition
- Gold: Germany
- Silver: Denmark
- Bronze: Sweden
Individual: grand prix special
- Gold: Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD (GER)
- Silver: Sonke Rothenberger and Cosmo (GER)
- Bronze: Cathrine Dufour and Atterupgaards Cassidy (DEN)
Individual: grand prix freestyle
- Gold: Isabell Werth and Weihegold OLD (GER)
- Silver: Sonke Rothenberger and Cosmo (GER)
- Bronze: Cathrine Dufour and Atterupgaards Cassidy (DEN)
2015 European dressage medals
Team competition
- Gold: The Netherlands
- Silver: Great Britain
- Bronze: Germany
Individual: grand prix special
- Gold: Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro (GBR)
- Silver: Kristina Bröring-Sprehe and Desperados FRH (GER)
- Bronze: Hans Peter Minderhoud and Glock´s Johnson TN (NED)
Individual: grand prix freestyle
- Gold: Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro (GBR)
- Silver: Kristina Bröring-Sprehe and Desperados FRH (GER)
- Bronze: Beatriz Ferrer-Salat and Delgado (ESP)
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