European Dressage Championship

The European Dressage Championship are the European Championship for the equestrian discipline of dressage. They are now held every 2 years, in odd-numbered years. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded in both an individual and team competition. There is also a Championship held for juniors, young riders, and ponies.

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History

First time in 1963 an official European Dressage Championship was held. Before this time, beginning in the 1950s, the FEI has held one time each year the „FEI Grand Prix“. The winners of this events were referred to as European champions.

At the official first European Dressage Championship in 1963 it was possible to start with more than one horse - so each rider can win more than one individual medal. Today each rider can start only wth one horse.

The history of team medals start at the European Dressage Championships in 1965. Two years before, only Great Britain and Romania start with three riders at the European Championships (three riders are necessary for a team). But the rules say that a minimum number of three teams has to start in the team competition - so no team medals were awarded in 1963. From 1963 to 2005, each European Dressage Championship team competition was won by the team of the Federal Republik of Germany. In 2007 the Dutch team win this competition.

Up to 1991 only one individual prize giving was held. In 1993 and 1995 two individual competitions was held - the Grand Prix Spécial and the Grand Prix Freestyle (also called Grand Prix Kür). The riders had to choose, in which of the two individual competitions they want start.

In 1997 the rules were changed again: The riders had to start in the Grand Prix de Dressage (the team competition), in the Grand Prix Spécial and the Grand Prix Freestyle. At the end of this competitions only one individual prize giving was held. Since 2005 the riders can win an individual in the Grand Prix Spécial and also in the Grand Prix Freestyle. A Rider who want to start in the Grand Prix Freestyle must start also in the Grand Prix Spécial.[1]

In 2003 the European Dressage Championship was held as Open European Dressage Championship, but also a (closed) European Championship was calculated based on the result.

Individual Results

1963 Copenhagen (DEN)

1965 Copenhagen (DEN)

1967 Aachen (GER)

1969 Wolfsburg (GER)

1971 Wolfsburg (GER)

1973 Aachen (GER)

1975 Kiew (URS)

1977 San Gallo (SUI)

1979 Aarhus (DEN)

1981 Laxenburg (AUT)

1983 Aachen (GER)

1985 Copenhagen (Den)

1987 Goodwood (GBR)

1989 Mondorf (LUX)

1991 Donaueschingen (GER)

1993 Lipica (SLO)

1995 Mondorf (LUX)

1997 Verden (GER)

1999 Arnhem (NED)

2001 Verden (GER)

2003 Hickstead (GBR)

2005 Hagen (GER)

2007 La Mandria, near Torino (ITA)

2009 Windsor (GBR)

2011 Rotterdam (NED)

Team results

1963 Copenhagen, Denmark (not official)

1965 Copenhagen, Denmark

1967 Aachen, Germany

1969 Wolfsburg, Germany

1971 Wolfsburg, Germany

1973 Aachen, Germany

1975 Kiew, Russia

1977 St. Gallen, Switzerland

1979 Aarhus, Denmark

1981 Luxenburg, Austria

1983 Aachen, Germany

1985 Copenhagen, Denmark

1987 Goodwood, United Kingdom

1989 Mondorf, Luxembourg

1991 Donaueschingen, Germany

1993 Lipica, Slovenia

1995 Mondorf, Luxembourg

1997 Verden, Germany

1999 Arnhem, Netherlands

2001 Verden, Germany

2003 Hickstead, Great Britain

2005 Hagen, Germany

2007 La Mandria, near Torino, Italy

2009 Windsor, United Kingdom

2011 Rotterdam, the Netherlands

References

  1. ^ Press kit: FEI European Dressage Championships Rotterdam (NED), 17 – 21 August 2011