European Dressage Championships: news from Riesenbeck, Germany

European Dressage Championships

Keep up to date with all the news from the European Dressage Championships and the European Para Dressage Championships, right here.

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Horse & Hound’s full preview of the dressage Europeans will be in Thursday 31 August issue of the magazine.

European Dressage Championships dates

Where are the 2023 European Dressage Championships?

European Dressage Championships format

European Para Dressage Championships format

The European Para Dressage Championships is split into three tests. On day one, every rider will complete the grand prix A test in their respective grade, with individual medals awarded in each grade. Next comes the grand prix B test, which will be ridden by all members of the team, with the best three scores from this test only to determine the team medals. The best eight riders from the individual grand prix A test in each grade will then go on to contest the freestyle competition, which has its own set of medals. There are 11 sets of medals up for grabs in total.

Each nation can enter either a maximum of two individuals, or one team of three or four. Every para rider is classified according to their disability and the degree to which it affects their riding. Grade I is for the most severely impaired athletes, and grade V is for the least. Every team must field at least one rider from grade I, II or III, and no more than two from the same grade.