# European Dressage Championships

The European Dressage Championships are the European championships for the equestrian discipline of dressage. They are held every two years in odd-numbered years. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in both individual and team competitions. There are also championships held for juniors, young riders, and ponies. Since 2015, the competition has shared a site and branding with vaulting, reining, jumping, and driving events. For sponsorship reasons, eventing is not included, as it is part of the FEI European Championships, echoing the combined World Equestrian Games concept. The first official combined event took place in Aachen in 2015.

## History

The official European Dressage Championship was first held in 1963. Before then, beginning in the 1950s, the FEI has held the FEI Grand Prix annually. The winners of these 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 could win more than one individual medal. Today, each rider can start with only one horse.
The history of team medals starts at the European Dressage Championships in 1965. Two years before, only Great Britain and Romania had three riders at the European Championships (three riders are necessary for a team). However, the rules state that a minimum number of three teams must compete 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 Federal Republic of Germany, which became Germany in 1990. In 2007, the Dutch team won the competition.
Up to 1991, only one individual prize giving was held. In 1993 and 1995 two individual competitions were held—the Grand Prix Spécial and the Grand Prix Freestyle (also called Grand Prix Kür). The riders had to choose which of the two individual competitions they wanted to start in.
In 1997, the rules were changed again. The riders had to start in the Grand Prix de Dressage (the team competition), the Grand Prix Spécial, and the Grand Prix Freestyle. At the end of these competitions, only one individual prize giving was held. Since 2005, the riders can win an individual competition in both the Grand Prix Spécial and the Grand Prix Freestyle. A rider who wants to start in the Grand Prix Freestyle must start also in the Grand Prix Spécial.
In 2003 the European Dressage Championship was held as the Open European Dressage Championship, but a closed European Championship was calculated based on the result.

## Individual results

Individual medalists :
| Year | Location | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1963 | Copenhagen | Individual | Henri Chammartin on Wolfdietrich | Harry Boldt on Remus | Henri Chammartin on Woerman |
| 1965 | Copenhagen | Individual | Henri Chammartin on Wolfdietrich | Harry Boldt on Remus | Reiner Klimke on Arcadius |
| 1967 | Aachen | Individual | Reiner Klimke on Dux | Ivan Kizimov on Ichor | Harry Boldt on Remus |
| 1969 | Wolfsburg | Individual | Liselott Linsenhoff on Piaff | Ivan Kizimov on Ichor | Josef Neckermann on Mariano |
| 1971 | Wolfsburg | Individual | Liselott Linsenhoff on Piaff | Josef Neckermann on Van Eick | Ivan Kizimov on Ichor |
| 1973 | Aachen | Individual | Reiner Klimke on Mehmed | Elena Petushkova on Pepel | Ivan Kalita on Tarif |
| 1975 | Kyiv | Individual | Christine Stückelberger on Granat | Harry Boldt on Woyceck | Karin Schlüter on Liostro |
| 1977 | St. Gallen | Individual | Christine Stückelberger on Granat | Harry Boldt on Woyceck | Uwe Schulten-Baumer on Silbowitz |
| 1979 | Aarhus | Individual | Elisabeth Theurer on Mon Chéri | Christine Stückelberger on Granat | Harry Boldt on Woyceck |
| 1981 | Laxenburg | Individual | Uwe Schulten-Baumer on Madras | Christine Stückelberger on Granat | Gabriela Grillo on Galapagos |
| 1983 | Aachen | Individual | Anne Grethe Jensen on Marzog | Reiner Klimke on Ahlerich | Uwe Sauer on Montevideo |
| 1985 | Copenhagen | Individual | Reiner Klimke on Ahlerich | Otto Hofer on Limandus | Anne Grethe Jensen on Marzog |
| 1987 | Goodwood | Individual | Margit Otto-Crépin on Corlandus | Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff on Courage | Johann Hinnemann on Ideaal |
| 1989 | Mondorf | Individual | Nicole Uphoff on Rembrandt | Margit Otto-Crépin on Corlandus | Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff on Courage |
| 1991 | Donaueschingen | Spécial | Isabell Werth on Gigolo | Nicole Uphoff on Rembrandt | Margit Otto-Crépin on Corlandus |
| 1991 | Donaueschingen | Freestyle | Sven Rothenberger on Andiamo | Klaus Balkenhol on Goldstern | Nina Menkova on Dixon |
| 1993 | Lipica | Spécial | Isabell Werth on Gigolo | Monica Theodorescu on Grunox | Emile Faurie on Virtu |
| 1993 | Lipica | Freestyle | Nicole Uphoff on Rembrandt | Sven Rothenberger on Andiamo | Gyula Dallos on Aktion |
| 1995 | Mondorf | Individual | Isabell Werth on Gigolo | Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire | Sven Rothenberger on Bo |
| 1997 | Verden | Individual | Isabell Werth on Gigolo | Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire | Karin Rehbein on Donnerhall |
| 1999 | Arnhem | Individual | Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire | Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty | Arjen Teeuwissen on Goliath |
| 2001 | Verden | Individual | Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty | Arjen Teeuwissen on Goliath | Nadine Capellmann on Farbenfroh |
| 2003 | Hickstead | Individual | Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty | Jan Brink on Briar | Beatriz Ferrer-Salat on Beauvalais |
| 2005 | Hagen | Individual | Anky van Grunsven on Salinero | Hubertus Schmidt on Wansuela Suerte | Jan Brink on Briar |
| 2007 | La Mandria | Spécial | Anky van Grunsven on Salinero | Isabell Werth on Satchmo | Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise |
| 2007 | La Mandria | Freestyle | Isabell Werth on Satchmo | Anky van Grunsven on Salinero | Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise |
| 2009 | Windsor | Spécial | Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival | Edward Gal on Totilas | Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris |
| 2009 | Windsor | Freestyle | Edward Gal on Totilas | Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival | Anky van Grunsven on Salinero |
| 2011 | Rotterdam | Spécial | Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival | Carl Hester on Uthopia | Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris |
| 2011 | Rotterdam | Freestyle | Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival | Carl Hester on Uthopia | Patrik Kittel on Scandic |
| 2013 | Herning | Spécial | Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro | Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill | Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival |
| 2013 | Herning | Freestyle | Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro | Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill | Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival |
| 2015 | Aachen | Spécial | Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro | Kristina Bröring-Sprehe on Desperados | Hans Peter Minderhoud on Johnson |
| 2015 | Aachen | Freestyle | Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro | Kristina Bröring-Sprehe on Desperados | Beatriz Ferrer-Salat on Delgado |
| 2017 | Gothenburg | Spécial | Isabell Werth on Weihegold | Sönke Rothenberger on Cosmo | Cathrine Dufour on Atterupgaards Cassidy |
| 2017 | Gothenburg | Freestyle | Isabell Werth on Weihegold | Sönke Rothenberger on Cosmo | Cathrine Dufour on Atterupgaards Cassidy |
| 2019 | Rotterdam | Spécial | Isabell Werth on Bella Rose | Dorothee Schneider on Showtime | Cathrine Dufour on Atterupgaards Cassidy |
| 2019 | Rotterdam | Freestyle | Isabell Werth on Bella Rose | Dorothee Schneider on Showtime | Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Dalera |
| 2021 | Hagen | Spécial | Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Dalera | Isabell Werth on Weihegold OLD | Cathrine Dufour on Bohemian |
| 2021 | Hagen | Freestyle | Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Dalera | Cathrine Dufour on Bohemian | Charlotte Dujardin on Gio |
| 2023 | Riesenbeck | Spécial | Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Dalera | Nanna Skodborg Merrald on Zepter | Charlotte Dujardin on Imhotep |
| 2023 | Riesenbeck | Freestyle | Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Dalera | Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale | Charlotte Dujardin on Imhotep |
| 2025 | Crozet | Spécial | | | |
| 2025 | Crozet | Freestyle | | | |

## Team results

Team medalists :
| Year | Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1965 | Copenhagen | West Germany Reiner Klimke on Arcadius Harry Boldt on Remus Josef Neckermann on Antoinette | Switzerland Henri Chammartin on Wolfdietrich Gustav Fischer on Wald Marianne Gossweiler on Stephan | Soviet Union Ivan Kalita on Moar Ivan Kizimov on Ichor Elena Petushkova on Pepel |
| 1967 | Aachen | West Germany Reiner Klimke on Dux Harry Boldt on Remus Josef Neckermann on Mariano | Soviet Union Mikhael Kopeykin on Korbej Ivan Kizimov on Ichor Elena Petushkova on Pepel | Switzerland Henri Chammartin on Wolfdietrich Marianne Gossweiler on Stephan Hansrüdi Thomi on Mekka |
| 1969 | Wolfsburg | West Germany Liselott Linsenhoff on Piaff Reiner Klimke on Dux Josef Neckermann on Mariano | East Germany Horst Köhler on Neuschnee Wolfgang Müller on Marios Gerhard Brockmüller on Tristan | Soviet Union Ivan Kalita on Tarif Ivan Kizimov on Ichor Elena Petushkova on Pepel |
| 1971 | Wolfsburg | West Germany Liselott Linsenhoff on Piaff Reiner Klimke on Dux Josef Neckermann on Von Eick | Soviet Union Ivan Kalita on Tarif Ivan Kizimov on Ichor Elena Petushkova on Pepel | Sweden Maud von Rosen on Lucky Boy Ulla Håkansson on Ajax Anders Lindgren |
| 1973 | Aachen | West Germany Reiner Klimke on Mehmed Karin Schlüter on Liostro Liselott Linsenhoff on Piaff | Soviet Union Ivan Kalita on Tarif Ivan Kizimov on Ichor Elena Petushkova on Pepel | Switzerland Christine Stückelberger on Merry Boy II Marita Aeschbacher on Charlamp Hermann Dür on Sod |
| 1975 | Kyiv | West Germany Harry Boldt on Wojceck Karin Schlüter on Liostro Ilsebill Becher on Mitsouko | Soviet Union Ivan Kalita on Tarif Mikhail Kopeykin Elena Petushkova on Pepel | Switzerland Christine Stückelberger on Granat Ulrich Lehmann on Widin Doris Ramseier on Roch |
| 1977 | St. Gallen | West Germany Harry Boldt on Wojceck Gabriela Grillo on Ultimo Uwe Schulten-Baumer on Silbowitz | Switzerland Christine Stückelberger on Granat Ulrich Lehmann on Widin Claire Koch on Scorpio | Soviet Union Irina Karacheva on Said Mikhail Kopeykin on Igrok Vera Misevich on Plot |
| 1979 | Aarhus | West Germany Gabriela Grillo on Ultimo Harry Boldt on Wojceck Uwe Schulten-Baumer on Silbowitz | Soviet Union Viktor Ugryumov on Shkval Irina Karacheva on Said Elena Petushkova on Abakan | Switzerland Christine Stückelberger on Granat Amy-Catherine de Bary on Aintree Ulrich Lehmann on Widin |
| 1981 | Laxenburg | West Germany Uwe Schulten-Baumer on Madras Gabriela Grillo on Galapagos Reiner Klimke on Ahlerich | Switzerland Christine Stückelberger on Granat Amy-Catherine de Bary on Aintree Ulrich Lehmann on Widin | Soviet Union Yuriy Kovshov on Igrok Vera Misevich on Plot Tatiana Nenachova on Garun |
| 1983 | Aachen | West Germany Uwe Schulten-Baumer on Madras Uwe Sauer on Montevideo Herbert Krug on Muscadeur Reiner Klimke on Ahlerich | Denmark Anne Grethe Jensen on Marzog Finn Saksø-Larsen on Coq d'Or Torben Ulsø Olsen on Patricia Renee Igelski on Baloo | Switzerland Otto Hofer on Limandus Claire Koch on Beau Geste II Christine Stückelberger on Achat Amy-Catherine de Bary on Aintree |
| 1985 | Copenhagen | West Germany Reiner Klimke on Ahlerich Tilmann Meyer zu Erpen on Tristan Uwe Sauer on Montevideo Uwe Schulten-Baumer on Madras | Denmark Anne Grethe Jensen on Marzog Ernst Jessen on Why Not Torben Ulsø Olsen on Patricia Jesper Frismann on Clermont | Soviet Union Olga Klimko on Rukh Elena Petushkova on Hevsur Yuriy Kovshov on Buket Vladimir Lanyugin on Kuznets |
| 1987 | Goodwood | West Germany Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff on Courage Johann Hinnemann on Ideaal Herbert Krug on Floriano Gina Capellmann on Ampere | Switzerland Daniel Ramseier on Orlando Otto Hofer on Limandus Ulrich Lehmann on Xanthos Christine Stückelberger on Gauguin de Lully | Netherlands Annemarie Sanders-Keijzer on Amon Hélène Aubert on Mr. X Tineke Bartels on Duco Bert Rutten on Robby |
| 1989 | Mondorf | West Germany Nicole Uphoff on Rembrandt Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff on Courage Isabell Werth on Weingart Monica Theodorescu on Ganimedes | Soviet Union Nina Menkova on Dikson Yuriy Kovshov on Buket Olga Klimko on Shipovnik Olga Udodenko on Vidury | Switzerland Otto Hofer on Andiamo Daniel Ramseier on Random Samuel Schatzmann on Rochus Ulrich Lehmann on Xanthos |
| 1991 | Donaueschingen | Germany Isabell Werth on Gigolo Nicole Uphoff on Rembrandt Klaus Balkenhol on Goldstern Sven Rothenberger on Andiamo | Soviet Union Nina Menkova on Dikson Yuriy Kovshov on Buket Inna Zhurakovskaya on Podgon Olga Klimko on Shipovnik | Netherlands Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire Sjef Janssen on Bo Tineke Bartels on Duphar's Courage Ellen Bontje on Larius |
| 1993 | Lipica | Germany Nicole Uphoff on Grand Gilbert Klaus Balkenhol on Goldstern Monica Theodorescu on Grunox Isabell Werth on Gigolo | Great Britain Ferdi Eilberg on Arun Tor Richard Davison on Master JCB Laura Fry on Quarryman Emile Faurie on Virtu | Netherlands Jeanette Haazen on Windsor Leida Strijk on Jewel Suzanne van Cuyk on Mr Jackson Gonnelien Rothenberger on Ideaal |
| 1995 | Mondorf | Germany Nicole Uphoff on Rembrandt Klaus Balkenhol on Goldstern Isabell Werth on Gigolo Martin Schaudt on Durgo | Netherlands Tineke Bartels on Barbria Ellen Bontje on Silvano Sven Rothenberger on Bo Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire | France Dominique Brieussel on Akazie Dominique d'Esmé on Arnoldo Thor Margit Otto-Crépin on Lucky Lord Marie-Hélène Syre on Marlon |
| 1997 | Verden | Germany Isabell Werth on Gigolo Karin Rehbein on Donnerhall Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty Nadine Capellmann on Gracioso | Netherlands Sven Rothenberger on Weyden Gonnelien Rothenberger on Bo Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire Ellen Bontje on Silvano | Sweden Jan Brink on Kleber Martini Louise Nathhorst on Walk On Top Annette Solmell on Strauss Ulla Håkansson on Bobby |
| 1999 | Arnhem | Germany Nadine Capellmann on Gracioso Alexandra Simons de Ridder on Chacomo Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty Isabell Werth on Anthony | Netherlands Anky van Grunsven on Bonfire Ellen Bontje on Silvano Coby van Baalen on Ferro Arjen Teeuwissen on Goliath | Denmark Lone Joergensen on Kennedy Lars Petersen on Cavan Jon Pedersen on Esprit d'Valdemar Anne van Olst on Any How |
| 2001 | Verden | Germany Nadine Capellmann on Farbenfroh Heike Kemmer on Albano Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty Isabell Werth on Anthony | Netherlands Ellen Bontje on Silvano Arjen Teeuwissen on Goliath Gonnelien Rothenberger on Weyden Anky van Grunsven on Idool | Denmark Jon Pedersen on Esprit d'Valdemar Lone Joergensen on Kennedy Lars Petersen on Cavan Nathalie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein on Fantast |
| 2003 | Hickstead | Germany Ulla Salzgeber on Rusty Heike Kemmer on Bonaparte Klaus Husenbeth on Piccolino Isabell Werth on Satchmo | Spain Beatriz Ferrer-Salat on Beauvalais Rafael Soto on Invasor Ignacio Rambla on Distinguido Juan Antonio Jimenez on Guizo | Great Britain Emma Hindle on Weltmeyer Nicola McGivern on Active Walero Richard Davison on Ballaseyr Royale Emile Faurie on Rascher Hopes |
| 2005 | Hagen | Germany Heike Kemmer on Bonaparte Hubertus Schmidt on Wansuela Suerte Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff on Sterntaler Klaus Husenbeth on Piccolino | Netherlands Anky van Grunsven on Salinero Edward Gal on Lingh Laurens van Lieren on Ollright Sven Rothenberger on Barclay II | Spain Beatriz Ferrer-Salat on Beauvalais Juan Antonio Jimenez on Guizo Ignacio Rambla on Distinguido José Ignacio López on Nevado Santa Clara Sweden Jan Brink on Briar Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén on Just Mickey Louise Nathhorst on Guinness |
| 2007 | La Mandria | Netherlands Hans Peter Minderhoud on Nadine Laurens van Lieren on Ollright Anky van Grunsven on Salinero Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise | Germany Monica Theodorescu on Whisper Ellen Schulten-Baumer on Donatha Nadine Capellmann on Elvis VA Isabell Werth on Satchmo | Sweden Per Sandgaard on Orient Louise Nathhorst on Isidor Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén on Solos Carex Jan Brink on Briar |
| 2009 | Windsor | Netherlands Imke Schellekens-Bartels on Sunrise Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival Anky van Grunsven on Salinero Edward Gal on Totilas | Great Britain Maria Eilberg on Two Sox Carl Hester on Liebling II Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris Emma Hindle on Lancet | Germany Susanne Lebek on Potomac Ellen Schulten-Baumer on Donatha Matthias Alexander Rath on Sterntaler Monica Theodorescu on Whisper |
| 2011 | Rotterdam | Great Britain Emile Faurie on Elmegardens Marquis Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro Carl Hester on Uthopia Laura Bechtolsheimer on Mistral Hojris | Germany Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill Christoph Koschel on Donnperignon Isabell Werth on El Santo Matthias Alexander Rath on Totilas | Netherlands Sander Marijnissen on Moedwill Hans Peter Minderhoud on Nadine Edward Gal on Sisther de Jeu Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival |
| 2013 | Herning | Germany Fabienne Lütkemeier on d'Agostino Isabell Werth on Don Johnson Kristina Sprehe on Desperados Helen Langehanenberg on Damon Hill | Netherlands Danielle Heijkoop on Siro Hans Peter Minderhoud on Romanov Edward Gal on Undercover Adelinde Cornelissen on Parzival | Great Britain Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro Carl Hester on Uthopia Michael Eilberg on Half Moon Delphi Gareth Hughes on Nadonna |
| 2015 | Aachen | Netherlands Patrick van der Meer on Uzzo Hans Peter Minderhoud on Johnson Edward Gal on Undercover Diederik van Silfhout on Arlando | Great Britain Charlotte Dujardin on Valegro Carl Hester on Nip Tuck Michael Eilberg on Marakov Fiona Bigwood on Atterupgaards Orthilia | Germany Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Unee Isabell Werth on Don Johnson Kristina Bröring-Sprehe on Desperados Matthias Alexander Rath on Totilas |
| 2017 | Gothenburg | Germany Helen Langehanenberg on Damsey Dorothee Schneider on Sammy Davis Jr. Sönke Rothenberger on Cosmo Isabell Werth on Weihegold | Denmark Agnete Kirk Thinggaard on Jojo Anna Zibrandtsen on Arlando Anna Kasprzak on Donnperignon Cathrine Dufour on Atterupgaards Cassidy | Sweden Rose Mathisen on Zuidenwind Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén on Paridon Magi Therese Nilshagen on Dante Weltino Patrik Kittel on Delaunay |
| 2019 | Rotterdam | Germany Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Dalera Dorothee Schneider on Showtime Sönke Rothenberger on Cosmo Isabell Werth on Bella Rose | Netherlands Anne Meulendijks on Avanti Hans Peter Minderhoud on Dream Boy Emmelie Scholtens on Desperado Edward Gal on Zonik | Sweden Antonia Ramel on Brother de Jeu Juliette Ramel on Buriel Therese Nilshagen on Dante Weltino Patrik Kittel on Well Done de la Roche |
| 2021 | Hagen | Germany Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on Dalera Dorothee Schneider on Faustus Isabell Werth on Weihegold Helen Langehanenberg on Annabelle | Great Britain Charlotte Dujardin on Gio Gareth Hughes on Sintano Carl Hester on En Vogue Charlotte Fry on Everdale | Denmark Cathrine Dufour on Bohemian Daniel Bachmann Andersen on Marshall-Bell Nanna Skodborg Merrald on Orthilia Charlotte Heering on Bufranco |
| 2023 | Riesenbeck | Great Britain Gareth Hughes on Fame Carl Hester on Classic Briolinca Charlotte Dujardin on Imhotep Charlotte Fry on Glamourdale | Germany Matthias Alexander Rath on Thiago GS Isabell Werth on DSP Quantaz Frederic Wandres on Bluetooth OLD Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on TSF Dalera BB | Denmark Daniel Bachmann Andersen on Vayron Andreas Helgstrand on Jovian Carina Cassøe Krüth on Heiline's Danciera Nanna Skodborg Merrald on Blue Hors Zepter |
| 2025 | Crozet | | | |

## All-time medal table (1963–2023)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 49 | 26 | 15 | 90 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 4 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 5 | Denmark | 1 | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| 6 | France | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 0 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 9 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | East Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 72 | 72 | 73 | 217 |
* Note 1: Medal count is sorted by total gold medals, then total silver medals, then total bronze medals, then alphabetically.
* Note 2: Germany includes both Germany and West Germany.