# Individual dressage at the 2023 European Dressage Championships

The individual dressage at the 2023 FEI European Dressage Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany was held at Riesenbeck International from 4 to 10 September.
Germany's Jessica von Bredow-Werndl won the gold medal in the Grand Prix Special, repeating her success after the 2021 European Championships. Nanna Skodborg Merrald representing Denmark won a silver medal in the Grand Prix Special. Charlotte Dujardin of Great Britain won a bronze in special.

## Competition format

The team and individual dressage competitions used the same results. Dressage had three phases. The first phase was the Grand Prix. Top 30 individuals advanced to the second phase, the Grand Prix Special where the first individual medals were awarded. The last set of medals at the 2023 European Dressage Championships was awarded after the third phase, the Grand Prix Freestyle where top 18 combinations competed. Only three riders per country are allowed to compete in the final Freestyle. If a country has four riders qualified for the Freestyle, only the best three are able to ride the Freestyle, and the remaining place(s) moves to the next combination(s) in line.

## Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday, 6 September 2023 | 09:30 | Grand Prix (Day 1) |
| Thursday, 7 September 2023 | 09:30 | Grand Prix (Day 2) |
| Friday, 8 September 2023 | 17:00 | Grand Prix Special |
| Sunday, 10 September 2023 | 13:30 | Grand Prix Freestyle |

## Results

| Rider | Nation | Horse | GP score | Rank | GPS score | Rank | GPF score | Rank |
| Jessica von Bredow-Werndl | Germany | Dalera BB TSF | 84.612 | 1 Q | 85.593 | Q | 92.818 | |
| Charlotte Dujardin | Great Britain | Imhotep | 82.422 | 2 Q | 82.583 | Q | 91.396 | |
| Charlotte Fry | Great Britain | Glamourdale | 81.258 | 3 Q | 81.763 | 4 Q | 92.379 | |
| Nanna Skodborg Merrald | Denmark | Zepter | 78.556 | 4 Q | 82.796 | Q | 89.546 | 4 |
| Carl Hester | Great Britain | Fame | 78.540 | 5 Q | 80.106 | 5 Q | 85.461 | 7 |
| Frederic Wandres | Germany | Bluetooth OLD | 77.888 | 6 Q | 77.052 | 7 Q | 84.568 | 9 |
| Isabell Werth | Germany | DSP Quantaz | 77.174 | 7 Q | 78.252 | 6 Q | 88.407 | 5 |
| Carina Cassøe Krüth | Denmark | Heiline's Dancera | 75.761 | 8 Q | 75.547 | 10 Q | 84.664 | 8 |
| Therese Nilshagen | Sweden | Dante Weltino OLD | 75.621 | 9 Q | 76.140 | 8 Q | 86.132 | 6 |
| Patrik Kittel | Sweden | Touchdown | 75.171 | 10 Q | 74.727 | 13 Q | 81.118 | 11 |
| Matthias Alexander Rath | Germany | Thiago GS | 74.845 | 11 Q | 72.994 | 19 | | |
| Gareth Hughes | Great Britain | Classic Briolinca | 74.565 | 12 Q | 74.651 | 14 | | |
| Emmelie Scholtens | Netherlands | Indian Rock | 74.457 | 13 Q | 75.957 | 9 Q | 80.936 | 12 |
| Andreas Helgstrand | Denmark | Jovian | 74.410 | 14 Q | 74.757 | 12 | | |
| Daniel Bachmann Andersen | Denmark | Vayron | 74.146 | 15 Q | 75.213 | 11 Q | 77.279 | 17 |
| Isabel Freese | Norway | Total Hope OLD | 74.084 | 16 Q | 74.240 | 15 Q | 82.593 | 10 |
| Victoria Max-Theurer | Austria | Abbeglen FRH | 73.230 | 17 Q | 72.158 | 23 | | |
| Larissa Pauluis | Belgium | Flambeau | 73.106 | 18 Q | 72.766 | 20 Q | 78.000 | 16 |
| Morgan Barbançon | France | Habana Libre A | 72.997 | 19 Q | 74.210 | 16 Q | 79.521 | 14 |
| Thamar Zweistra | Netherlands | Ich Weiss | 72.562 | 20 Q | 72.432 | 22 | | |
| Nicolas Wagner Ehlinger | Luxembourg | Quarter Back Junior FRH | 72.438 | 21 Q | 70.441 | 27 | | |
| João Pedro Moreira | Portugal | Zonik Hit | 72.221 | 22 Q | 72.553 | 21 Q | 73.986 | 18 |
| Pauline Basquin | France | Sertorius de Rima Z Ifce | 72.189 | 23 Q | 73.328 | 18 Q | 79.561 | 13 |
| Florian Bacher | Austria | Fidertraum | 71.724 | 24 Q | 71.520 | 24 | | |
| Alexandre Ayache | France | Jolene | 71.584 | 25 Q | 70.866 | 26 | | |
| Alejandro Sánchez del Barco | Spain | Quincallo de Indalo | 71.584 | 25 Q | 71.109 | 25 | | |
| Marlies van Baalen | Netherlands | Habibi DVB | 71.584 | 25 Q | 73.511 | 17 Q | 78.882 | 15 |
| Arnaud Serre | France | James Bond de Massa | 71.444 | 28 Q | 69.605 | 28 | | |
| Fie Christine Skarsoe | Luxembourg | Imperador Dos Cedros | 71.273 | 29 Q | 69.590 | 29 | | |
| Devenda Dijkstra | Netherlands | Hero | 71.211 | 30 Q | 67.584 | 30 | | |
| Jose Daniel Martin Dockx | Spain | Malagueno LXXXIII | 71.196 | 31 | | | | |
| Stefan Lehfellner | Austria | Roberto Carlos MT | 71.165 | 32 | | | | |
| Charlotte Defalque | Belgium | Botticelli | 71.072 | 33 | | | | |
| Emma Kanerva | Finland | Greek Air | 71.040 | 34 | | | | |
| Severo Jurado Lopez | Spain | Fuerstenglory | 70.947 | 35 | | | | |
| Malin Wahlkamp-Nilsson | Sweden | Bergsjoholms Valbonne | 70.730 | 36 | | | | |
| Flore de Winne | Belgium | Flynn FRH | 70.404 | 37 | | | | |
| Juan Antonio Jimenez Cobo | Spain | Euclides Mor | 70.342 | 38 | | | | |
| Christian Schumach | Austria | Te Quiero SF | 70.217 | 39 | | | | |
| Charlotte Lenherr | Switzerland | Sir Stanley W | 70.202 | 40 | | | | |
| Beata Stremler | Poland | Fairplay | 69.643 | 41 | | | | |
| Maria Pais Do Amaral | Portugal | Hot Hit OLD Campline | 69.596 | 42 | | | | |
| Domien Michiels | Belgium | Intermezzo van het Meerdaalhof | 69.068 | 43 | | | | |
| Charlotta Rogerson | Switzerland | Famora | 68.898 | 44 | | | | |
| Máté Garai | Hungary | Vincent Maranello | 68.633 | 45 | | | | |
| Justina Vanagaite | Lithuania | Nabab | 68.634 | 45 | | | | |
| Maria Caetano | Portugal | Fenix de Tineo | 68.432 | 47 | | | | |
| Estelle Wettstein | Switzerland | Quarterboy | 68.059 | 48 | | | | |
| Anna Merveldt | Ireland | Esporim | 67.997 | 49 | | | | |
| Ville Vaurio | Finland | G-Star | 67.981 | 50 | | | | |
| Anikó Komjáthy-Losonczy | Hungary | Dior S | 67.422 | 51 | | | | |
| Mathilde Merethe Klaesson | Norway | Sandbaeks Rio EL | 67.376 | 52 | | | | |
| Anna Tallberg | Finland | Grevens Zorro | 67.220 | 53 | | | | |
| Grete Ayache | Estonia | Farao Da Raia | 67.158 | 54 | | | | |
| Carrie Schopf | Armenia | Saumur | 67.003 | 55 | | | | |
| Yvonne Österholm | Finland | Ironman H | 66.972 | 56 | | | | |
| Nikolett Szalai | Hungary | Willy The Hit | 65.994 | 57 | | | | |
| Trude Hestengen | Norway | Christianslund Furstino | 65.994 | 57 | | | | |
| Jeannette Jenny | Portugal | Damasco | 65.978 | 59 | | | | |
| Johanna Due Boje | Sweden | Mazy Klovenhoj | 65.978 | 60 | | | | |
| Mathis Goerens | Luxembourg | Raptide NRW | 64.689 | 61 | | | | |
| Michael Bugan | Slovakia | For President AWO | 64.646 | 62 | | | | |
| Abigail Lyle | Ireland | Farrell | 64.037 | 63 | | | | |
| Judy Reynolds | Ireland | Rockman Royal NG | 63.401 | 64 | | | | |
| Delia Eggenberger | Switzerland | Fairtrade | 62.888 | 65 | | | | |
| Gabriele Kiefer | Cyprus | Ophelia | 60.000 | 66 | | | | |
| Benedek Pachl | Hungary | Donna Frederika | EL | - | | | | |
| Sorrell Klatzko | Ireland | Turbo | WD | - | | | | |
| Marta Sobierajska | Poland | Ultrablue de Massa | WD | - | | | | |

### Team ranking

| Country | Total | Rank |
| Great Britain | 242.220 | |
| Germany | 239.674 | |
| Denmark | 228.727 | |
| Sweden | 221.522 | 4 |
| Netherlands | 218.603 | 5 |
| France | 216.770 | 6 |
| Austria | 216.119 | 7 |
| Belgium | 214.582 | 8 |
| Spain | 213.727 | 9 |
| Portugal | 210.249 | 10 |
| Luxembourg | 208.400 | 11 |
| Norway | 207.454 | 12 |
| Switzerland | 207.159 | 13 |
| Finland | 206.241 | 14 |
| Hungary | 202.049 | 15 |
| Ireland | 195.435 | 16 |