As the sun shone over Ermelo (NED) on the final day of competition, the FEI Para Dressage European Championship 2025 got underway with all five Grades competing for their individual Grand Prix Freestyle medals. Several ‘usual suspects’ clinched the gold, next to one bigger surprise. In the first Grade to go, Rixt van der…
In a thrilling day of competition, it was down to the final athlete of the day to determine the team medals at the FEI Para Dressage European Championships 2025 in Ermelo. Germany succeeded in their mission and won their first team gold in history. Second place was for the home nation where the Danish clinched the…
On day three, the European Para Dressage Championships continued with the team competition, which also counts as second individual qualifier for the freestyle. On this day, riders in the lower Grades I to III entered the arena in Ermelo. The individual winners were the same as after the first competition, and the battle for the…
It was a closely fought battle for the medals this morning at the FEI Para Dressage Championship in Ermelo. Louise Etzner Jakobsson of Sweden won her first gold medal at the age of 65, in Grade IV, while 55 years old Regine Mispelkamp from Germany did the same in Grade V. Riding the extravagant Goldstrike…
Rixt van der Horst with Eisam’s Royal Fonq N.O.P. competing at the EC Para Dressage 2025 (By Arnd Bronkhorst) We speak to the Dutch athlete… Para Equestrian Digest is the FEI’s online Para Sport magazine, bringing you first-person stories from athletes and the people connected to the sport. In this edition, we feature Rixt van der Horst,…
The FEI Para Dressage European Championship started today with the individual competition in Grade II, I and III. Germany’s Heidemarie Dresing clinched the gold in Grade II, where Rihards Snikus from Latvia and the home crowd favourite Rixt van der Horst could celebrate in Grade I and III. The Europeans commenced this morning with the…
Following Tuesday’s horse inspection, draw and familiarization of the arena by the competitors, the FEI Para Dressage European Championships are about to begin. The championship kicks off on Wednesday with the battle for medals in the individual test in Grades II, I and III (in that order), continuing on Thursday in Grades IV and V….
The stage is set at the National Equestrian Centre in Ermelo (NED) for the FEI Para Dressage European Championship 2025 where on the 3 – 7 September, a grand total of 20 nations and 55 combinations divided over five Grades will be at the Dutch venue to contend for the European titles. The championship contains…
The FEI has announced the definite entries for the Para Dressage European Championships, which will take place from 3 to 7 September at the National Equestrian Centre in Ermelo. A total of 57 riders from 20 countries will compete for the European titles and other medals in the individual competition (grades I to V). Thirteen…
During the FEI Para Dressage European Championship, it will be able to follow the competitions with live audio commentary. What started as an initiative to make sport accessible to people with visual impairments has grown into a valuable addition for all visitors at the Europeans in Ermelo. Via the link provided by Gazeti, listeners will…
