European Dressage Championships 2025

This year’s European Dressage Championships will be held at Jiva Hill Stables in Crozet, France. Europe’s best riders will be heading there to compete for three sets of championships medals.

Our expert reporters will be bringing you all the headlines in the run up to the championships (26–31 August), as well as big name interviews, analysis of the action and beautiful photography throughout every day of competition taking place at the foot of the Jura Mountains, near to Geneva on the French/Swiss border.

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Horse & Hound’s full preview of the dressage Europeans, including form guide, will be in Thursday 21 August issue of the magazine.

Latest European Dressage Championships news

European Dressage Championships dates

The 2025 European Dressage Championships will take place on 26–31 August at Crozet in France. This is the first time France has hosted the dressage Europeans, although it has hosted the championship dressage as part of the World Games and Olympics.

Where are the 2025 European Dressage Championships?

The 2025 dressage Europeans will take place at Jiva Hill Stables, at the foot of the Jura Mountains near to Geneva on the French/Swiss border, and facing Mont Blanc. This ecologically sustainable venue in Crozet, France organises international dressage competitions, including hosting a CDI5* in 2024.

European Dressage Championships format

The dressage Europeans include competitions at grand prix, grand prix special and grand prix freestyle to music. Both European teams and individual riders will compete for medals, with three sets available. The team medals are awarded after the grand prix, with the first set of individual medals after the grand prix special, and a second set of medals after the grand prix freestyle.

Who are the judges?

The judges for the European Dressage Championships are Raphael Saleh, president (FRA), Maarten van de Heijden (NED), Hans-Christian Matthiesen (DEN), Peter Storr (GBR), Katrina Wüst (GER), Janet Foy (USA) and Thomas Lang (AUT).

2023 European Dressage Championships medal winners

The 2023 Europeans were held in Riesenbeck, Germany.

Team: grand prix

Gold: Great Britain
Silver: Germany
Bronze: Denmark

Individual: grand prix special

Gold: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on TSF Dalera BB (GER)
Silver: Nanna Skodborg Merrald on Zepter (DEN))
Bronze: Charlotte Dujardin on Imhotep (GBR)

Individual: grand prix freestyle

Gold: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on TSF Dalera BB (GER)
Silver: Lottie Fry on Glamourdale (GBR)
Bronze: Charlotte Dujardin on Imhotep (GBR)

2021 European Dressage medal winners

The 2021 Europeans were held at Hagen, Germany.

Team: grand prix

Gold: Germany
Silver: Great Britain
Bronze: Denmark

Individual: grand prix special

Gold: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on TSF Dalera BB (GER)
Silver: Isabell Werth on Weihegold OLD (GER)
Bronze: Cathrine Dufour on Bohemian (DEN)

Individual: grand prix freestyle

Gold: Jessica von Bredow-Werndl on TSF Dalera BB (GER)
Silver: Cathrine Dufour on Bohemian (DEN)
Bronze: Charlotte Dujardin on Gio (GBR)