2013 European Dressage Championships
The 2013 European Dressage Championship was held between August 21 and August 25, 2013 in Herning, Denmark. It formed part of the 2013 FEI European Championships; other disciplines included were Showjumping and Para-dressage.
It was the 26th edition of the European Dressage Championships.
Organization
Event and location
Parallel to the European Championships, a Youth Horse Show for riders up to 25 years of age was also held.
Competitions
General
Competition was held in three events, the team event involved four horse per nation, while individuals competed in two individual competitions, Individual Grand Prix Spécial and two days later in the individual Grand Prix Freestyle or Kúr. Unlike in the Olympic Games, scores in the two individual disciplines were not combined, and medals were awarded in each discipline separately.
At this European Championship a record number of participants started the Championship competitions. In the Grand Prix de Dressage 64 riders and 16 teams start. Each nation can start with a team of three or four riders, each rider with one horse.
Timetable
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Dressage |
 GermanyFabienne Lütkemeier riding D´Agostino 5 Isabell Werth riding Don Johnson FRH Kristina Sprehe riding Desperados FRH Helen Langehanenberg riding Damon Hill NRW |
234.651 |  NetherlandsDanielle Heijkoop riding Kingsley Siro Hans Peter Minderhoud riding Glock´s Romanov Edward Gal riding Glock´s Undercover Adelinde Cornelissen riding Jerich Parzival |
233.967 |  Great BritainCharlotte Dujardin riding Valegro Carl Hester riding Uthopia Gareth Hughes riding Dv Stenkjers Nadonna Michael Eilberg riding Half Moon Delphi |
233.540 |
| Individual GP Special | Charlotte Dujardin riding Valegro |
85.699 | Helen Langehanenberg riding Damon Hill |
84.330 | Adelinde Cornelissen riding Parzival |
81.548 |
| Individual GP Freestyle (Kúr) | Charlotte Dujardin riding Valegro |
91.250 | Helen Langehanenberg riding Damon Hill |
87.286 | Adelinde Cornelissen riding Parzival |
86.393 |
Medal Table
| Place | Nation | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain
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2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Germany
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1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Minor Competitions
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 25 | ||||||
| Intermediere II | Nanna Skodborg Merrald  riding Millibar |
74.605 | Daniel Bachmann riding Donna Silver |
71.184 | Nadine Husenbeth riding Florida 94 |
70.877 |
| Grand Prix | Nanna Skodborg Merrald riding Millibar |
73.411 | Daniel Bachmann riding Donna Silver |
71.628 | Nadine Husenbeth riding Florida 94 |
69.767 |