2013 European Para-Dressage Championship
# 2013 European Para-Dressage Championship

The 2013 European Para-Dressage Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the JYSK FEI European Para-Dressage Championship, was held between August 19 and August 25, 2013 in Herning, Denmark. It formed part of the 2013 FEI European Championships; other disciplines included were Showjumping and Dressage.

## Competitions

### General

Competition was held in eleven events; the team event involved four horse per nation, while individuals competed across ten graded individual freestyle competitions; the five individual classes, where marks also counted towards team medals, and the freestyle classes.

Competition was dominated by riders from Great Britain, historically the leading nation in the sport. Sophie Christiansen, Sophie Wells and Natasha Baker each won three gold medals on their way to taking team gold for Great Britain. Austria's Pepo Puch won two gold medals in the Grade III classifications.

## Medals

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team Events |||||||
| Team Dressage Details | Great Britain Sophie Christiansen riding Janeiro Anne Dunham riding Lucas Normank Natasha Baker riding Cabral Sophie Wells riding Valerius | 453.585 | Germany Elke Phillipe riding Regaliz Britta Napel riding Aqualina Angelika Trabert riding Ariva Avanti Hannelore Brenner riding Women of the World | 429.066 | Denmark Stinna Tange Kaastrup riding Steffi Graf Caroline Cecilie Nielsen riding Leon Eli Line Thorning Jørgensen riding Di Caprio Line Kongensgaard riding Laponio | 422.031 |
| Class Ia |||||||
| Individual Class Ia Details | Sophie Christiansen riding Janeiro | 76.609% | Anne Dunham riding Lucas Normank | 75.174% | Sara Morganti riding Royal Delight | 74.478% |
| Freestyle Class Ia Details | Sophie Christiansen riding Janeiro | 78.100% | Anne Dunham riding Lucas Normank | 77.350% | Sara Morganti riding Royal Delight | 76.100% |
| Class Ib |||||||
| Individual Class Ib | Pepo Puch riding Fine Feeling S | 76.138% | Ricky Balshaw riding Enggaards Solitaire | 73.586% | Stinna Tange Kaastrup riding Steffi Graf | 71.862% |
| Freestyle Class Ib | Pepo Puch riding Fine Feeling S | 79.200% | Ricky Balshaw riding Enggaards Solitaire | 76.800% | Stinna Tange Kaastrup riding Steffi Graf | 71.250% |
| Class II |||||||
| Individual Class II | Natasha Baker riding Cabral | 72.114% | Angelika Trabert riding Ariva Avanti | 71.571% | Britta Näpel riding Aquilina | 71.286% |
| Freestyle Class II | Natasha Baker riding Cabral | 77.650% | Angelika Trabert riding Ariva Avanti | 74.200% | Britta Näpel riding Aquilina | 73.350% |
| Class III |||||||
| Individual Class III | Hannelore Brenner riding Women of the World | 72.610% | Sanne Voets riding Vedet | 71.927% | José Letartre riding Warina | 69.683% |
| Freestyle Class III | Sanne Voets riding Vedet | 76.500% | Hannelore Brenner riding Women of the World | 75.700% | José Letartre riding Warina | 72.850% |
| Class IV |||||||
| Individual Class IV | Sophie Wells riding Valerius | 75.643% | Frank Hosmar riding Alphaville | 71.810% | Line Kongensgaard riding Lapanio | 70.024% |
| Freestyle Class IV | Sophie Wells riding Valerius | 80.250% | Frank Hosmar riding Alphaville | 76.900% | Line Thorning Jørgensen riding di Caprio | 72.950% |

### Medal table

| Place | Nation | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Great Britain | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Germany | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
