2011 European Dressage Championship
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The 2011 European Dressage Championship was held between August 17 and August 21, 2011 in Rotterdam
in the Netherlands.
It was the 25 edition of the European Dressage Championship
s, in the 24th time team medals were awarded.
-General Assembly in Buenos Aires
, Argentinia the Netherlands was chosen as the country to host the 2011 European Dressage Championship. Rotterdam, location of the annual Nations Cup horse show in Show Jumping and Dressage, was chosen as the location for the event.
It was the second time in European Dressage Championship history - after 1999 in Arnhem
- that the Netherlands was chosen to hold this sports event.
At the end of the event there was a short final ceremony on Sunday (August 21, 2011 at 4:45 pm). Three days after the end of the European Dressage Championship the 2011 CHIO Rotterdam
was held - this year without dressage.
The event was held in Kralingen, a district of Rotterdam, on the CHIO area between the Kralingseweg and the park Kralingse Bos.
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.
The Friday was a rest day for the horses which compete at the European Championship. The best 30 competitors of the Grand Prix de Dressage start in the Grand Prix Spécial, which was held on the Saturday.
The best 15 riders of the Grand Prix Spécial were allowed to participate in the Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday. If more than three riders of a team are placed in the top 15 of the Grand Prix Spécial, only the three best-placed riders of this team are allowed to start in the Freestyle competition. In the event this happens the best-placed rider from a team with less than three riders in the top 15 will be moved up to the Grand Prix Freestyle.
26 year old British rider Charlotte Dujardin laid the foundation for the victory of the British team. Dujardin rode together with her horse Valegro in 2011, her first season on Grand Prix level. With a result of 78.830 % the student of Carl Hester was in the lead in the individual ranking after day one.
On the second day Laura Bechtolsheimer
and particularly Carl Hester, who led with his horse Uthopia in individual ranking after the Grand Prix de Dressage, can extend their lead in the team result.
On the second rank, with around 12 percent distance, the German team win the silver medal in the team ranking. The bronze medal was won by the Dutch team.
Final result
, by dutch company Sport Computer Graphics (SCG).
Before the Grand Prix de Dressage and the Grand Prix Spécial a test rider ("guinea pig") rides to test the systems. This task is performed by canadian dressage rider Ashley Holzer with her horse Popart.
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
in the Netherlands.
It was the 25 edition of the European Dressage Championship
European Dressage Championship
The European Dressage Championship are the European Championship for the equestrian discipline of dressage. They are now held every 2 years, in odd-numbered years. Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded in both an individual and team competition...
s, in the 24th time team medals were awarded.
Before the event
At the 2008 FEIInternational Federation for Equestrian Sports
The Fédération Équestre Internationale or in English, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, is the international governing body of equestrian sports. It recognizes ten international disciplines...
-General Assembly in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
, Argentinia the Netherlands was chosen as the country to host the 2011 European Dressage Championship. Rotterdam, location of the annual Nations Cup horse show in Show Jumping and Dressage, was chosen as the location for the event.
It was the second time in European Dressage Championship history - after 1999 in Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
- that the Netherlands was chosen to hold this sports event.
Event and location
The European Dressage Championship was opended in late afternoon on Wednesday Augist 17th. The sport at the Championship had started on Wednesday morning. Parallel to the European Championships, a Youth Horse Show for riders up to 25 years of age and national Dressage competitions was held.At the end of the event there was a short final ceremony on Sunday (August 21, 2011 at 4:45 pm). Three days after the end of the European Dressage Championship the 2011 CHIO Rotterdam
2011 CHIO Rotterdam
The 2011 CHIO Rotterdam was the 2011 edition of the CHIO Rotterdam, the Dutch official show jumping horse show. It was held as CSIO 5*.The first horse show were held 1937 in Rotterdam, in 1948 it became an international horse show....
was held - this year without dressage.
The event was held in Kralingen, a district of Rotterdam, on the CHIO area between the Kralingseweg and the park Kralingse Bos.
General
As in years 1991, 1993, 2007 and 2009, in 2011 nine medals are awarded at the European Dressage Championship (three for the team competition, three in Grand Prix Spécial (individual) and also three in the Grand Prix Freestyle (individual).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
The first competition was the Team Grand Prix de Dressage. It was held on two days, on Wednesday and on Friday (August 17 and 19). All riders who participate at this Championship had to start in this competition. The results of three riders per team counts for the team result. After the Grand Prix de Dressage the team medals were awarded.The Friday was a rest day for the horses which compete at the European Championship. The best 30 competitors of the Grand Prix de Dressage start in the Grand Prix Spécial, which was held on the Saturday.
The best 15 riders of the Grand Prix Spécial were allowed to participate in the Grand Prix Freestyle on Sunday. If more than three riders of a team are placed in the top 15 of the Grand Prix Spécial, only the three best-placed riders of this team are allowed to start in the Freestyle competition. In the event this happens the best-placed rider from a team with less than three riders in the top 15 will be moved up to the Grand Prix Freestyle.
Team result
The Team Gold Medal was won for the first time at European Dressage Championships by the British team. Great Britain, who was not credited with the 1963 Championships because of an FEI rule (see: European Dressage Championship), was in the lead after the end of the first day.26 year old British rider Charlotte Dujardin laid the foundation for the victory of the British team. Dujardin rode together with her horse Valegro in 2011, her first season on Grand Prix level. With a result of 78.830 % the student of Carl Hester was in the lead in the individual ranking after day one.
On the second day Laura Bechtolsheimer
Laura Bechtolsheimer
Laura Bechtolsheimer is a British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 30 April 2011 the Fédération Equestre Internationale rank her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Hojris and 23rd on Andretti H. A granddaughter of the billionaire property magnate Karl-Heinz Kipp who founded...
and particularly Carl Hester, who led with his horse Uthopia in individual ranking after the Grand Prix de Dressage, can extend their lead in the team result.
On the second rank, with around 12 percent distance, the German team win the silver medal in the team ranking. The bronze medal was won by the Dutch team.
Final result
| placing | team | riders and horses | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emile Faurie Elmegardens Marquis Charlotte Dujardin Valegro Carl Hester Uthopia Laura Bechtolsheimer Laura Bechtolsheimer Laura Bechtolsheimer is a British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 30 April 2011 the Fédération Equestre Internationale rank her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Hojris and 23rd on Andretti H. A granddaughter of the billionaire property magnate Karl-Heinz Kipp who founded... Mistral Hojris |
238.678 % (70.426 %) 78.830 % 82.568 % 77.280 % |
|
| 2 | Helen Langehanenberg Damon Hill NRW Christoph Koschel Donnperignon Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:... El Santo NRW Matthias Alexander Rath Totilas |
226.110 % (71.079 %) 71.444 % 75.213 % 79.453 % |
|
| 3 | Sander Marijnissen Moedwill Hans Peter Minderhoud Hans Peter Minderhoud Hans Peter Minderhoud is a Dutch dressage rider.Minderhoud won the VSN Cup in 2004 with his horse Gameboy and also succeeded in the Pavo Cup with Sandreo and Florencio. At the 2004 World Championships for 5-year old horses he won the World title in Verden with Florencio... Nadine Edward Gal Edward Gal Edward Gal is a Dutch dressage rider. He and his most recent mount, the stallion Moorlands Totilas , were triple gold medalists at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games, becoming the first horse-rider partnership ever to sweep the three available dressage gold medals at a single FEI World Games... Sisther de Jeu Adelinde Cornelissen Adelinde Cornelissen Adelinde Cornelissen is a Dutch dressage rider.As a junior Cornelissen won three national Dutch titles; twice with Ayesha and once with Mr. Pride. In 2004 she won her first senior title at national level when she won the Z2-class with Parzival... Parzival |
222.645 % 70.578 % 70.912 % (70.517 %) 81.155 % |
|
| 4 | Rose Mathisen Bocelli Cecilia Dorselius Lennox Tinne Vilhelmson-Silfvén Favourit Patrik Kittel Scandic |
214.437 % 68.024 & (66.763 %) 69.939 % 76.474 % |
|
| 5 | Beatriz Ferrer-Salat Faberge Claudio Castilla Ruiz Jade de MV Juan Manuel Muñoz Diaz Fuego de Cardenas Jordi Domingo Coll Prestige |
211.580 % 67.842 % (66.900 %) 73.404 % 70.334 % |
Individual result (Grand Prix Spécial)
Final result| placing | rider | horse | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Adelinde CornelissenAdelinde Cornelissen Adelinde Cornelissen is a Dutch dressage rider.As a junior Cornelissen won three national Dutch titles; twice with Ayesha and once with Mr. Pride. In 2004 she won her first senior title at national level when she won the Z2-class with Parzival... |
Parzival | 82.113 % |
| 2 |  Carl Hester |
Uthopia | 81.682 % |
| 3 | Laura Bechtolsheimer Laura Bechtolsheimer Laura Bechtolsheimer is a British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 30 April 2011 the Fédération Equestre Internationale rank her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Hojris and 23rd on Andretti H. A granddaughter of the billionaire property magnate Karl-Heinz Kipp who founded... |
Mistral Hojris | 79.256 % |
| 4 |  Matthias Alexander Rath |
Totilas | 77.039 % |
| 5 |  Patrik Kittel |
Scandic | 76.771 % |
| 6 | Charlotte Dujardin |
Valegro | 76.548 % |
| 7 | Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:... |
El Santo NRW | 76.533 % |
| 8 | Helen Langehanenberg |
Damon Hill NRW | 75.283 % |
Individual result (Grand Prix Freestlye)
Final result| placing | rider | horse | percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adelinde Cornelissen Adelinde Cornelissen Adelinde Cornelissen is a Dutch dressage rider.As a junior Cornelissen won three national Dutch titles; twice with Ayesha and once with Mr. Pride. In 2004 she won her first senior title at national level when she won the Z2-class with Parzival... |
Parzival | 88.839 % |
| 2 | Carl Hester |
Uthopia | 84.179 % |
| 3 | Patrik Kittel |
Scandic | 83.429 % |
| 4 | Laura Bechtolsheimer Laura Bechtolsheimer Laura Bechtolsheimer is a British dressage rider competing at Olympic level. As of 30 April 2011 the Fédération Equestre Internationale rank her 3rd in the world riding Mistral Hojris and 23rd on Andretti H. A granddaughter of the billionaire property magnate Karl-Heinz Kipp who founded... |
Mistral Hojris | 83.018 % |
| 5 | Matthias Alexander Rath |
Totilas | 81.696 % |
| 6 |  Juan Manuel Muñoz Diaz |
Fuego | 80.982 % |
| 7 | Isabell Werth Isabell Werth Isebell Werth is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage.-Championships:... |
El Santo NRW | 80.536 % |
| 8 | Helen Langehanenberg |
Damon Hill NRW | 80.446 % |
More informations
The collection and data communication of the result is performed, as already at the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games2010 FEI World Equestrian Games
The 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games were held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky from September 25 to October 10, 2010. This was the sixth edition of the games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports...
, by dutch company Sport Computer Graphics (SCG).
Before the Grand Prix de Dressage and the Grand Prix Spécial a test rider ("guinea pig") rides to test the systems. This task is performed by canadian dressage rider Ashley Holzer with her horse Popart.