We’ve been counting down the times and, lastly, the 2025 European Showjumping Championships kicks off on Wednesday 16 July on the world well-known Casas Novas Equestrian Middle in A Coruña, Spain.
The European Championships happen each two years, sandwiched between the Olympics and World Championships. So who might be topping the rostrum at this yr’s championships and when are the medals determined?
Right here is the lowdown on all you want to know forward of this yr’s European Showjumping Championships with our useful bluffer’s information to the sporting motion.
When do the European Showjumping Championships happen?
The 2025 European Showjumping Championships happen from 16-20 July with the vet verify and warm-up session for the sphere of 87 opponents happening on Tuesday (15 July).
What’s the format for the Europeans?
The game begins with the 1.50-1.55m first spherical towards the clock for all opponents (workforce and particular person), from which scores and occasions are transformed to penalties.
There then follows two 1.60m-1.65m rounds of workforce competitors on Thursday and Friday. Solely the highest 10 groups progress to Friday’s medal decider.
The championships conclude with two 1.60-1.65m rounds of particular person leaping on Sunday afternoon. The highest 25 mixtures could have certified for spherical one, with simply 12 occurring to spherical two, after which the ultimate medals will probably be offered.
Additionally operating alongside the championship all week will probably be CSI3* lessons with a grand prix on Saturday’s “relaxation day” the place a Porsche will probably be offered to the winner.
The venue for this yr’s championships is Casas Novas, A Coruña, Spain.
What occurs on every day of the championship?
The total timetable for the 2025 European Showjumping Championships in A Coruña is as follows:
Tuesday, 15 July
Vet verify and warm-up for all opponents
Wednesday, 16 July
2pm BST (3pm native): Checkpoint Trophy – first competitors for people and groups within the European Championships. Top: 1.50m-1.55m, pace and handiness
Thursday, 17 July
2pm (3pm native): second competitors for people and groups within the European Championships. Top: 1.60m-1.65m, first of two rounds
Friday, 18 July
8.30am (9.30am native): CSI3* 1.35m Veolia Trophy10.30am (11.30am native): CSI3* 1.45m Grupo Eulen Trophy3.15pm (4.15pm native): second competitors for people and workforce last for the European Championships. Top: 1.60m-1.65m, second of two rounds. Group medal presentation to observe
Saturday, 19 July
12.30pm (1.30pm native): CSI3* 1.45m Movistar Trophy3.30pm (4.30pm native): CSI3* 1.55m Porsche grand prix
Sunday, 20 July
10.30am (11.30am native): CSI3* 1.45m Prosegur Safety Trophy1pm (2pm native): particular person last for the European Championships spherical A. Top: 1.60-1.65m3.30pm (4.30pm native): particular person last for the European Championships spherical B. Particular person medal presentation to observe.
Is Nice Britain competing on the European Showjumping Championships?
Nice Britain and Eire are each fielding robust groups and will probably be among the many favourites for a medal at this yr’s championships. However they may face some robust opposition.
Is there a workforce drop rating at these championships?
Sure, with 4 riders in every nation’s workforce, solely one of the best three scores will probably be tallied within the last penalties. Any nations fielding groups of simply three riders, nevertheless, might want to rely all their scores. This differs from the Olympic format the place every rating counts for the groups of simply three athletes.
The place is it happening?
Casas Novas Equestrian Centre is a serious hub of equestrian sport in A Coruña, Spain, which is celebrating its twenty fifth anniversary. It hosts the world’s high riders at its annual CSI5* present together with a Longines FEI World Cup qualifier.
Who’re the course-designers on the European Showjumping Championships?
Famend Spanish course-builder Santiago Varela, one of many designers on the Paris Olympics, will probably be answerable for the programs in A Coruña.
How can I observe the European Showjumping Championships at house?
You’ll be able to watch each spherical reside on FEI.TV and Clipmyhorse.TV. H&H will probably be bringing you continuous studies, photographs, interviews, perception and breaking information from the European Showjumping Championships as occasions unfold, so that you’ll have every thing at your fingertips. We will probably be creating intensive on-line protection from A Coruña along with what will probably be included within the journal report. Our protection will embody:
Breaking information and quite a few studies on all of the motion all through the day throughout the workforce and particular person championships. A round-up on the finish of every day’s motion will guarantee you will have all of the information and figures at hand.
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European Showjumping Championships: information and figures
The reigning European champion is Steve Guerdat of Switzerland, who returns to defend his title with Albfuehren’s Iashin Sitte.
Sweden is bidding to win back-to-back gold medals after victory in 2023.
Athletes from 23 nations are set to contest these championships with 18 groups lining up.
Germany is essentially the most embellished nation within the historical past of the European Championships with 7 workforce and 15 particular person gold medals.
Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, Liechtenstein and Slovakia will probably be represented by particular person contenders
That is the third time in its 68-year historical past that Spain has hosted the European Showjumping Championships.
The final time a British rider was on the person podium was in 2019 when Ben Maher and Explosion W secured silver. The final gold medal-winner was John Whitaker with Milton in 1989.
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Jennifer is passionate at showjumping and her position as H&H’s showjumping editor has taken her world wide reporting from exhibits and interviewing riders, connections and people concerned behind the scenes. Since becoming a member of H&H from BBC Sport in 2005, she has written on each topic throughout the equestrian sphere — from turnout rugs to secure administration — and has interviewed gold medallists, world champions and winners galore. She additionally has first-hand expertise of working within the equestrian business as a using teacher and yard supervisor.
