| 2011 European Para-Dressage Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Moorsele, Belgium  |
| Date(s) | 1–4 September |
| Level | Senior |
| Events | 11 Team, Individual Grades Ia, Ib, II, III and IV Freestyle Grades Ia, Ib, II, III and IV |
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The 2011 European Para-Dressage Championship was held between September 1 to 4, 2011 in Moorsele, Belgium [1]
Competition was held in eleven events; [1] 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. Anne Dunham, Sophie Wells and Natasha Baker each won three gold medals on their way to taking team gold for Great Britain.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Events | ||||||
| Team Dressage | Great Britain  Emma Sheardon riding Purdy's Dream Anne Dunham riding Teddy Deborah Criddle riding Ljt Akilles Sophie Wells riding Valerius | 444.262 | Denmark  Stinna Kaastrup riding Labbenhus Snovs Caroline Cecile Nielsen riding Leon Henrik Weber Sibbesen riding Rexton Royal Line Thorning Jorgensen riding Di Caprio | 430.618 | Germany  Lena Weifen riding Don Turner Britta Napel riding Aqualina Angelika Trabert riding Ariva Avanti Hannelore Brenner riding Women of the World | 429.730 |
| Class Ia | ||||||
| Individual Class Ia | Anne Dunham riding Teddy | 75.950% | Emma Sheeardown riding Purdy's Dream | 73.400% | Helen Kearney  riding Mister Cool | 73.100% |
| Freestyle Class Ia | Anne Dunham riding Teddy | 79.200% | Emma Sheeardown riding Purdy's Dream | 74.100% | Anita Johnsson  riding Donar | 73.950% |
| Class Ib | ||||||
| Individual Class Ib | Pepo Puch  riding Good Boy's Feeling | 73.696% | Stinna Kaastrup riding Labbenhus Snovs | 72.217% | Jens Lasse Dokan  riding Sisco | 71.969% |
| Freestyle Class Ib | Stinna Kaastrup riding Labbenhus Snovs | 76.600% | Pepo Puch riding Good Boy's Feeling | 75.150% | Katja Karjalainen  riding Rosie | 73.050% |
| Class II | ||||||
| Individual Class II | Natasha Baker riding Cabral | 73.190% | Britta Näpel riding Aquilina | 72.429% | Petra van de Sande  riding Valenica Z | 72.333% |
| Freestyle Class II | Natasha Baker riding Cabral | 76.250% | Britta Näpel riding Aquilina | 74.500% | Demi Vermeulen riding Chiara | 73.450% |
| Class III | ||||||
| Individual Class III | Hannelore Brenner riding Women of the World | 74.100% | Deborah Criddle riding LJT Akiles | 73.233% | José Letartre  riding Warina | 70.700% |
| Freestyle Class III | Deborah Criddle riding LJT Akiles | 77.250% | Hannelore Brenner riding Women of the World | 76.200% | Sanne Voets riding Vedet | |
| Class IV | ||||||
| Individual Class IV | Sophie Wells riding Valerius | 74.097% | Henrik Weber Sibbesen riding Rexton Royal | 71.839% | Line Thorning Jørgensen riding di Caprio | 71.064% |
| Freestyle Class IV | Sophie Wells riding Valerius | 78.450% | Line Thorning Jørgensen riding di Caprio | 75.750% | Frank Hosmar riding Alphaville | 74.90% |
| Place | Nation |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 8 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Denmark | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Norway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
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