Wednesday July 11, 2001

2001 European Dressage Championships

From August 8 to 12, 2001 the "Horseman´s City" Verden, which is located in the middle of the renowned Hanoverian breeding area, is again scene of an international sport event. On this weekend three highlights of the dressage sport take place at the large Verden riding stadium. The best European dressage riders will fight for championship medals; the German professional dressage riders will compete with each other to decide on their national champion and among the young dressage horses the new World Champions will be chosen. Verden made a name as place for the European Dressage Championship already in 1997. At that time more than 56.000 spectators followed the event. Also in this year the city will be a dignified place for the championships with its large riding stadium and race track. In the field of sport the European Dressage Championships are seen with special interest because it is the first international championship after the Olympic Games in Sydney.

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