Belgium’s Justin Verboomen and Zonik Plus made history yesterday (29 August), clinching gold in the grand prix special at the 2025 European Dressage Championships in Crozet. But the fight for medals isn’t over: the continent’s top combinations will return for the freestyle tomorrow (31 August).

The freestyle line-up is drawn from the top 18 in the special, with no more than three riders per nation eligible.

That rule meant Germany’s Ingrid Klimke (Vayron NRW), who finished 16th on 71.39%, missed out despite qualifying on score – her spot rolling down instead to Luxembourg’s Nicolas Wagner Ehlinger (Quater Back Junior FRH), who was 19th on 70.56%. He will get tomorrow’s freestyle underway at 11.30am local time (10.30am British time).

All 18 qualified horses passed this morning’s fitn

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