Gareth Hughes and Briolinca rode to Celtic music from Outlander. Lovely piaffe passage work but the canter was tense and a bit flat. Great achievement overall for the mare's first Championship

Dalera gets cuddles and kisses from groom Anna Liebing during the award ceremony

Dorothee Schneider and Showtime

Juliette Ramel and Buriel KH. The super talented but hot Buriel was a bit overwhelmed by the electricity of the atmosphere. Ramel rode with a backwards working hand. Superb passage but there was a mistake in the two's

Daniel Bachmann Andersen and Blue Hors Zack: a high energy test with very engaged passage work and super tempi changes. The instrumental composition does not linger

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl wins Kur bronze

Isabell Werth and Bella Rose

Therese Nilshagen and Dante Weltino rode to Adele's Rain for piaffe and passage. The horse has improved in the frame and should be able to ride higher on the board, but today Nilshagen can't bring it home. There was a mistake in the two tempi changes

The 2019 European Championship mascot

Dorothee Schneider and Showtime

The kur podium with Schneider, Werth and Von Bredow-Werndl

Carl Hester and Hawtins Delicato. Hester struggled with a super hot 11-year old and the test was riddled with mistakes despite a nice piaffe and passage. Uthopia's music could not save the day. Pity

Patrik Kittel and Well Done de la Roche. The mare was on best form in the Grand Prix. In the Special she was too tense and also in the Kur she remained on edge, but Kittel rode her to an 82.296% score

Jessica von Bredow-Werndl and Dalera BB

First rider to go in the Kur: Spanish Claudio Castilla Ruiz on the Lusitano Alcaide. Lovely controlled test Spanish instrumental tunes.

Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrix was Queen of the Netherlands for 33 years, from 1980 to 2013. She also attended the 2011 European Championships in Rotterdam

Dorothee Schneider and Showtime

Isabell Werth is the 2019 European Dressage Champion

Henri Ruoste on Rossetti. The 11-year old Danish is a super talent and has fantastic piaffe-passage but his brain has not yet caught up. Overwhelmed by the arena he was too hot to trot. Pity. The music was a snooze.

Hans Peter Minderhoud and Dream Boy rode to nice piano tunes in the piaffe and passage, the rest of the music was not catchy. The stallion showed great two tempi changes and canter half pass to the left.

Jessica kisses Dalera at the award ceremony